Scotch malt whisky, and particularly peated malt, balance and work brilliantly with rich crème de cassis and full-bodied vermouth, helped by a generous...
I made this with Laphroaig and ordinary sweet vermouth (Martini), halved the bitters to 4 dashes and it was absolutely amazing. New favourite. You do need to like the Smokey whiskey to appreciate this cocktail though. Even with 10mil this was dominating the drink.