How to butterfat-wash Scotch for a boozy apple cocktail that tastes like Christmas

Pinky's in Los Feliz is making an excellent cocktail with butterfat-washed Scotch. Here's the recipe.
Jenn Harris • Los Angeles Times • December 5, 2019
The palm trees on the wallpaper and the backlit glass blocks behind the bar at Pinky’s, a new cocktail bar across the alley from Atrium restaurant in Los Feliz, give major “Miami Vice” vibes. The bar is named for Pinky, a once-famous dancing...
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