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Cherry Bakewell

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (116)
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Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 1⁄2 fl oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
5⁄6 fl oz Adriatico Amaretto Liqueur
5⁄6 fl oz Cherry (brandy) liqueur
1⁄2 fl oz Cognac (brandy)

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How to make

Glass

Photographed in an Urban Bar Freddo Coupe Glass

Prepare

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

Method

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

Garnish

  1. Garnish with maraschino cherry.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Cherry Bakewell contains 267 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.5 standard drinks
  • 19.4% alc./vol. (38.8° proof)
  • 21.4 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

History

There are numerous Cherry Bakewell recipes, this one created in December 2022 by yours truly.

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Review

I've seen the same cocktail with equal parts amaretto, cherry brandy and vermouth but's a recipe for an overly sweet cocktail – even for a dessert cocktail. If you're after a less alcoholic dessert then omit the brandy from my recipe, but surely every dessert benefits from a splash of brandy?

Cocktail of the day:

20th February 2026 is Cherry Pie Day

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Comments & Discussion

Chris Dimal
I halved the recipe, and honestly, I feel like the brandy wasn't needed. Delicious and fruity drink nonetheless. I wonder if it would be better with sherry, to get the nutty and even (maybe?) slightly breadier notes, as an ode to the pastry aspect of a bakewell. Or even a non-peated Scotch or Irish Whiskey?
score: 1
Mike Gibb Premium Member
Intense. Tastes of a cherry and almond Bakewell tart. Best halved, or split between two Nick & Nora glasses. Went down very well with my partner: "it's a pudding! lovely, really like this one!"
score: 1
Ares
Made this one with blanc vermouth and I thought it was lovely. It's sweet, but not as much as one would expect from Heering and Disaronno together. I'll be coming back to this one if one day I get a bottle of dry vermouth to see the difference.
score: 1
Ares
Another update because I forgot to give one; I think I prefer a blanc vermouth over a dry vermouth for this one. For the blanc vermouth I used Dolin and for the dry vermouth I used Martini, but I wonder how it would go if I used Dolin Dry and Martini Bianco. Maybe in a very distant future I'll try different brands.
score: 1
Peter M Premium Member
Excellent option for a "dessert" cocktail that's not overly sweet!
score: 1
Beth Schneider
Cherry tasty!
score: 1
Fredie Martineau
Really good and tasty, very cleverly reminiscent of the Bakewell tart.
score: 4
Avery Garnett
Not too sweet (I even *like* too sweet, but this was not), and still had that wonderful bakewell taste.

I miss bakewells here in NL. :(
score: 2
Ruth Harvey
Straight to the top of our favourites list!
We followed the recipe to the letter and it was excellent! Thanks Mr Difford.
score: 3

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