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King James Martini

Martini-style · Short and stirred · Spirit-forward

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Ingredients

1 oz Gin
1/2 oz Scotch whisky
1/2 oz Irish whiskey
1 oz Mead

How to make

Serve in a martini glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a MARTINI GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

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

Garnish

  1. 5 EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

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Flavour profile

25.1% alc./vol. · 1.6 standard drinks · 169 calories

History

A lemon zest twist provides the sole non-British element in this patriotic, mead-infused riff on a Paisley Martini, with citrus oils bridging the gap between the three British spirits and Martini character.

James VI was King of Scotland from 24 July 1567. He was the son of Mary, Queen of Scots, and a great-great-grandson of Henry VII. On 24 March 1603, the crowns of England and Scotland were united, and he became King of England and Ireland, titled "James I". His reign over all three kingdoms lasted 22 years, concluding with his death in 1625. This period is referred to as the Jacobean era.