Maloney's Irish Cream

This recipe was published in bonappetit march 2009. Recipe is from Toby Maloney, head bartender at Chicago's The Violet Hour.

• Ready In: 10 mins
• Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup raw sugar (turbinado or demerara sugar)
• 2  tablespoons water
• 1⁄2 cup  Irish whiskey, divided
• 4  tablespoons  chilled heavy whipping cream, divided
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  ardbeg  scotch or 1⁄2 teaspoon  other peaty smoky  scotch, divided
• 1⁄4 teaspoon  generous orange flower water, divided
• 2  cups  ice cubes, divided

Directions

1. Stir sugar and 2 tablespoons water in heavy saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves and syrup comes to simmer. Cool.
2. Combine 2 tablespoons raw-sugar syrup, 1/4 cup whiskey, 2 tablespoons cream, 1/4 teaspoon Scotch, and 1/8 teaspoon (generous) orange-flower water in cocktail shaker; add 1 cup ice cubes and cover tightly. Shake drink vigorously at least 30 seconds to chill and aerate. Pour drink with ice cubes in tumbler. Repeat with remaining ingredients to made second drink.