Blah, Blah, Blah!

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Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Ingredients:
3 fresh Blackberries
1 1⁄2 oz Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
3⁄4 oz Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur
2 dash Orange Bitters by Angostura
× 1 1 serving
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Garnish: Skewered blackberry

How to make:

MUDDLE blackberries in base of shaker. Add other ingredients, shake with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 8/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Review:

A fruity late-night cocktail to sip and contemplate. Drinking beer locally brewed from locally grown malt and hops is a very sustainable way to drink. Due to their use of ice and ingredients sourced from much further afield, cocktails are not. However, while beer is a daily staple, cocktails are a special celebratory and luxurious treat. The quest to save the planet is surely worthy of celebration, although to quote another, "All the promises will be nothing but blah, blah, blah..."

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History:

Created in November 2021 during COP26, the name led to the use of three ingredients: brandy, Bénédictine, and fresh blackberries.

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Kate Evans’ Avatar Kate Evans
10th August 2022 at 18:21
I’ve just made this with Calvados instead of cognac (because I don’t have any cognac at the moment, but I do have a lot of freshly picked blackberries) - apple and blackberry is a classic combination and I’d definitely recommend it here, although it doesn’t fit as well with the name!
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