Scotch Recipe

Time10m

Serves1

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Ingredients

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1
Chill glass
Place an Old Fashioned (rocks) glass in the freezer for 5–10 minutes or fill it with ice and water to chill while you prepare the cocktail.
2
Measure ingredients
Measure 2 oz Scotch, 0.25 oz demerara syrup, and have 2 dashes of Angostura bitters ready.

3
Combine in mixing glass
Add 2 oz Scotch, 0.25 oz demerara syrup, and 2 dashes Angostura bitters to a mixing glass or shaker filled with plenty of ice.
4
Stir
Stir the mixture gently for 20–30 seconds until well chilled and properly diluted (the glass should feel cold, and the ice edges will be slightly frosted).

5
Prepare glass
Discard the ice or water from the chilled Old Fashioned glass. Place one large ice cube into the glass.
6
Strain
Strain the stirred Scotch mixture over the large ice cube into the chilled glass.
7
Express orange oil & garnish
Hold an orange peel over the drink and give it a firm twist to express the oils across the surface, then rub the peel around the rim and drop it into the glass as garnish.
8
Serve
Serve immediately. Optionally provide a small cocktail spoon or stirrer so the drinker can re-stir as the ice slowly dilutes the drink.