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Long Pig [Cocktail Recipe] Long Pig [Cocktail Recipe]

Cool and refreshing, the Long Pig uses Pig's Nose blended scotch.

Long Pig [Cocktail Recipe]

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Nutty orgeat, fresh mint, and lively lemon lend a tiki vibe to this blended scotch cocktail from Zac Sorensen, formerbartender at Chicago's The Violet Hour. The phrase "long pig" is borrowed from Frederick O'Brien's 1919 travelogue of French Polynesia.

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INGREDIENTS

  • 2 oz. Pig’s Nose blended scotch
  • ¾ oz. orgeat syrup
  • ¾ oz. fresh lemon juice
  • Garnish: a mint sprig and a dash of your favorite bitters (The Violet Hour prefers fig)

DIRECTIONS

Build in a Collins glass with crushed or cracked ice, and garnish with a mint sprig and aromatic bitters.

FROM THE SUMMER 2019 ISSUE.