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Skye Tai

1.5 oz. Blended Scotch (Pig's Nose is great for this drink)
.75 oz. Amer Picon
.5 oz. Orgeat
.5 oz. Fresh lime juice
1/8 tsp. Absinthe
1 dash Fee's rhubarb bitters

     Shake everything with ice and strain into double old-fashioned glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish with a lime slice and a cherry.

     This recipe uses the venerable Mai Tai as a loose template, retaining the lime juice and orgeat, but swapping in some new players to take things in a different direction (toward the Hebrides, it seems). It may look a bit odd at first glance, but give it a go.  Scotch has a reputation as being somewhat uncooperative in cocktails (with a few notable exceptions), but using the right one here (I recommend Pig's Nose or a similar smooth blend) will go a long way toward redeeming Scotch as a worthwhile cocktail ingredient. 
 
 

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