“I had never thought of Scotch and gin as such an agreeable flavor duo until stumbling across Michael Madrusan’s Death & Taxes cocktail, which was an enlightening blend of robust and malty flavors of blended Scotch rounding out the sharp, botanical edges of a London dry gin,” says New York bar director Brian Evans. Today, Evans’ favorite hack for adding depth to a Negroni is to add a half-teaspoon of Islay Scotch. It’s a technique used in a complex riff, the Hashira, at Rule of Thirds, but it also works in a more classic build like this, too.
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