When it comes to bar cart staples, whisky is often shunted to the side in favour of cocktail standbys like vodka, gin, tequila, and rum. Though whiskies are typically saved to be enjoyed neat or on the rocks, there’s no good reason why they shouldn’t take centre stage in a cocktail. With a multitude of whisky varietals available, a good cocktail makes the ideal way to explore the intricacies of the spirit. With sweet honeyed malty notes that combine with spices, dried fruit, and just a hint of citrus, the Aberfeldy 12-Year-Old Single Malt Scotch makes for the consummate winter warmer.
Though the honeyed spirit makes for smooth sipping on its own, it also works a treat in a sweet twist on an Old Fashioned, or in the quintessential winter tipple; a hot toddy.
Gold Fashioned
Ingredients
50ml Aberfeldy 12-Year-Old Single Malt Scotch
2tsp of local honey syrup (100g honey and 60ml water stirred together and left to chill)
2 dashes Angostura bitters
2 dashes orange bitters
Orange twist
Directions
Add the honey syrup, bitters, and Aberfeldy to a mixing glass. Add ice and stir to dilute (around 30 seconds). Pour into a rocks glass and add a large ice cube. Cut and twist an orange twist to express oil over the drink, then discard.
Hot Toddy
Ingredients
45ml Aberfeldy 12-Year-Old Single Malt Scotch
150ml hot water
2 tsp honey
10ml lemon juice
1 cinnamon stick
1 star anise
Lemon twist
Directions
In a glass mug, add honey and freshly boiled water, then stir until honey is dissolved. Add lemon juice, cinnamon stick, and star anise. Then, garnish with a lemon twist and serve.
