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scotch -Tails By Tyler Zielinski
Scotch-based cocktails are popping up all over the place, so how are brands and consumers adapting to this evolution?
Scotch is a spirit that, because of its complexity in flavor, can prove to be a challenge when mixing in cocktails. Each distillery has its own character and each expression has its own flavor profile, so it’s not always as simple as swapping out one Scotch for another, especially if the flavors within an expression were specifically chosen to pair
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with other ingredients in a cocktail’s mix. That said, the cocktail culture is currently seeing a rise in the use of Scotch in contemporary cocktails in the form of vibrant and revivifying Scotch Highballs, thoughtfully structured sours like tropical riffs on the Penicillin, and more. Bartenders and enthusiasts alike have come to realize that this
