This week we’re exploring one of the most fascinating restaurants in the country, the legendary and whimsical Scottish-themed restaurant Tam O’Shanter.

Tam O'Shanter is the oldest continuously operated family run restaurant in Los Angeles, now in their 4th generation, and it's considered to be one of the first themed restaurants in the country. Built in a distinctive Storybook style in 1922 by Hollywood set designer Harry Oliver with some help from movie-studio carpenters, the Tam is Old Hollywood meets Scottish pub meets...Walt Disney - who was a key player in the Tam O’Shanter history books.

To get the inside scoop on their nearly 100 year history, I interviewed John Lindquist, the GM of Tam O’Shanter. The second half of the episode is devoted to Tam’s infamous Scotch collection. Upon walking in the door, you are greeted with the Great Wall of Scotch, an immense display that holds about 200 of their 400 plus bottles of single malts and blends from distilleries around the world. For the second half of the episode, I spoke with Martin Ridell, the in-house Tam O’Shanter Scotch ambassador, who knows a thing or two about the water of life.

This week's featured recipe is one of Martin's favorite Scotch-based cocktails, The Scottish Goodbye:

The Scottish Goodbye
Equal parts:
Scotch Whiskey (Martin recommends Teachers Highland)
Averna Amaro
Lillet Blanc
Mist of Laphroig
Garnish: lemon twist 

Stir all the ingredients over ice until well chilled. Strain into a cocktail glass. Give it a wee mist of Laphroig. Garnish with a lemon twist.

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