Islay Daiquiri
Inspired by a recent visit to the Islay Rum Company in Port Ellen on Islay in Scotland.
Islay Daiquiri
- 2 oz Islay rum
- 3/4 oz lemon juice
- 3/4 oz Irn-Bru reduction
- Laphroaig rinse
Rinse a coupe with Laphroaig. Shake the other ingredients with ice and strain into the coupe. Garnish with a dehydrated lemon wheel.
Lemon because the rum distillery is in an old lemonade factory, Laphroaig because it’s right down the road, and Irn-Bru because it’s “Scotland’s other national drink.”
Irn-Bru Reduction
Empty a 16.9 ounce bottle of Irn-Bru into a saucepan and heat over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Continue heating until reduced to about 1/4 of volume. You may have to add about 1/4 cup of sugar if you can’t get the full-sugar formula in your market (the aspartame will degrade with heat).