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Cocktail green chartreuse scotch

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  Scotch can be so fantastic in cocktails, and this drink by Alex Day is such a good example of that. What we like extra much here is the tiny addition of Green Chartreuse and of course the fresh mint. Very refreshing indeed.⁠

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Recipe by Alex Day

Ingredients:

4 mint leaves⁠ 0,75 oz simple syrup⁠ 1 oz scotch⁠ 0,5 oz really smoky scotch (like Laphroaig)⁠ 0,25 oz Green Chartreuse⁠ 0,75 oz fresh lime juice⁠

Mixing:

Muddle the mint with the simple syrup. Then add all other ingredients and shake with fresh ice. Fine strain into a rocks glass, over one large ice sphere. Garnish with a mint sprig.⁠

Glassware:

rocks glass

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