Featured Spirit: Johnnie Walker Blended Scotch Whisky
Background: Developed for the Johnnie Walker × Olivier Rousteing Couture Cocktail competition, 2025. Inspired by the intersection of contemporary fashion, luxury, and cocktail craftsmanship.
Cocktail Photograph:
Ingredients
2 oz Johnnie Walker Blended Scotch Whisky
¾ oz Ethiopian honey syrup (1:1 honey and warm water)
½ oz dry Curaçao
2 dashes orange bitters
Preparation
Combine Scotch whisky, Ethiopian honey syrup, dry Curaçao, and orange bitters in a mixing glass.
Add ice and stir until chilled and appropriately diluted.
Strain into a chilled crystal coupe.
Arrange two blackberries on a long gold cocktail pick, resting the pick across the entire rim of the glass.
Glassware: Crystal coupe, preferably with a black stem or gold rim.
Garnish: Two fresh blackberries on a full-length gold cocktail pick.
Image consistency note: The latest image also shows an orange twist and a deep burgundy cocktail. Neither is explained by this recovered recipe, so the image should be reviewed before publication.
