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Drambuie
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Scotland's whisky liqueur, which claims romantic origins in the *45 Rebellion. It is said to have been the personal drink of Bonnie Prince Charlie, and the story goes that when in hiding in Skye (see Flora *Macdonald) he rewarded a faithful follower, Captain John MacKinnon, by giving him the secret recipe. The MacKinnon family kept the drink to themselves until they decided, in 1906, to manufacture it commercially. The precise method of making the liqueur remains a family secret, but the ingredients are a blend of Scotch whiskies together with honey and a herbal extract. The name derives from the Gaelic an dram buidheach, meaning 'the drink which pleases'.
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