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Scotch, apple cider and Averna form the core of this Jeffrey Morgenthaler recipe. Lemon, brown-sugar syrup, allspice dram and bitters keep the combination layered, while pebble ice and a small apple fan complete the serve.

Cloudy caramel-gold drink in a highball over pebble ice with a three-slice apple fan.

Active preparation: 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 50 ml Blended Scotch whisky
  • 45 ml Pasteurized non-alcoholic cloudy apple cider
  • 15 ml Averna amaro
  • 7.5 ml Fresh lemon juice
  • 5 ml Prepared brown-sugar syrup, two parts sugar to one part water
  • 2.5 ml Allspice dram
  • 2 dash Angostura aromatic bitters
  • 3 piece Thin fresh apple slices

Instructions

  1. Add all liquid ingredients to a shaker.
  2. Fill with cubed ice and shake until cold.
  3. Strain into a highball glass filled with fresh pebble ice.
  4. Arrange the optional apple slices in a small fan at the rim.