5 Scotch Cocktail recipes for a night out with friends

If you’re having a night out with your friends and you’re confused about the drink’s menu then you’re on the right page. Scotch Cocktails can kick start your night out giving you more energy and boost to have fun together.

So, if you’re new to making cocktails, here are 5 scotch cocktail recipes that will blow your mind.

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Godfather Cocktail is an easy yet amazing cocktail recipe. It just involves the use of two ingredients: Amaretto and Scotch whiskey. Amaretto originates from Italy. It’s an almond liqueur and tastes both bitter and sweet at the same time. You can add this to your cocktails and even desserts.

• In a shaker, add 3 tablespoons of blended scotch and 1 tablespoon of amaretto.
• Add ice and then stir it well.
• Strain it in a cocktail glass.
• Add a splash of single malt scotch on the top.
• Fill it with ice and garnish it with a lemon peel.
• Your Godfather cocktail is ready.

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Blood and Sand Cocktail will leave your friends stunned with its balanced cherry-forward flavor. It’s semi-sweet and light due to the presence of cherry liqueur and blood orange juice. Here’s how you can make this amazing drink.

• In a shaker, add cherry liqueur, blood orange juice, blended scotch, and sweet vermouth.
• Add ice and then shake it well.
• Strain the drink.
• Garnish it with an orange peel.

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Penicillin Cocktail is a whiskey sour made with ginger honey syrup and Scotch. It hits a bit hard, but the taste is mind-blowing. Moreover, this cocktail uses two different scotch: Single Malt Scotch and Blended Scotch. If you’re a Scotch lover, then go for this strong flavorsome drink.

• In the bottom of a shaker, muddle the ginger root.
• Now, add lemon juice, honey syrup, blended scotch, and single malt scotch.
• Add ice and shake well.
• Strain the drink and add ice.
• Garnish it with a lemon wedge.

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Bobby Burns is a blend of Sweet vermouth, Scotch, and Benedictine. The cocktail looks utmost beautiful. It has a distinctive and intriguing taste. You can’t stop sipping this cocktail once you get a taste of it. Let’s see how this unique cocktail is made.

• In a shaker, add single malt scotch and sweet vermouth in equal proportions.
• Now, add Benedictine and fill the shaker with ice.
• Shake it well and then strain it.
• Garnish it with a lemon wedge.

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The Scotch counterpart for Tom Collins, a popular gin drink is Scotch Collins. Since it’s summer season, this drink would be the best fit and would give you an instant dose of freshness. The drink is made with club soda mixed with simple syrup and scotch.

• In a shaker, add equal proportions of simple syrup and lemon juice.
• Now, add blended scotch and ice.
• Shake it well and then strain it in a glass filled with ice cubes.
• Top the drink with club soda.
• Garnish it with a lemon wedge.

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