Honey & Marmalade Dram

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 2⁄3 oz Blended Scotch whisky
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄2 oz Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄2 oz Honey syrup (3 parts honey to 1 water by weight)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Review:

This citrusy drink seems to enrich and enhance the flavour of Scotch.

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History:

Recipe adapted from the Honeysuckle Daiquiri.

Nutrition:

One serving of Honey & Marmalade Dram contains 157 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.1 standard drinks
  • 15.48% alc./vol. (15.48° proof)
  • 14.7 grams of pure alcohol

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G. M. Genovese’s Avatar G. M. Genovese
3rd May 2024 at 19:42
I found the above recipe bland. Scotch and honey barely poking through. Adjusted the specs to 6:2:2:1, with the orange the least. So much better... I comment here because my ingredients were a bit distinct. Run-of-the-mill blended Scotch (got it on sale), Cara Cara orange, Vermont raw honey syrup... I'm curious what other brands and varieties work best for you.
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Aldo Magana’s Avatar Aldo Magana
18th February 2021 at 01:48
I enjoyed it fine, but would ease on the honey, since it ends up as the predominant flavor
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
26th February 2021 at 21:43
Agreed. I've changed the recipe to allow the Scotch to shine more.
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