irresponsible husband

1 1/2 oz Scotch (Famous Grouse)
3/4 oz Lemon Juice
3/8 oz Apricot Liqueur (Rothman & Winter)
3/8 oz Orgeat

Whip shake, pour into a double old fashioned glass with crushed ice, mix, top with crushed ice, and garnish with freshly grated nutmeg. Two Thursdays prior, I reached for The Madrusan Cocktail Companion and latched on to the Irresponsible Husband by Brian Lee at San Diego's Noble Experiment circa 2013 via the book's the Fix & Swizzle section. The apricot, orgeat, and lemon juice combination was one that I could date back to the 1937 Yellow Mist, and it appeared once before on the blog with Scotch in different proportions in the Brigadoon. Here, the Irresponsible Husband alerted the nose with a woody spice, nutty, and apricot aroma. Next, a creamy lemon sip was forgotten by Scotch, apricot, and almond flavors on the swallow.