Ready to try Peated Finish whisky? A cocktail is the perfect place to start. You’re about to discover that our Peated Finish can add dimension and that little ‘smoky something’ you’ve been looking for in your cocktail repertoire thanks to its bright-tropical-fruit-meets-coastal-peat-smoke flavour.  

I Love Islay

Starward says:
What do you get when you combine a smoky whisky, a French herbal liqueur dating back to 1737 (the Carthusian Monks were fans) and vibrant citrus flavours? You’re about to find out. 

Ingredients
45ml (1.5 oz) Peated Finish
10ml (0.4 oz) Yellow Chartreuse
10ml (0.4 oz) Fino sherry
10ml (0.4 oz) Lemon juice
10ml (0.4 oz) Simple syrup
60ml (2 oz) Tonic water

Pull it together
Grab some crushed ice, pop it in a small glass tumbler and pour in the ingredients one by one. Give it a good swivel and top if off with a slice of cucumber to garnish like a pro.

 

Heart Skips A Peat

Starward says:
The smokiness of the Peated Finish, the sweetness of the pineapple juice and Agave syrup, and just the right amount of lime to balance everything perfectly: a simple lineup of ingredients that delivers on flavour.
 
Ingredients
40ml (1.4 oz) Peated Finish
10ml (.3 oz) Lime juice
15ml (.5 oz) Agave syrup
80ml (2.7) Pineapple juice

Pull it together
Mix your ingredients in a rocks glass (also known as a ‘lowball’ glass) and garnish with a lime wedge. Like things chilled? Add some ice — you do you!

 

Sweety Peat-y

Starward says:
When you want to double down on that whisky flavour give this one a go. If Peated Finish is the star, the spices, herbs and honey of the Drambuie (a traditional whisky liqueur) are the backup dancers — and a dash of Cherry Heering is always fun.  

Ingredients
45ml (1.5 oz) Peated Finish
20ml (.75 oz) Drambuie
15ml (.5 oz) Cherry Heering

Pull it together
Add your ingredients into a mixing glass with ice and stir until chilled. Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with an orange twist. Sip, savour and thank us later.

 

 

Smoke and Mirrors

Starward says:
Sweet, sultry and ready to impress — just like you on a first date. This drink has a dark moody colour that makes for quite the statement in a coupe glass. The combination of the soft smoky Peated Finish, cherry and chocolate take it into dessert territory.

Ingredients
45ml (1.5 oz) Peated Finish
10ml (.3 oz) Cherry Heering
10ml (.3 oz) Sweet vermouth
2 dashes chocolate bitters

Pull it together
Mix it, pour it (into a coupe glass) and zest it (with some lemon). Tasty!

 

 

Peat It Simple  

Starward says:
The bittersweet flavours of Campari; the hearty notes of vanilla and caramel in the Sweet Vermouth, and the bright tropical fruits and toasted oak followed by a hint of sweet peat in the Peated Finish. Sold? We are.

Ingredients
30 ml (1 oz) Peated Finish
30 ml (1 oz) Campari
30 ml (1 oz) Sweet Vermouth

Pull it together

Place the three ingredients in your glass of choice and mix until combined. Feeling fancy? Mist some orange blossom water and garnish with an orange twist — hello, bartender!

 

You’ve nailed the peated finish whisky cocktail — now it’s time to try matching it with these four foods to really experience its magic