Try this Buchanan drink: the Buchanan’s Sour! A whiskey sour with blended Scotch, it tastes sweet tart and peaty on the finish.
Got a bottle of Buchanan’s blended Scotch? Here’s our favorite way to use it in a cocktail: mix it into a whiskey sour! This Buchanan drink is all about contrasts: it’s crisp and sweet tart at the beginning of the sip. But wait a split second until the finish: it’s smoky and peaty, unlike any whiskey sour you’ve ever tasted! Most Scotch is sipped neat, but this is our favorite way to use it to make an irresistibly interesting drink.
Combine Buchanan’s 12-Year-Old DeLuxe Whisky and fresh pineapple juice into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well. Strain contents into a Highball glass or hollowed-out pineapple over fresh ice. Garnish with a fresh orange slice and fresh pineapple slice.
Add an egg white if desired!
Do you love a classic egg white cocktail? Dress up this Buchanan drink with an egg white foam! It’s a classic way to add a frothy topping and creamy texture to a cocktail. To make it with an egg white, you’ll need to use a technique called a dry shake where you shake all ingredients without ice first. Go to Whiskey Sour with Egg White or follow the steps below:
- Shake ingredients without ice. Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker except the ice. Shake 15 seconds.
- Add ice and shake! Add the ice and shake 30 seconds. The foam will rise to the top!
Ingredients in this Buchanan drink
The Buchanan Sour is simply a whiskey sour with Buchanan’s Blended Scotch. The whiskey sour is an iconic classic cocktail that goes back centuries: it was first mentioned in a cocktail book in the 1870’s! Typically this cocktail uses a bourbon or rye whiskey: but you can make it with Scotch whisky too! Here’s what you’ll need:
- Buchanan’s Deluxe Blended Scotch
- Lemon juice
- Simple syrup or maple syrup
All you have to do? Shake these ingredients together in a cocktail shaker filled with ice, then strain the drink into a lowball glass. Take a sip and the flavor is delightfully sweet tart, with a hint of peaty smoke on the finish. Too simple? There are two ways to dress up the Buchanan drink if you’d like: keep reading.
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