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Tall as a Tree and Twice as Shady: A Scotch Cocktail for Summer

scotch tiki drink

This fresh and fruity blended Scotch sipper is a modern tropical delight.

Winter doldrums have you daydreaming of warmer climes? Get a taste of the tropics with the Tall as a Tree and Twice as Shady cocktail from 2014 Imbibe 75er, Paul McGee. The guy formerly behind Chicago’s Three Dots and a Dash, McGee has led the charge to revive the Windy City’s taste for tropical, and his original cocktails, like this fresh and fruity blended Scotch sipper, ride a wave of modernized tropical drinks.

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ oz. blended Scotch whisky
  • ½ oz. Batavia Arrack
  • ¾ oz. orgeat
  • ¾ oz. fresh lemon juice
  • 1 oz. pineapple juice
  • Tools:blender
  • Glass:tiki mug
  • Garnish:fresh pineapple leaves (optional)

Preparation

Combine all ingredients in a blender with 1 cup of crushed ice and blend for 5 seconds. Pour into a tiki mug and fill with more crushed ice. Garnish.

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