Must Mix: Johnnie Walker National Scotch Day Cocktails

Sunday, July 27th, 2014 is National Scotch Day. Celebrate with these delicious cocktails using Johnnie Walker Double Black and Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve. Enjoy!

One-Two Punch

Created by Jeff Bell

*This recipe yields 25 servings, to be enjoyed with friends

Ingredients:
1 750ml Johnnie Walker Double Black
2 Whole Lemons (peeled)
1 Whole Ruby Red Grapefruit (peeled)
¾ Cup Granulated Sugar
3 oz Fresh Grapefruit Juice
3 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
16 oz Water
16 oz Pilsner Beer

**For the lemon grapefruit oleo-saccharum:
Ingredients:
12 oz Granulated Sugar
3 Lemons
3 Grapefruits
12 oz Hot Water

Preparation:
Zest the entire peels of the lemons and grapefruits with a microplane.
Mix thoroughly with granulated sugar, let sit for 1 hour in a nonreactive bowl.
Add 12 oz boiling hot water, stir to dissolve all sugar.
Fine strain to remove citrus zest.

Preparation:
Combine Johnnie Walker Double Black, Pilsner beer, fresh lemon juice, fresh grapefruit juice and oleo-saccharum into a punch bowl.

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Swizzle Me This, Batman

Created by Tobin Ludwig

Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve
1 1/2 oz Club Soda
1/2 oz Pineapple Syrup
1/2 oz Fresh Lime Juice
Dash of Drambuie
4 drops Smoked Saline
Hella Bitters
Pineapple Leaf for Garnish

Preparation:
1. In a highball glass, add pineapple syrup and lime juice. Add crushed ice ¾ up the glass.
2. Add Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve, club soda, smoked saline and 3-4 dashes of Hella Bitters
3. Stir the cocktail well, preferably with a swizzle stick.
4. Garnish with a long pineapple leaf, pointy side up.

**How to make pineapple syrup:
1. Using pure pineapple juice (nothing from concentrate), measure out a quantity of sugar equal to half of the pineapple juice you’re going to use.
2. In a heavy-bottom sauce pan, bring pineapple juice to a simmer.
3. Using a wooden spoon, skim the surface of the foam that rises and remove.
4. When reduced by half, stir in sugar until dissolved and turn o­ heat.

**How to make smoked saline:
1. Combine 2 oz of smoked salt in a bowl with hot water until the salt is completely dissolved. The proportions should be 4:1 water to salt.