Cocktail This Week: Ambassadors Clubhouse's Patiala Peg – Recipe

Folklore suggests that during 1920, the Maharaja of Patiala, was adamant that his cricket team would succeed over a touring English squad. To gain the upper hand, he organized a grand party the night before the match, at which he offered his guests the notorious Patiala pegs. These were incredibly large four-finger measure whisky pours, historically poured from pinky to index finger. Predictably, the English players drank too much, resulting in them being very the worse for wear and, inevitably, defeated the next day. Thus, the story of the Patiala peg was born.

This inspired variation of old fashioned draws inspiration from that original drink. At the restaurant, we present it from a specially crafted five-litre bottle, but we've adjusted the recipe to make it better suited for a home kitchen.

Patiala Peg

Makes 1 litre, to serve 10-12 portions.

Ingredients

  • 725g Scotch whisky blend
  • 130g sugar syrup
  • 6g Angostura bitters (about 1⅓ tsp)
  • 1g orange bitters (about ⅕ tsp)
  • A pinch of salt
  • 2g xanthan gum

Preparation

Place everything in a sizeable jug. Include 130g water, agitate to combine, then put it in the refrigerator. You can store it for up to 21 days.

To serve, dispense roughly 90ml of the Patiala peg mixture into a rocks glass packed with ice (preferably one large cube). Enjoy straight away. For a traditional touch, you could use the four-finger measure as they did.

Emily Johnson
Emily Johnson

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