Cameron's Kick
Equal Scotch and Irish whiskeys turn orgeat and lemon into a compact split-base sour whose almond richness reveals what the two whiskies share and where they differ.
- Glassware
- Coupe glass
- Strength
- 27% ABVBefore dilution
- Garnish
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- Lemon twist Express the peel oils over the drink and retain the twist.
Ingredients
- Blended Scotch whisky 30 ml Use a rounded, lightly smoky blend rather than an assertively peated whisky.
- Irish whiskey 30 ml
- Fresh lemon juice 15 ml
- Orgeat syrup 15 ml
Preparation
- Shake all ingredients hard with cubed ice until thoroughly chilled.
- Fine-strain into a chilled coupe.
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