How to Make Atholl Brose

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Atholl brose is a traditional Scottish drink with a great taste that you can serve at holidays and parties. While it requires advanced preparation, it's worth it for the delicious taste. To make atholl brose, you'll have to soak oats and whiskey and then strain and flavor the liquid.

Ingredients

Soaking Your Oats

Soak the oats in water for 24 hours. Place 1/2 cup (65 g) of steel-cut oats in a bowl. Then, cover the oats in about 1 ⁄2 cups (350 mL) of water. Set the oats and water in a safe place where they won't be disturbed and let them sit overnight. Cover the oats with linen or something similar when leaving them overnight.

Combine your oatmeal and whiskey. After the oats have soaked up the water, pour 8 fluid ounces (240 mL) of whiskey into the bowl with the oats. Use a fairly shallow container.

Leave the mixture overnight. Cover your oats/whiskey mixture with linen or a similar material. Place the mixture somewhere safe. Let it sit overnight so the whiskey can soak up the flavor of the oats.

Drain the liquid from the oatmeal. Pour the whiskey mixture into a strainer or colander. Collect the liquid that drains in a bowl or similar container. To get as much whiskey as possible, press down gently on the oats to squeeze out excess whiskey.

Mixing in the Ingredients

Stir in cream, if desired. Pour 2 fluid ounces (59 mL) of cream into the strained whiskey. Use a spoon or wire whisk to beat everything together until it's evenly combined. You can omit the cream if you'd like.

Whisk in the honey. Once the cream is combined, add in 3 teaspoons (15 mL) of honey. Use a wire whisk to beat the honey into the whiskey/cream mixture.

Stir everything together until it's completely mixed. Continue whisking after adding the honey. You want everything to combine into a smooth mixture that's even throughout. This can take several minutes, so have patience.

Storing and Serving Your Atholl Brose

Shake your atholl brose before serving. After you're done mixing the atholl brose, it can be transferred to a bottle. Each time you pour a glass, give the bottle a good shake. This helps mix the ingredients together in case they separated in storage.

Store your atholl brose in the fridge. As it contains cream, atholl brose should be stored in the fridge. This prevents spoilage and keeps the atholl brose safe to drink.

Discard your atholl brose after 1 week. Atholl brose unfortunately does not have a long shelf life. If you don't drink your atholl brose within a week, throw it away.