Atholl brose
Atholl Brose (or Athol Brose, Athole Brose) is a Scottish drink obtained by mixing oatmeal brose, honey, whisky, and sometimes cream (particularly on festive occasions). When made with cream the drink is rather like Baileys Irish Cream. Atholl Brose has also become an alternative name for the dessert Cranachan, which uses similar ingredients.
Atholl brose
According to legend, the drink is named after the 1st Earl of Atholl (of the 8th creation), who quashed a Highland rebellion in 1475 by filling the rebel leader's well with the mixture, making him easily captured.
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References
- Simon, André (1948). A Concise Encyclopædia of Gastronomy. Section VIII, Wines and Spirits. London: The Wine and Food Society. viii + 178.
- Davidson, Alan (1999). The Oxford Companion to Food. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press. xix + 892. ISBN 0-19-211579-0.
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