Lamb Tagine

With Whisky, Dates and Almond Butter

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4–6

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in

By Ghillie Basan

Published 2019

  • About

The nutty and fruity notes on the nose and palate of the Macallan 15 and 18 spring to mind when I make this dish. Rather than contrasting it with a smoky spirit, I want to envelop the tender lamb in its rich syrupy cushion of warming cinnamon and velvety dates by extending the long, malty finish. In the Arab and Berber cultures, dates are the ‘bread of the desert’ and they symbolise hospitality and prosperity, so I think the whisky should do this too. The Glenlivet 18, Strathisla 12 and Lon