Christmas Special No. 2

Name: Christmas Special No. 2
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Cognac (brandy); 15 ml Pedro Ximénez sherry; 15 ml Orancio vino aperitif; 10 ml Mandarin liqueur

Difford’s Guide

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Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
2 fl oz	Cognac (brandy)
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Lustau San Emilio Pedro Ximénez Sherry
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Savoia Orancio
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Mandarin liqueur

How to make

Glass

Photographed in an UB Ginza Old Fashioned 10.5oz

Prepare

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist and something festive such as a redcurrant sprig.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Garnish

EXPRESS orange zest twist over cocktail and discard.
Garnish with redcurrant sprig or something festive.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Christmas Special No. 2 contains 211 calories

Alcohol content:

1.9 standard drinks
25.93% alc./vol. (51.86° proof)
26 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Pedro Ximénez sherry, Orancio aromatised wine — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Created by in December 2023 by yours truly at The Clocktower, Rye, England.

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Review

A "Special" after-dinner cocktail at any time of year but particularly appropriate over the festive period due to its ingredients, particularly Pedro Ximénez sherry, which tastes like Christmas pudding.

Variations/similar cocktails

Christmas Special No. 1

Lustau San Emilio Pedro Ximénez 750ml - makes 50 cocktails
$29.99 $0.60 per cocktail

Mandarine Napoleon liqueur 750ml - makes 75 cocktails
$29.99 $0.40 per cocktail Mandarine Napoleon liqueur image

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Makes a minimum of 50 cocktails.
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