sca-cooks Re: Atholbrose.

[James and/or Nancy Gilly]

At 04:55 10-4-97 +0000, Sianan wrote:
>Greeting to all good gentles on this list.
>
>Does any of the brewers hiding out there know the recipe for Atholbrose?
>It's a favourite for highland gatherings.
>
>  I know it involves oat starch, whiskey, sugar and cream, but that's all I
>know, my understanding of the brewers art being limited.
>
>Regards
>
>-Sianan

Atholl Brose

It was very common to mix whisky with honey in the past and equally common
to mix liquid with oatmeal.  Bringing the two together in this potent way is
credited to a Duke of Atholl during a Highland rebellion in 1475, who is
said to have foiled his enemies by filling the well which they normally
drank from with this ambrosial mixture, which so intoxicated them that they
were easily taken.

Some traditional recipes leave in the whole oatmeal while this one, reputed
to have come from a Duke of Atholl, uses only the strained liquid from
steeping the oatmeal in water.

6 oz / 175 g medium oatmeal (1-1/2 c)
4 tablespoons heather honey
1-1/2 pt / 3/4 L whisky (3-3/4 c)
3/4 pt / 450 ml water (2 c)

Put the oatmeal into a bowl and add the water.  Leave for about an hour.
Put into fine sieve and press all the liquid through.  (Use the remaining
oatmeal for putting into bread or making porridge - see p. 26).  Add honey
to the sieved liquid and mix well.  Pour into a large bottle and fill up
with the whisky.  Shake well before use.

Uses

May be drunk as a liqueur; is often served at festive celebrations such as
New Year, or may be mixed with stiffly whipped cream and served with
shortbread as a sweet.

(*Scottish Cookery*, by Catherine Brown, p 28.  Richard Drew Publishing,
Glasgow, 1990.  Copyright 1989 by Catherine Brown)

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