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Recipe information

  • Yield

    <p>Serves 1.</p>

Ingredients

3/4 ounce Scotch whisky
3/4 ounce dry vermouth
3/4 ounce sweet vermouth
2 dashes Angostura bitters (or orange bitters)
3 or 4 ice cubes
Twist lemon peel
Maraschino cherry

Preparation

  1. Combine all ingredients except the peel and cherry in a mixing glass and stir well. Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with the peel and cherry. This drink is sometimes made with orange bitters instead of Angostura bitters, and the peel and cherry are omitted.

TagsCocktailAlcoholBeveragesBittersVermouthWhiskeyNut FreeGluten FreeDairy FreeEasyQuickNo-CookHouse & Garden
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