With Halloween on a Saturday this year, it’s seems like an extra treat for both the kids and grown-ups alike. For the latter, the no-school-night positioning of the holiday calls for something strong and stirred — and maybe a little stirring.
This offering from our friends at Aberfeldy certainly has a bit of Boris Karloff-bite, with its whisky-forward nature with a transfixing balance of sweet cider syrup and complex, bitter-leaning Averna amaro. Pick up a bottle of Aberfeldy 12 from Bottle Hampton in Southampton, Hampton Wine Shoppe in Westhampton Beach or Bridgehampton Wine Cellar for your evening witching hour brew.
Vampires of Perthshire
Serves 1 cocktail
Ingredients
- 2 oz Aberfeldy 12 Single Malt Scotch Whisky
- 1/4 oz Apple cider syrup
- 1/4 oz Averna Amaro
- 2 dashes orange bitters
- 1 orange peel
Directions
- In a mixing glass with ice, combine the Scotch, syrup, amaro and bitters. Stir until well-chilled, about 10 to 15 seconds.
- Strain into a chilled coupe glass.
- Twist the orange peel to express its oils and drop into the glass for garnish. Boo!
To make the cider syrup:
- Combine 2 cups fresh apple cider with 1/2 cup dark brown sugar and one cinnamon stick. Simmer over medium heat until the sugar dissolves and the liquid begins to thicken a little, about 10 minutes. Strain, discard the cinnamon stick and store in a glass jar in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
