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I don't like aromatic bitters because they literally make the drink bitter. I’d rather use 2 dashes of orange bitters and 4 drops of Abbott’s Bitters and lemon peel for garnish. I should call it a Bourbon Martini.

I used a cheap Islay single malt (probably Laphroaig) as the Scotch for fun, added two dashes of bitters for balance, and stirred it for long time. To let all the ingredients come together in balance, I need to get enough dilution. So as written in the recipe, you either need to add some water in advance, or stir it over one minutes like I did. In the end, I’d say it's a really good cocktail.

I tried the official Lillet Spritz recipe, but it was no fun. Then I came across this article and, without adding any garnish but, I tried a dash of celery bitters — it worked quite well.

15ml favorite heavily peated scotch,
30ml fine quality blended scotch,
15ml amaretto.
burnt orange peel, express oil and garnish.
always my favorite.