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Cameron's Kick

Citrusy · Classic/vintage · Hall of Fame and must know/try

4.0 80 ratings

Ingredients

1 oz Scotch whisky
1 oz Irish whiskey
1/3 oz Orgeat syrup
1/2 oz Lemon juice
1/2 oz Egg white (pasteurised)
3 drop Saline solution 4:1

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

  1. 3 SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 5 EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour profile

17.6% alc./vol. · 1.4 standard drinks · 176 calories

History

Faintly peaty honeyed whisky with a cleansing lemon hint, rounded by almond. Egg white improves this sour, though not classically used.

The cocktail known as the Cameron's Kick is first documented in Harry MacElhone's 1922 publication, the ABC of Mixing Cocktails. It subsequently appears in Harry Craddock's 1930 work, The Savoy Cocktail Book. CAMERON'S KICK COCKTAIL. 1/3 Scotch Whisky. 1/3 Irish Whisky. 1/6 Lemon Juice. 1/6 Orgeat Syrup. Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.

Created by Harry Craddock