AWFE: 5 Scotch cocktails recipes

Here we bring you a couple of recipes for scotch cocktails! Others might scream SACRILEGE but you like what you like and who is to say which way of consumption is best.

We chose the simpler recipes so that the cocktail doesn’t overwhelm the base liquor. For the scotch cocktail maniacs, you can refer to this crazy list of 100+ recipes where you can create all sorts of concoctions. Try out the recipes below and let us know which is your favorite!

1. Rusty Nail

The Rusty Nail requires 4 parts of Scotch to 1 part of Drambuie. We like this proportion because it doesn’t end up overly sweet but there are others that put in equal amounts of both. Squeeze in a touch of lemon if you wish for some zest. Recipe is taken from here.

Watch out as the alcohol content is high! Drambuie is essentially whisky liqueur with some honey, herbs and spices so it makes a pretty potent drink. For this cocktail, we like the Deanston 12 as the flavour doesn’t deviate too far from the Drambuie.

2. Presbyterian

The Presbyterian is a combination of Scotch, ginger ale and club soda. Take a part of Scotch, add ice and equal parts of club soda and ginger ale. So, it’s kind of similar to the whisky-soda or the whisky highball but with additional sweetener with the ginger ale.

We think the Glenfiddich 12 would be a great match for this particular cocktail.

3. The Godfather

The almond liqueur will add another dimension to the scotch and for this cocktail we recommend the Glenmorangie The Original.

The recipe consists of 1.5 oz of scotch + 0.75 oz of amaretto almond liqueur. Add ice and give it a stir and you’re done!

4. Highland Bramble

A fruity wonderland! The egg whites remind me of concoctions that people feed to athletes but it really doesn’t have any weird uncooked taste. We took the picture and recipe from here.

45ml/1.5oz blended Scotch whisky 30ml/1oz freshly squeezed lemon juice 1 barspoon honey dash egg white (optional, I just like the look and the texture) 15ml/0.5oz Crème de Mure Shake the first four ingredients with ice. Strain into an ice-filled old-fashioned glass and drizzle the Crème de Mure over the top. Garnish with a handful of blackberries and/or raspberries.

The recommended scotch for this cocktail is the Black Bottle which has some underlying smoke that isn’t overwhelming.

5. Sea & Scotch

The picture looks super epic. Recipe & image from here. The Bowmore 15 Darkest was used in the recipe but we think the Bowmore 12 will do just fine.

It consists of 1.5 oz of whisky, 3 oz of hot chocolate, and 3 oz of frothed milk or cream.

Cheers

Originally published at bootlegbrew.com.sg.