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70 cl · 46% · Blended Malt

Smokey Joe Islay Blended Malt
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Smokey Joe Islay Blended Malt

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At the table with Smokey Joe Islay Blended Malt

Whisky, smoky · Scotland · 46%

Why this works together

Chosen by type (whisky) and name (peat or smoke). A smoky whisky calls for dishes with a pronounced character of their own: smoked fish, something from the grill or a robust blue cheese.

What is needed

For 4 people

Côte de boeuf with coarse sea saltWith the mealCôte de boeuf with coarse sea salt

Ingredients

  • 1.2 kilos côte de boeuf
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 sprigs of rosemary
  • 1 kilo potatoes
  • coarse sea salt and pepper

Method

  1. Take the meat out of the fridge an hour before cooking and brush it with olive oil.
  2. Sear the côte de boeuf in a smoking-hot pan or on the grill for 3 minutes per side.
  3. Cook it with the rosemary in an oven at 120 °C for about 40 minutes to a core temperature of 52 °C.
  4. Meanwhile, fry the potato wedges in oil for 25 minutes until golden brown and cooked through.
  5. Leave the meat to rest for 10 minutes, carve it off the bone into slices and sprinkle with coarse sea salt and pepper.
RoquefortWith the cheeseRoquefort

Ingredients

  • 160 grams Roquefort

Method

  1. Take the cheese out of the fridge about an hour before serving; that brings out the flavour best.
  2. Only cut or break the cheese just before serving.
Dark chocolate cakeAfter the mealDark chocolate cake

Ingredients

  • 200 grams dark chocolate
  • 150 grams butter
  • 150 grams sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 50 grams flour
  • cocoa powder for dusting

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C and grease a springform tin with butter.
  2. Melt the chocolate with the butter in a bain-marie.
  3. Whisk the eggs with the sugar until fluffy and fold in the chocolate mixture.
  4. Fold in the flour with a pinch of salt and pour the batter into the tin.
  5. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until the edge has set and the centre is still slightly moist.
  6. Leave to cool and dust with cocoa powder.

To pour 4 cl per person

  • 1 bottle of Smokey Joe Islay Blended Malt

The quantities are a guide for home cooking; salt, pepper and oil for frying are not always listed.

Photos: Côte de boeuf with coarse sea salt: arnold | inuyaki, CC BY 2.0 · Roquefort: Smabs Sputzer (1956-2017), CC BY 2.0 · Dark chocolate cake: avlxyz, CC BY-SA 2.0

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After the meal

A cigar with Smokey Joe Islay Blended Malt

Een rokerige whisky, zo zegt de naam. Deze sigaar hebben wij uitgewerkt naast Bruichladdich Port Charlotte 10 Years Old, ook een rokerige whisky.

Cigars
Our choice

Partagás Serie E No. 2

Cubaanse robusto extra van 140 mm, dik en aards, met genoeg body naast de turf van Islay.

Why this works together

The Serie E No. 2 is 140 mm long and strikingly thick. That width lets more tobacco take part at once, so the smoke arrives fuller than with a slim size. Partagás adds earth and pepper. Next to a malt in which peat is the main note, that combination ensures the cigar does not fade into the background.

Also good with this whisky

  • Juan López Selección No. 2Robusto of 124 mm, slightly shorter and drier in tone, giving the cask in the whisky more room.
  • Hoyo de Monterrey Le Hoyo de Río SecoEven dik en even lang, maar zoeter in het hout dan de Partagás.
  • Joya de Nicaragua Antaño 1970 Robusto GrandeNicaraguaans en peperig, een andere vorm van gewicht dan de aarde van de Cubanen.

We do not sell cigars; we supply the whisky.

Photo: alexbrn, CC BY 2.0

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