Whiskey Cocktails: Blended Scotch

Affinity

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Ingredients

2 oz. The Famous Grouse Scotch

0.5 oz. Carpano Antica Formula Vermouth

0.5 oz. Dolin Dry Vermouth

4 dashes Angostura Aromatic Bitters

Garnish

Brandied cherry

Preparation

Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass and add ice. Stir 25-35 times. Strain into a coupe or stemmed cocktail glass. Garnish with a brandied cherry.

Cocktail Story

Following in the footsteps of the Manhattan and the Rob Roy, the Affinity is a Scotch-lover’s dream developed by Hugo Ensslin, bartender at the Hotel Wallace, who documented the recipe in 1916 in his influential cocktail manual, Recipes for Mixed Drinks.