Cameron's Kick cocktail recipe
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Harry McElhone was a Scotsman that learned to bartend in Paris, London and New York. He is credited with creating numerous classic cocktails but one lesser known creation of his is the Cameron's Kick. Not much is known about the naming and history of the drink. It was first published in his cocktail recipe book, ABC of Mixing Drinks, in 1922 and later in Harry Craddock's The Savoy Cocktail Book. McElhone opened Harry's Bar in Paris a year after publishing his cocktail book.
The most interesting part of this cocktail is the split spirit base of Scotch whisky and Irish whiskey. Whilst splitting the base spirit to add complexity is a common technique in a modern bartender's repertoire, it was rare in the drink's era.
Many people will use the standard sour template (2 oz spirit, 3/4 oz citrus, 3/4 oz sweetener) for this drink but I've stuck with the original specs from Harry McElhone's book. The smaller measures of lemon juice and orgeat let the whiskey's character shine through more.
INGREDIENTS
- 30 ml Scotch whisky
- 30 ml Irish whiskey
- 15 ml lemon juice
- 15 ml orgeat
SCOTCH WHISKY VS IRISH WHISKEY
Scotch Whisky
- made in Scotland
- originally made from malted barley
- distilleries started introducing other grains in the late 18th century
- aged for 3 or more years
- bottled at 40% abv or higher
- malt whisky must be made from 100% malted barley and be pot distilled
- grain whiskey must be made with malted barley but often includes other cereal grains
- grain whiskey is often distilled in a continuous column still
Irish Whiskey
- made in Ireland
- aged for 3 or more years
- often triple-distilled from unmalted barley that is blended with grain whiskey - Jak na to + styl
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My name is Cameron, I'm a bar manager. I'm half Irish and half Scottish.
Found this very funny as this cocktail was literally made for me!
Lol, you must try it then!!
You better add it to your menu then!
Absolutely love that you spent time talking about the spirits themselves and how they impact the cocktail. Scotch and Irish whiskey can be so temperamental to mix with, so breaking that down for folks can make experimenting more fun and more informative. Great vid Steve!
Ooohhh... very nice cocktail. Surprised by its flavor!
This one has always been one of my favourite drinks!
I also love a great Scotch Sour, but this drink is definitely on another level!
Couldn't agree more!
Excellent drink! I just made it with your exact ingredients except I used a Redbreast 12 year barrel proof and Yum! Thanks for the great recipe Steve and marvelous to see you shaking with a smile!! Cheers from the United States.
Nice just saw the app has some updated drinks on it! Way to get back to it!
I love your channel and I just purchased your book! I love how you included the timeline, types,and QR codes! Also,I would like to thank your wife,Kat, as well for her support of your work! I am glad you are on the mend! I love the"shaker smile."😁
Thanks so much Marla! Please leave a review if you haven’t already as it makes a big difference 🙏 my wife is incredible! She’s always in the background doing most of the work! 😅
Steve I cannot wait to try this gorgeous cocktail with a split base of a single malt Scotch and an Irish whiskey. I like a bold cocktail so I like this version with the whisky at the forefront! I also want to try this beauty with Lagavulin 16 to see what this is like with a peated scotch - love it so much! Bruichladdich is wonderful - Classic Laddie - and Jamison's is fine! I agree that Red Breast would also be so delicious! I am excited to make and try this riff!! What a treat! I hope you are feeling better and better! Much care, Christine! 🙂
I’d love to hear how it goes with Lagavulin 16… I was very tempted to use something peated but restrained for the the sake of the video! Doing well thanks 😊
You really know your craft 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏. Enjoying your content and learning heaps!
Thanks Plane Crazy! 😅
Great cocktail to try. A simple but effective riff on the Whiskey Sour.
Just still would love to take a screenshot of the cocktail (e.g. Thumbnail) for my own collection.
Head to stevethebartender.com.au and you can access the recipe and photo for your personal collection 👍
This cocktail was great - we love it!
Can't wait to make this, we have the Bruichladdich Scotch and everything else we need!
Great video as always. Love this drink and these are the measurements I always use. Hope you're doing well Steve!!
Doing well thanks Mark! I def prefer these specs :)
Thanks for the vid! Definitely one of my favs. Simple, sweet, sour, a tad smokey, and always a crowd pleaser.
Couldn't agree more!
Love this Cocktail and the first I wrote in my favourites book. I usually use 20ml Lemon juice & 15ml Orgeat. Must try this with 15ml of both
I’m surprised I haven’t stumbled across it before!
Yeah, I’d use more lemon juice.
The Classic Laddie, nice. It's high abv must give the cocktail a rich whiskey flavor with some nice malty flavors.
Lol, I didn’t realise it was as high as it is!
It is a very fabulous drink.
One of my favorite go to cocktails. I LOVE this one and glad you do too. Keep up your awesome channel. Thanks!
Cheers anon! 💪
Great drink! I was introduced to it while on vacation in Italy at a fantastic craft cocktail bar in Verona, Italy, called Archivio. Cheers!
I've made whiskey sours with orgeat for a while. I started because I had run out of simple syrup but had orgeat. The almond flavour works well with all types of whiskey I've tried, especially rye.
Very tasty, good one! 👍
I have known it for a couple of years now. First drank it when it was recommended to me in a cocktail bar. It immediately became part of my repertoire.
I also think that it is way to little known. It is a fantastic cocktail. Good you made it on our channel so more people will know it. And it will make (most of) them happy :)
Exactly! I’m surprised it’s not more widespread.
Great drink; I just made it but used Johnnie Walker Double Black blended for the Scotch, Kilbeggan for the Irish whisky and my homemade orgeat syrup. The smokiness of the Scotch is mellowed by the orgeat; not picking up the Irish whiskey very much; and the juice gives it a nice sour bite. Thanks Steve, and cheers!
To answer the question.. No, I had never heard of it, but it looks great and I love the simplicity!
Many people have referenced it as a St Patrick’s Day drink… still surprised I’ve never heard of it either.
Great classic for a more complex whisk(e)y sour.
100% 💪
As soon as I saw the Bruichladdie I said YES! Have to make it today!
Let me know how it goes!
I like making cocktails too.
Jameson is really good, so I can't wait to make this cocktail.👍
Steve , you just gave me a recipe to try this weekend..Thanks 🙂
Hope you enjoy it!
@@StevetheBartender_ Definitely👍 ..Cheers 🍸🙂
This is a great Cocktail, Its simple and tastes great.
Couldn’t agree more!
My wife isn’t a huge whiskey fan and I’m always looking for ways to help her experience it. Will be trying this one out. Thanks Steve!
If she’s not a whiskey fan, try it with 0.5 oz of lemon and Orgeat.. the whiskey will be that tad more subtle.
I do love a good whiskey sour. But then I had Tequila Sour. Made the same way but with the obvious switch.. I also do love me some whiskey how ever I also really do love tequila also.
We have an issue in Norway where we can't serve more than 40ml in a drink (with some exceptions, but no more than 40ml of any single alcohol). This means either our glasses aren't filled or the mixer components are increased to compensate. I think the rest of the bartending world would be surprised to find so many drinks here feel so weak but it brings a new challenge to mixing.
That’s quite interesting. Is there a limit on how many drinks you can have? If not then it just feels like a redundant rule rather than an effective one.
Stronger drinks there would drain my cash quick!
Is it the same for wine?
This drink looks tasty! I'm going to make this for my husband. He loves whiskey and orgeat so I'm pretty sure he'll love it. I may even give it a try! (I'm not a huge whiskey drinker)
I randomly found this one on the Mr. Boston App and really liked it! I'm with you I like the .5 on the lemon and sweet. Also I know the feeling of a missing bottle usually the reason is my wife found a bottle of fancy whiskey and made a whiskey sour with it
Haha, my wife is to blame for my disappearing gin collection.
@@StevetheBartender_ what's her go to drink
@@gnomestavern8285 a gimlet.. and only recently has become a fan of G&Ts so the gin collection has diminished!
Was about to say, why isn't he smiling this time, but then at 4:09, seems like he also forgot about it LOL
This looks amzing! And just curious...where is the best place to send you new drink recipes? I have one that I had in South Carolina that might be a good one for you to try.
Instagram DM or email 👍
Love this one. You gotta try Charo’s Kick
1.5 Tequila • .5 Mezcal .75 orgeat and lemon 👌🏽
Yes. I’m gona try this.
Love your channel. Have to say the glare on the CZcams award is very distracting.
Thanks for the heads up.. I must have moved it slightly as it was angled so as not to catch the light previously.
@@StevetheBartender_ it’s a good place to be to have the most problematic part of your video be your glaring award. Cheers to your health!
Whiskey Sour is my favorite drink… would love to try this!
Question: no Angostura bitters?
The original omits bitters from the recipe.. and I didn’t compare. I did come across a recipe from Dead Rabbit which really interested me…
- 30ml Peated single malt Scotch whisky (Bowmore 12 year)
- 30ml Pot still Irish whiskey (Redbreast 12 year)
- 22.5ml oloroso sherry
- 22.5ml lemon juice
- 22.5ml orgeat
@@StevetheBartender_ ooooh that sounds lovely! Thanks!
I'll have to give this a try! I typically make my whiskey sours with egg white; do you think that would work in this drink?
Thanks for asking the question. I wanted to ask myself :D.
Most definitely would work 👍
Never heard of this! But I’m definitely giving it a go but will have to split the base with bourbon! Lol initially I thought it may’ve been a flip lol
It does look eggy hey!
@@StevetheBartender_ yeah that colour… I was like “Dammm… A whisky sour flip” HELL YEAH! Lol
Hi Steve,
I'd like to ask what citrus (lemon or lime juice) does for the taste of your cocktail, like the addition of an acid to a spirit..? Does it make the spirit less harsh or it just adds a citrus flavor to it..? Or to anyone else who might know, I'd appreciate the feedback..
It changes the drink in a big way.. it does both. It adds citrus flavour, softens the spirit by lowering the abv (dilution with the juice itself and water from shaking it) and shaking adds aeration too (for texture).
The citrus component needs to be balanced by sugar too otherwise it would be too acidic to drink.
can you make a PAMPANITO ? with DRAM :)
I'm glad you mentioned that you would have loved to use Redbreast 12 here! I just picked up a bottle recently on raves it's received and am trying to incorporate its rich flavor profile with other drinks. I've recently added multiple Irish Whiskeys and Scotch to my hobby bar now, along with several Bourbons, and am trying to learn about what sets them apart from one another (and the nuances within the same category). I'm definitely trying this drink and will give Redbreast 12 a go! Thanks for all you do!
Could you stir instead of shake this? I usually don't shake brown spirits.
I would prefer shaking it to give it the ideal dilution, chilling and aeration.
Thanks Steve
Wonder how this would work with Oban 14 and Powers John Lane? Yes, I know they are pricier whiskies.
I’m sure it would be exceptional!
Just tried it and it may be my next favorite. Little smoky upfront but the Oban shines with classic Irish whisky notes on the back end.@@StevetheBartender_
where to get ORGEAT in SA?
I’d recommend making it, it’s very easy: czcams.com/video/tnEFnTAkox8/video.html
@@StevetheBartender_ oh too easy thanks m8
This one is very weirdo for me...
Logically, most of Irish whisky has weak profile compared to Scotch things, So I thought Is there any meaning with using Scotch and Irish same time... but It works in Cameron's kick, It really makes me confused still it workes 😅
This is why I mentioned using a pot still Irish whiskey… it would be even more flavourful.. but it works either way.
Why do you say Jameson like "Jammeson"?
Because I’m human.
Egg white?
What about it?
@@StevetheBartender_ I always thought a Whiskey Sour had the egg white added as well. But I guess this is a Riff! Thank you for the great videos!
@@mcdonnm technically a Whiskey Sour has no egg white.. if you add egg white then it becomes a Boston Sour. In saying that, it's very common for people to call a Boston Sour a Whiskey Sour... no big deal :)
Glad you're enjoying the vids!
@@StevetheBartender_ Thank you!
What is orgeat
Almond syrup. czcams.com/video/tnEFnTAkox8/video.htmlsi=kb73PEwjXtoWYZYe
Will definitely try this. Have to get some orgeat first
The NEW way to make orgeat:
czcams.com/video/tnEFnTAkox8/video.html 😉
@@StevetheBartender_ Thanks!
It has a "kick" to it!! Irish is always a bit more subtle in flavour compared to scotch!
Yeah, that’s why I wanted to try it with an Irish pot distilled whiskey instead..
@StevetheBartender_ yeah totally makes sense , keen to try it this way.Agood excuse to drink some whiskey !