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Atholl Brose
The Atholl Brose is a shaken whiskey cocktail from UK and Ireland, creamy. It is made with blended scotch, oat water (brose), honey syrup and more, served in a wine glass.
A Scottish drink said to go back to 1475, when the Earl of Atholl used it to catch a rebel by spiking the well he drank from.
Ingredients
| Blended Scotch | 50 ml (1¾ oz) |
| Oat water (brose) | 30 ml (1 oz) |
| Honey syrup | 15 ml (½ oz) |
| Fresh cream | 30 ml (1 oz) |
Method
- Soak oats in water overnight, then strain and squeeze to make the brose.
- Shake the whisky, brose, honey and cream briefly without ice.
- Serve in a small glass, traditionally at Hogmanay.
- Glass
- Wine glass
- Ice
- None
- Garnish
- Toasted oats