Atholl Brose
Ingredients
- 2 barspoon Honey
- 1 1⁄3 oz Dewar's 12 Year Old Scotch whisky
- 1 oz Oat milk / oatmeal water
- 1⁄6 oz Honey herbal liqueur
- 1⁄6 oz Disaronno amaretto
- 1⁄3 oz Whipping cream
Method
Glassware:
Serve in a Coupe glass
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of grated nutmeg.
Method:
- STIR honey with Scotch in base of shaker until honey dissolves.
- Add other ingredients, SHAKE with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish:
- Dust with freshly grated nutmeg.
Allergens:
Recipe contains the following allergens:
History:
Legend has it that Atholl Brose was created by the Earl of Atholl in 1475 when he was trying to capture Iain MacDonald, Lord of the Isles and leader of a rebellion against the king. Hearing rumours that MacDonald was drawing his drinking water from a particular well, the Earl ordered it to be filled with honey, whisky and oatmeal. MacDonald lingered at the well, enjoying the concoction, and was captured.
Three versions of the Athol Brose appear in Charles H. Baker, Jr.'s 1939 The Gentleman's Companion volume II – An Exotic Drinking Book which he describes as "an odd Scottish institution, which like many things Scottish, is founded on mighty good reason, & is guaranteed to profit its user."
Review:
Forget the porridge and kick start your day with an Atholl Brose. Consider using raw heather honey.
