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Homely Smoke
Honey and amaretto's rich almond flavours brilliantly balance and marry with cognac and Islay single malt whisky
edgard reymann
22nd September at 14:49
my new favorite drink
8th September at 13:52
The amaretto and honey are up front, though not without balance to the spirits. I’d be tempted to tweak as per some of the others’ suggestions. Very rich, though wonderfully balanced by the lemon twist.
8th September at 14:22
Asher’s idea of bumping up the non- amaretto ingredients seemed a good idea to me. Certainly increasing the cognac to 60ml is good I think.
10th June 2023 at 02:22
I switched the amaretto and scotch specs to keep the sweetness in check. Very nice!
22nd October at 06:48
FWIW, 7.5 ml of Lagavulin 16 was *plenty*, imo, so this may depend on which Islay you're using.
15th December 2022 at 11:13
Lovely late night digestif. Personally I found the Amaretto just a little overpowering, so I ended up increasing every other ingredient 33% and I enjoyed it more. Final spec was 6cl cognac, 1.5cl Amaretto, 1cl Islay, short .75cl honey, 2 dashes Angostura, 3 drops saline
1st October 2022 at 12:39
Homely Smoke !!! That was a great new cocktails which will be part of our recurring list. I will however cut down on the Ardbeg by a couple of mils. Cheers
23rd June 2022 at 00:26
Was a bit concerned about this one, as I am not a fan of smokey, but it is wonderful. The strong flavour of almond is enhanced by the honey syrup. The smoke is in the background, but adds an interesting touch.
22nd June 2022 at 08:28
Boozy but very tempered by the honey, amaretto and dare I say the smoke of the whiskey. A lovely drink with some scope to tailor to individual taste.
11th September 2021 at 02:45
Delicious! I apologize, I generally don’t like Islay Scotch Whisky (or any Scotch). I imagine its comparable to how some people are genetically wired to taste metal when they eat cilantro. To me scotch tastes like how a box of bandaids smells. That said - as someone who doesn’t care for Scotch - when added in this cocktail it really brings the whole recipe home. The smoky notes of the Islay brings all the flavors together in an extraordinary way. So delicious! I will be making this again.