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Peat's Dragon

1 oz Blended Scotch, Cutty Sark Prohibition
1⁄2 oz Scotch (Single malt)
1⁄2 oz Orange liqueur, Grand Marnier
1⁄2 oz Aromatized wine, Lillet Blanc
1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth, Dolin
1⁄4 oz Black pepper tincture (See notes)
Instructions

Stir, strain, coupe, no garnish.

Notes

Curator's notes: Black pepper tincture recipe-- Steep 4 oz of black peppercorns in 1 liter of Everclear. Blend, then strain through cheesecloth before cutting with water. (Or if Everclear is unavailable in your state, use 80 or 100 proof vodka for the steep and skip the step of cutting with water.)

Also, Difford's Guide recipe had some inaccuracies/alterations, so the reference link has been changed.

Cocktail summary
Posted by J.S-g. on
Created by
Matt Piacentini, The Up & Up, New York City
Year
2015
Is an
authentic recipe
Reference

Cheers Magazine Jan. 2016,
https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2025/01/peats-dragon_01782689550.ht…

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  • Solid. Aromatic and boozy. The pepper in the bottom of the glass is a very nice touch.
  • Only needs a bit of pepper, not 4 pinches.
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Comments
Shawn C commented on 2/14/2025:

Difford's altering of recipes strikes again. Unfortunately, the Cheers mag link is now giving the message: "The owner of this Flipbook is disabled". I think I was able to see your link when you originally posted it several weeks ago, and it confirmed what you said about the recipe. Additionally I found a 2015 description confirming much of this in https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/12/dining/cocktails-on-the-fringe.html (I used the Wayback Machine to get around the paywall.) Another 2016 link https://www.boxesandbooze.com/cocktails/passing-cars provides the peppercorn tincture recipe. An Islay single malt makes the most sense to me considering the cocktail name has peat in it, although this final link says Talisker 10yr. For the blend I have been using the Cutty Sark Prohibition frequently after "discovering" it in your books & site for other cocktails. I will curate the cocktail to list the creator, update the year, and correct the Scotches involved to the original, plus provide the tincture info. I am also changing the reference link to your site since Difford's made some alterations.