The Singleton 12-Year-Old is a Speyside Scotch with a lighter taste profile of malt, lemon, honey, heather, and light oak. It is 40% abv, chilled filtered, color adjusted, and aged for 12 years in ex bourbon and sherry casks. For me, it is a summer scotch.
It is a lighter tasting Scotch, and, on their website, they present numerous cocktail receipts. I am generally not a fan of cocktails made from Scotch so this series will be an experiment to broaden my horizons and educate you as the reader.
Singleton Cocktail Series #3 – Scotch 75
- 1.25 oz Singleton
- 0.5 oz Lemon Juice
- 0.5 oz Simple Syrup
- 0.5 oz Vanilla Extract
- Shake in strainer
- Pour in wine glass
- Top with sparkling wine
- Garnish with a lemon twist
This cocktail is very brown in appearance but decent in taste. I However, I was generally surprised how drinkable this cocktail ended up being. The lemon, simple syrup and vanilla was blend. I think with a dryer champagne and higher quality vanilla extract it would have been very good. It was a little sweet for my taste but I could drink it.
In conclusion, it is nice drink but I would either drink a lighter whisky on the rocks or champagne straight. The Scotch 75 would be worth serving at a party to non-scotch drinkers.
If you like it, drink it! – Chris
If you like it, drink it!
