crooked smile

1 1/2 oz Islay Mist Blended Scotch (1 1/4 oz Famous Grouse + 1/4 oz Ardbeg 10 Year)
3/4 oz Lemon Juice
3/4 oz Amaro Montenegro
1/2 oz Honey Syrup
2 dash Angostura Bitters

Shake with ice, strain into an old fashioned glass with ice, and garnish with an orange twist.Two Sundays ago, I returned to the online recipe flashcards from Bourbon & Branch in San Francisco that were uploaded in 2017. There, I selected the Crooked Smile that was still being offered in 2019 as described in a Yelp review. The combination of Scotch, honey, Montenegro, and lemon reminded me of Matt Schrage's Smokin' Fanny at the Blue Room except with no egg white here (the Smokin' Fanny had Angostura as a garnish). Once prepped, the Crooked Smile went to the nose with orange, peat smoke, floral, and clove aromas. Next, lemon, honey, and clementine notes on the sip exhaled into smoky Scotch, clementine, honey, and clove flavors on the swallow.