Name: Cunningham
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 52.5 ml Scotch whisky; 15 ml Bénédictine D.O.M.; 15 ml Cherry brandy; 15 ml Blood orange juice; 15 ml Lemon juice

Cunningham
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Photographed in a Retro Coupe

Ingredients:
1 ³⁄₄ oz	Blended Scotch whisky
¹⁄₂ oz	Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur
¹⁄₂ oz	Heering Cherry Liqueur
¹⁄₂ oz	Blood orange juice
¹⁄₂ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of blood orange zest twist (flamed) and skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS flamed orange zest twist over cocktail then discard.
Garnish with skewered cherry.

Strength & taste guide:

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Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Reminiscent of a Blood and Sand with Bénédictine and lemon juice replacing sweet vermouth.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created by Marco Dionysos at Tres Agaves, San Francisco, USA and in memory of Johnny Cunningham (1957 - 2003), one of the world's all-time great Scottish fiddlers.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Cunningham contains 227 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
20% alc./vol. (20° proof)
22.5 grams of pure alcohol

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Chris Dimal

15th February at 12:05

Tasty after-dinner drink, but could be an anytimer if you have a wet palate. I used a split of Chivas Regal 12 and Glenlivet 12, resulting in more fruitiness and maltiness.

Peter McCarthy

27th October 2024 at 02:55

Made this with Johnnie Walker Black, Benedictine, D.O.M., Heering Cherry, fresh blood orange, and fresh lemon. Tasty. Essentially Scotch mellowed out by mild honey, cherry, blood orange, and lemon. Very smooth. Not very smokey. Nice mouthfeel (I think the Benedictine and Heering are both adding some "body"?). Nice ruddy brown color. Maybe a good candidate for an "autumn" drink, given the color, honey, blood orange, and mild smoke?

Calvin Grant

18th March 2022 at 03:07

Made mine with part Speyside, part Highland single malt and a splash of Islay. Luxardo's Sangue Morlacco's intense flavor works quite well here. Loved it.

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