Ingredients

  • 1¾ ozscotch whisky
  • ½ ozdry vermouth
  • ½ ozruby port
  • 1 dashpeychaud's bitters
  • 🍋Lemon twist(garnish)

🔧 Tools

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Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass filled with ice.
  2. Stir for 20 to 25 seconds until well chilled.
  3. Strain into a chilled coupe glass.
  4. Express a lemon twist over the drink and place it on the rim to garnish.

📜 History

The Chancellor is a classic stirred Scotch cocktail that appeared in William "Billy" Tarling's 1937 Cafe Royal Bar Book among a supplementary list of notable drinks. It was later codified by Stanley M. Jones in his 1977 Jones' Complete Barguide with a recipe calling for Scotch, dry vermouth, port, and Peychaud's Bitters. The combination of Scotch with port wine is a natural pairing rooted in British drinking culture, where the two were frequently consumed together. The dry vermouth adds botanical crispness that lifts the richer elements.

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