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Special

Name: Special
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Scotch whisky; 30 ml Pink grapefruit juice; 30 ml Grand Marnier; 5 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)

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Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Blended Scotch whisky
1 fl oz	Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed)
1 fl oz	Grand Marnier or other cognac orange liqueur
¹⁄₆ fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Martini glass

Method

Select and pre-chill a MARTINI GLASS.
Prepare garnish of grapefruit wedge .
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Special contains 205 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
20.06% alc./vol. (40.11° proof)
23.7 grams of pure alcohol

Review

Grand Marnier and grapefruit juice provide a flavoursome sweet and sour combination fortified with malty Scotch notes.

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Comments & Discussion

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Doris Magnus 4y

Very tasty cocktail. You can almost make it with out the sugar syrup as it is a bit on the sweet side