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A bottle of workmanlike Scotch or other whiskey can be as useful in the kitchen as it is on the bar, contributing alcohol and flavor to a range of recipes. A splash of it can sharpen a pan sauce for steak or pork, it’s excellent flambé material, and it’s especially compatible with dried fruit. I have soaked dried currants in whiskey to add to <a href="https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/11712-chocolate-whiskey-cake?action=click&module=Global Search Recipe Card&pgType=search&rank=1">a simple chocolate cake</a>. For this recipe, which takes its cue from the Blood and Sand cocktail made with orange juice and Scotch, I used the spirit to bolster a warm bread pudding laced with orange, both grated zest and candied peel, and finished with a marmalade and whiskey glaze. Supermarkets and fancy food shops, as well as online sources, sell candied orange peel. But absent that ingredient you can substitute slivered dried Turkish apricots.

Whiskey-Orange Bread Pudding

Unsalted butter

480 milliliters whole milk

sugar

orange

salt

Scotch whisky

eggs,

baguette (about 235 grams) torn in small pieces

orange marmalade

mascarpone

Heavily butter a 6-cup square or round baking dish. Place milk and sugar in a saucepan, heat until it is about to simmer and remove from heat. Add orange zest and salt. Set aside until just warm, about 10 minutes. Stir in 4 tablespoons of the whisky. When the milk mixture is no longer hot, beat in the eggs.

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Place the bread pieces in a large bowl. Pour milk mixture over them, add candied peel and let soak 15 minutes. Place marmalade in a small saucepan, add remaining whisky and heat to dissolve whisky in the marmalade.

Spoon half the bread mixture into a baking dish and smooth the surface. Cover with dabs of half the mascarpone. Spoon in remaining bread mixture. Place in the oven and bake 15 minutes. Brush with marmalade and whiskey glaze and continue baking until top is lightly brown and starts to become crusty, another 30 to 40 minutes.

Remove from oven and let cool at least 30 minutes before serving. Beat remaining mascarpone with a whisk or fork for several minutes to smooth and loosen it. Serve alongside.

<p>Makes one smoked haddock scotch egg. A&nbsp;recipe by Tom Daley.</p>

<p>Prep time: 10 minutes plus 30 minutes chilling time</p>

Smoked haddock scotch eggs

Lion egg

un-dyed smoked, skinned haddock fillet cut into small pieces

cooked mashed potato

tsp fresh dill, finely chopped

flour,

British Lion egg, beaten

breadcrumbs

Salt and pepper

vegetable oil

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My Scotch-whisky-inflected alternative to a Jack Rose.

Autumn Bonfire

nonalcoholic apple cider or juice

applejack

smoky Scottish whisky (I like Bowmore 12)

maple syrup

bitters (I prefer Brooklyn Hemispherical Black Mission Fig, but Angostura works, too).

Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass with ice. Stir for 30 seconds. Strain into a cocktail glass (or serve over fresh ice in a rocks glass). Garnish with an apple fan or a slice of apple.

Franky Marshall of the Brooklyn cocktail bar Le Boudoir boldly created a cocktail using three tricky spirits that might not seem to mix well: mezcal, Scotch whisky and banana liqueur. Softened and slightly sweetened by honey syrup, they harmonize into a strong, smoky, seductive drink that might make you lose your head (in the best possible way).

Guillotine

mezcal

blended Scotch

banana liqueur

honey syrup (equal parts honey and water)

Lemon peel

Add all liquid ingredients to mixing glass. Stir with ice. Strain into snifter over two ice cubes. Express lemon essence over drink, then discard peel.

“Perfect” might seem like a subjective descriptor when discussing cocktails, but the term actually has a technical definition. In drinks that include vermouth, like the Manhattan, ordering a Perfect version will prompt your bartender to use equal parts sweet and dry vermouth in place of the recipe’s traditional 1 ounce of a single style of fortified wine. When mixing up a Manhattan with Scotch, this proves to be the… perfect twist. Dry vermouth highlights the earthy notes in Johnnie Walker Black and reins in some of the sweetness of the classic version. Opting for an orange twist instead of a cocktail cherry also helps brighten the flavors, and brings all ingredients together seamlessly. Find out how to make the Perfect Johnnie Walker Black Manhattan in the video below. This article is part of a series, Art of the Riff, sponsored by Johnnie Walker. Discover more about Scotch cocktails here!

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