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great scots!
Scotch
whisky cocktail classics
by Yee-Fan Sun
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Back
home in the States, we call it Scotch. Here in its home country, though,
where I've now been living for over six months, it's just plain whisky.
(No, that's not a typo; there's no e in the Scottish version of this
fine malt beverage's name.) Whatever you want to call it, Scotch whisky
makes a swanky addition to your home bar when you realize you're getting
bored of making the same-old same-old vodka-rum-gin cocktails you've
been knocking back since college. Scotch is smoky and strong, complex
and decidedly grown up. Get yourself a bottle of the basic blended stuff
-- not too cheap but not too pricey either, as there's no use wasting
the single malts or fancier blends on mixed drinks -- and start
experimenting. Here are three classic Scotch cocktails to get you
started…
rob roy
2 oz. scotch
1 oz. sweet vermouth
dash of Angostura bitters
garnish: maraschino cherry
Up version: Shake or stir all
liquid ingredients with ice, and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Garnish with a maraschino cherry.
On the rocks: Pour the
ingredients over ice in an old-fashioned glass (short glass). Stir,
garnish and serve.
godfather
2 oz. Scotch
1 oz. amaretto
Pour the Scotch and amaretto
over ice in an old-fashioned. Give it a stir, and you're ready to start
sipping.
rusty nail
2 oz. Scotch
1 oz. Drambuie
garnish: lemon twist
Pour the Scotch
and Drambuie over ice in an old-fashioned. Give it a stir, garnish with
a twist of lemon, and enjoy.
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