Islay Old Fashioned

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• Method: build
• Glass: Old-fashioned glass
• Ice: Ice cubes
• Garnish: Lemon zest twist
• ABV: 26%

Ingredients

• Islay single malt (peated) Scotch whisky — 2½ oz (75 ml)
• Demerara / dark Muscovado sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water) — ⅓ oz (10 ml)
• Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters — 3 dash

How to make it

1. STIR whisky with three ice cubes in a glass.
2. Add sugar syrup, bitters and two more ice cubes.
3. STIR some more and add another two ice cubes.
4. STIR a bit more, and if you have room, add more ice.

A classic cocktail with Islay whisky.

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