Black Tartan Kitchen is cooking again; fans are eating it up. By Pam Dillon When Stage 3 of Ontario’s reopening plan was announced, it was news in Ian Carswell’s household. Big news. That’s when the chef/owner of Black Tartan Kitchen and his wife Tessa decided to create some buzz of their own to...
black tartan
INGREDIENTS
½ oz Johnnie Walker Black
½ oz Jameson Irish Whiskey
½ oz Drambuie
½ oz Kahlua
INSTRUCTIONS
Shake with ice and strain into a rocks glass with ice and a maraschino cherry.
Black Tartan Kitchen
is at 132 Bridge Street in Carleton Place.
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