Autumn Whispers

This cocktail, called Autumn Whispers, is a delightful autumnal twist on the classic Penicillin cocktail. It features a blend of peated Scotch, Dewars 12 blended Scotch, fig liqueur, ginger honey, and lemon juice, with a touch of fig preserves and smoked salt. The result is a rich, complex, and slightly smoky cocktail with sweet and savory flavors that perfectly capture the essence of fall.

Autumn Whispers

Autumn Whispers is a sophisticated and flavorful autumnal cocktail that offers a delightful blend of peated and blended Scotch, fig liqueur, ginger honey, and lemon juice, creating a perfect balance of sweet and savory flavors.

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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons fig preserves
  • 1/4 ounce peated Scotch (preferably Ardbeg)
  • 1 1/2 ounces Dewars 12 blended Scotch
  • 1/2 ounce Briottete fig liqueur
  • 3/4 ounce ginger honey
  • 3/4 ounce lemon juice
  • 1 pinch Maldon smoked salt

Instructions

  1. In a cocktail shaker or mixing tin, stir together fig preserves with the peated Scotch.
  2. Add the Dewars 12 blended Scotch, fig liqueur, ginger honey, lemon juice, and a pinch of Maldon smoked salt into the shaker with ice.
  3. Shake the mixture well.
  4. Strain the cocktail into a highball glass over fresh ice.
  5. Garnish with a quarter of a fig and a sprig of rosemary.