The Flying Scotsman cocktail
Makes: 2
Prep time: 5 minsTotal time: 
Recipe photograph by Martin Poole
The Flying Scotsman cocktail
Named after the iconic train it was created for, this sophisticated cocktail was a regular tipple on the Flying Scotsman’s route between London and Edinburgh
Makes: 2
Prep time: 5 minsTotal time: 
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Sarah Akhurst
Our Food Director Sarah is a food obsessive, and spends most of her time scoping out the latest food trends, experimenting in her own kitchen, or making her family wait to eat while she photographs every dinner she makes for the 'gram! A complete Middle Eastern food junkie, she is never far from a good shawarma marinade, a pinch of Aleppo chilli or a sprig of dill
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Sarah Akhurst
Our Food Director Sarah is a food obsessive, and spends most of her time scoping out the latest food trends, experimenting in her own kitchen, or making her family wait to eat while she photographs every dinner she makes for the 'gram! A complete Middle Eastern food junkie, she is never far from a good shawarma marinade, a pinch of Aleppo chilli or a sprig of dill
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Ingredients
- 100ml Taste the Difference Highland single malt Scotch whisky
- 90ml sweet vermouth (we used Cinzano)
- 1 tbsp clear honey
- 1 tsp Angostura bitters
- ice cubes
- pared lemon zest twists, to garnish
Step by step
- Put the whisky, vermouth, honey and bitters in a cocktail shaker with some ice.
- Shake well for 20 seconds, then strain into two tumblers filled with ice. Garnish with lemon zest twists and serve.
