Whisky Date

Whisky Date Cocktail

Make a date with this twist on the Manhattan cocktail, that combines Scotch whisky with a red date water

Dried red dates are popular in Asian cuisine and you can find them in most Asian grocery stores. They’re similar to normal dates, but are less viscous and perhaps less sticky chewy. They’re sweet in their own right and are popular used in desserts. In this cocktail, we’ve combined the sweetness of the red dates in a red date water that we’ve then used in a Manhattan style cocktail.

Red dates from a packet

How to make the red date water

Ingredients

  • About 10 red dates

  • 500ml water

Instructions

  • Combine red dates and water in pot and cover

  • Simmer at low heat until volume of liquid has reduced by about half

  • Remove dates and let liquid cool. Store in fridge

What your red date water will look like. It’ll be quite dark and the red dates themselves will be quite soft. Be careful, there’s still pits in the dates!

What your red date water will look like. It’ll be quite dark and the red dates themselves will be quite soft. Be careful, there’s still pits in the dates!

How to make the Whisky Date cocktail

Ingredients

  • 60ml Chivas Regal 12 year old whisky

  • 30ml red date water

  • 1 barspoon (about 1 teaspoon) Dom Benedictine

Instructions

  • Put all ingredients in shaker

  • Fill shaker with ice and shake vigorously

  • Strain into a chilled cocktail glass of choice



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