Flannel Shirt

Jeffrey Morganthaler says this is one of his best recipes, and a perennial fan favorite at Clyde Common. We agree, the Flannel Shirt cocktail is simultaneously a unique combination of ingredients, and a perfectly balanced cocktail built expressly for cooler months.

Ingredients:

• barspoon Demerara Gum Syrup
• 1 ¾ oz scotch whiskey (blended recommended, as opposed to single malt)
  
• ½ oz amaro (Averna recommended)
  
• 1 ½ oz apple cider
  
• ¼ oz lemon juice
  
• ½ barspoon allspice dram
  
• 2 dashes aromatic bitters

Instructions:

• Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker
• Add ice and shake hard for 20 seconds
• Strain into a chilled rocks glass filled with ice
  

Glass:

• rocks

Garnish:

• orange twist
  

Photo:

 Scott Kallstrand