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Balmoral

Aperitivo/aperitif · Savoury (e.g. Bloody Mary) · Spirit-forward

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Ingredients

2 oz Scotch whisky
1/2 oz Rosso/sweet vermouth
1/2 oz Dry vermouth
2 dash Aromatic bitters
4 drop Saline solution 4:1

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of skewered green olive.

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 5 Garnish with skewered olive.

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Flavour profile

25.5% alc./vol. · 1.7 standard drinks · 174 calories

History

A Scotch whisky Perfect Martini.

The Balmoral cocktail is named after Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire, the Scottish residence of the British Royal family. Prince Albert, Queen Victoria's husband, acquired the original castle and estate in 1852, and the current, larger castle was finished in 1855. Many online sources refer to the Balmoral cocktail as a 'classic', but no earlier mention has been found in any vintage cocktail book.