Yamazaki Single Malt Whisky & Dacquoise Truffle

Name: Yamazaki Single Malt Whisky & Dacquoise Truffle
Yield: Makes about 80 truffles
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 quantity Basic Ganache, made with; 100 ml (3½ fl oz/generous ½ cup) Yamazaki single-malt whisky; ½ quantity Nutty Dacquoise, and 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) tempered fine dark (bittersweet) chocolate, to coat; ½ quantity Nutty Dacquoise, and 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) tempered fine dark (bittersweet) chocolate, to coat

Preparation info

Makes about
80
truffles

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Couture Chocolate

By William Curley

Published 2011

About

This is a great combination, bringing Scotland and japan together. The Yamazaki, delicate with vanilla and ripe fruit, works perfectly with the dark chocolate, and the coating brings another dimension with its crisp nutty notes.

Ingredients

1 quantity Basic Ganache, made with
100 ml (3½ fl oz/generous

Asia
Europe
Japan
United Kingdom
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Chocolate
Scotland

Method

Make the Basic Ganache following the method, adding the whisky at step 4. Line a baking tray (sheet) with silicone (baking) paper.
Spoon the whisky ganache into a piping (pastry) bag fitted with a plain 12mm (½ i