Linstead

Linstead

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Ingredients

  • 2 oz Dewar's 12 Year Old Scotch whisky
  • 1 1⁄2 oz Pineapple juice
  • 1⁄4 oz Sugar syrup 'rich'
  • 1⁄6 oz La Fée Parisienne absinthe
  • 4 drop Difford's Daiquiri Bitters optional

Method

Glass:

Photographed in an UB Retro Coupe 1920 7.75oz

Prepare:

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

Method:

  1. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

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

Nutrition:

One serving of Linstead contains 201 calories

History:

Brought to our attention by by J. E. Clapham of Clapham Cocktails, this cocktail first appears in William Boothby's 1934 World Drinks and How to Mix Them.

Review:

Absinthe and pineapple come through first, with Scotch last. A great medley of flavours.