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Honey and Oat Syrup

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Honey and Oat Syrup

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This syrup works well with Bourbons but I find it is more at home with a good malt whisky without too much peat like a Glenmorangie.

  • 2L Water
  • 300g white sugar
  • 250ml runny honey
  • 250g dry oats
  • 3-4 cinnamon quills
  • 100ml orange flower water (optional)
  1. In a large pot, bring the water to a boil, then add the sugar and honey.
  2. Cook untill fully dissolved.
  3. While stirring continuously, add oats, cinnamon and orange flower water.
  4. Cook on a medium heat for 15-20mins.
  5. Allow to cool.
  6. Strain into a sterilized Bottle.

Lasts for two weeks.

Recent Comments

By: B H Simpson Posted on 22 Mar 2009 1:27 PM

The fact that it goes well with Scotch is probably due to the fact that both Scotch and oats have lactone in them.

There was also once a habit in Scotland of pouring whisky into oats in a cloth that was then squeezed - a crude method to remove the toxic elements from illegally distilled Scotch - however, some people developed a taste for this nutty tasting, milky Scotch - though I think only ancient hermits in the wild north of Scotland still enjoy this way to drink whisky today.

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