Smokescreen
[Cocktail Codex]
Smoke and Mirrors
Old Fashioned
Ingredients
- 4 leaf
- mint leaf
- 3⁄4 oz
- simple syrup
- 1 oz
- The Famous Grouse Scotch
- 1⁄2 oz
- Laphroaig 10-Year Scotch
- 3⁄4 oz
- lime juice
- 2 dash
- Pernod Absinthe
- 1
- mint sprig as garnish
Shake it Up
- Gently muddle the mint and simple syrup in a shaker
- Add remaining ingredients and shake with ice
- Strain into double Old-Fashioned glass over one large ice cube
- Garnish with mint sprig
Background & History
"a bit of highly herbaceous mint helps bridge the gap between seemingly mismatched aged spirits and lime juice -- a function also served by the absinthe in this recipe." - Cocktail Codex
Notes & Review
Limey, minty, peaty and sweet, with a whisper of absinthe to liven things up a touch. A very drinkable scotch cocktail, and almost identical to the Smokescreen, which just subs in Green Chartreuse instead of absinthe.
For those who like scotch, you might want to up the dosage slightly, or back off the simple syrup just a tad.
We used St. George Absinthe in place of Pernod's.