April 2007 Archives

Godfather
Ingredients:

•     1½ oz Scotch
•     ¾ oz Amaretto

Pour ingredients over ice and serve. Some people like to try this with a Bourbon whiskey, but I think the combination comes out a little to sweet. My best recommendation would be to find a blended Scotch that has a very smokey character.

I have been trying to figure this puzzle out for about a year, and despite conversations with industry insiders and emails to the distributor, I haven’t been able to come up with an answer. So, what’s the problem you ask? Well, I want to know who produces McClelland’s Speyside single malt? I know that the whisky is distributed, and perhaps bottled, by Morrison Bowmore Distillers. However, while Morrison Bowmore operates distilleries in three of the traditional Scotch regions, it doesn’t own a Speyside distillery. So, Morrison Bowmore currently bottles the following McClelland lines:

• McClelland’s Highland = 5yo Glen Garioch
• McClelland’s Islay = 5yo Bowmore
• McClelland’s Lowland = 5yo Auchentoshan
• McClelland’s Speyside = Mystery Distillery

Someone please help me fill in that last line.

The Velvet Kilt
Ingredients:

• 1½ oz Scotch
• 1 oz Butterscotch schnapps

Shake with a bit of ice, then strain the drink into a well chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a red cherry or small butterscotch candy.