Recipes

Floral Old Fashioned

July 17, 2015

Cameron Johnston of Gleneagles Hotel designed this cocktail to appeal to those who don't usually go for a Scotch drink; chamomile syrup and Dalwhinnie 15 combine for a delicate cocktail with a still-smoky finish.

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The aim of this chamomile-perfumed old fashioned variation is to appeal to those who usually don't go for a Scotch drink.

For the Chamomile Syrup

¹⁄₄ cup sugar
1 tbsp. dried chamomile flowers

For the Cocktail

2 oz. Speyside single-malt Scotch, preferably Dalwhinnie 15 Year
¹⁄₂ oz. chamomile syrup
3 dashes Angostura bitters
Edible flowers and lemon twist, for garnish

Instructions

To make the syrup, combine sugar, chamomile, and ¹⁄₄ cup water in a 1-qt. saucepan over medium-high; stir until sugar has dissolved, about 3 minutes. Cool, then strain, discarding flowers.
To make the cocktail, combine Dalwhinnie 15, syrup, and bitters in a cocktail shaker filled with ice; stir, then strain into a rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with edible flowers and lemon twist.