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Nightmare Cocktail

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (11)
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 fl oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1 fl oz Dubonnet, Byrrh etc. rouge light quinquina
1/2 fl oz Cherry (brandy) liqueur
5/6 fl oz Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
1 dash Orange Bitters by Angostura

How to make

Glass

Photographed in an UB Retro Coupe 1910

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.

Method

  1. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. Garnish with skewered cherry.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 6/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 5/10

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Nightmare Cocktail contains 153 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.2 standard drinks
  • 15.02% alc./vol. (30.03° proof)
  • 16.2 grams of pure alcohol
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Review

Pleasant enough, with hints of cherry. Hardly a nightmare.

Variations/similar cocktails

Wedding Bells

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Comments & Discussion

Jim Cameron
Similar to the Wedding bells cocktail in Charles Schumann’s book, American Bar.
score: 1
Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member
Well spotted. It is indeed similar to Schumann's Wedding Bells Cocktail, which for others is 22.5ml gin, 22.5ml Dubonnet, 7.5ml cherry brandy and 22.5ml orange juice shaken and strained into a coupe.
score: 0
Stephen Murray
Adding a dash of orange bitter elevates this drink from pleasant to interesting
score: 2
Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member
Great suggestion. I've tweaked the recipe and also added a dash of bitters.
score: 1
Difford’s Shop logo
$2.04 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 25 cocktails.
Shipping and applicable tax calculated at checkout.


Orders are processed by a licensed Fulproof retailer. The buy now button is added simply for convenience.

Checkout

* May not include all ingredients. Price per cocktail is an estimate based on cost of one cocktail with ingredients shown above and does not include shipping.