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Flannel Shirt recipe
ShakenRocks glassLarge cube ice15% ABV
The Flannel Shirt is a shaken whiskey cocktail, made with blended Scotch, apple juice, lemon juice and more, served in a rocks glass over a large cube. It is bitter and citrusy.
Jeffrey Morgenthaler, Portland: an autumn Scotch drink with apple, Averna and allspice.
Flannel Shirt ingredients
| Blended Scotch | 52.5 ml (1¾ oz) |
| Apple juice | 45 ml (1½ oz) |
| Lemon juice | 15 ml (½ oz) |
| Averna | 7.5 ml (¼ oz) |
| Allspice dram | 2.5 ml (¼ oz) |
| Maple syrup | 1 teaspoon |
| Angostura bitters | 2 dashes |
How to make a Flannel Shirt
- Add everything to a shaker and fill with ice.
- Shake hard for 10 to 12 seconds.
- Strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass.
- Garnish with an orange peel.
- Glass
- Rocks glass
- Ice
- Large cube
- Garnish
- Orange peel
Flannel Shirt: quick answers
- How strong is a Flannel Shirt?
- About 15% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 19 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
- How many calories are in a Flannel Shirt?
- About 180 calories per drink, from the alcohol and the sweet and fresh ingredients. An estimate: brands and the amount of sugar change it. Compare every drink in the cocktail calorie chart.
- What glass is a Flannel Shirt served in?
- A rocks glass, over one large ice cube.
- How many ingredients does a Flannel Shirt have?
- 7 in total: blended Scotch, apple juice, lemon juice, Averna, allspice dram, maple syrup and Angostura bitters.
