Whisky Mac

The Whisky Mac pairs blended Scotch with green ginger wine in equal measure — a warming, faintly medicinal two-ingredient classic whose spiced sweetness rounds the whisky's edge without masking it. British colonial lore credits its invention around 1899 to Major-General Sir Hector "Fighting Mac" MacDonald, who is said to have blended the two during service in India; the legend is as durable as the drink itself. Long a cold-weather standby, it earned the nickname "The Golfers' Favourite" for warming players after a chilly round.

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Ingredients

  • 1.5 ozBlended Scotch
  • 1.5 ozGreen Ginger Wine

Garnish: Lemon Peel

Preparation

Stirred · Wine Glass · None

  1. 1.

    build

    Pour the blended Scotch and green ginger wine into a wine goblet with no ice.

  2. 2.

    stir

    Stir gently to combine, about 15-30 seconds.

  3. 3.

    garnish

    Optionally express a lemon twist over the surface and drop it in (or garnish with candied ginger).

Flavor Profile

spiced
38%
heat
34%
sweet
33%
body
30%
smoky
22%
viscosity
19%