Formidable You

Difford’s Guide

Glass:

Photographed in an UB 1910 Old Fashioned 10.5oz

Ingredients:
2 oz Blended Scotch whisky
12 oz Amaro Formidabile
12 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
13 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
12 oz Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer or Aquafaba (chickpea water) or Egg white replacement (vegan)
3 drop Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s
× 1 1 serving
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Prepare:

  1. Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon and orange zest twists.

How to make:

  1. SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker.
  2. DRY SHAKE (without ice) to emulsify.
  3. FINE STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Garnish:

  1. Express lemon and orange zest twists over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

  • Egg white (pasteurised) - Eggs

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 9/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 8/10

Review:

A bittersweet Scotch Sour with notes of liquorice and spice.

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History:

Created by yours truly in October 2025.

Nutrition:

One serving of Formidable You contains 215 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.5 standard drinks
  • 18.45% alc./vol. (18.45° proof)
  • 21.2 grams of pure alcohol

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