Midas Sip

Smoky Scotch with a nutritional yeast syrup, lemon and ginger beer. Savoury, bright and a bit unusual.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 oz (45 ml) Famous Grouse Smoky Black blended Scotch
• 1/2 oz (15 ml) nutritional yeast syrup
• 1/2 oz (15 ml) fresh lemon juice
• Ginger beer to top
• 1/2 lemon wheel, 1 dried bay leaf and a sprinkle of nutritional yeast to garnish
• Syrup: 3 1/2 oz water, 2 tbsp nutritional yeast, 5 tbsp sugar, pinch of salt

Steps

1. Make the syrup: simmer the water and nutritional yeast, add the sugar and salt, stir until dissolved and strain. Keep it in the fridge up to 2 weeks.
2. Stir the whisky, syrup and lemon juice gently in a Collins glass.
3. Add ice, top with ginger beer and garnish with the lemon, bay leaf and nutritional yeast.

Recipe and photo credit: BC Liquor Stores. Visit the original page for more photos and tips.