If you’re after a long, fruity tipple with a little more depth than usual, you can’t go wrong with the Dalmore Mackenzie Highball. Named after the Mackenzie Clan who became owners of the distillery in 1867, this drink has tangy, refreshing high notes from the raspberry and orange balanced beautifully with the rich, woody, nutty notes from the whisky and port.
Ingredients
50ml The Dalmore Port Wood Reserve Whisky
25ml Tawny port
25ml Raspberry syrup (or strawberry, fig, plum if easier)
Top up with soda water
Glass: Highball
Garnish: Orange wedge/seasonal fruit
*Feel free to use seasonal substitutes eg.. Plum, fig, strawberry,
Method
Fill a rocks highball glass with ice and add all the wet ingredients. Top up with soda and stir if you prefer. Garnish with the orange wedge or your fruit of choice.
Not far from Inverness overlooking the famous ‘black isle’, sits The Dalmore distillery. At The Dalmore, the whisky has a house style that is famous for being dark and coppery, rich and chocolatey with notes of dried fruit, spice, vanilla and tropical fruit thanks to the team’s long term relationship with sherry house González Byass who offer The Dalmore exclusive access to rare casks. These special casks have previously held exceptional, old sherries such as Matusalem Oloroso sherry and it is these casks that add to the quintessential Dalmore style.
Want more whisky cocktail recipes? See the Fettercairn 1824 Martini, the Fettercairn Tropical Highball, the Craighouse Rocks, The Jura Sunset and The Dalmore Old Fashioned.