Name: Velveteen
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Irish whiskey; 30 ml Cream sherry; 7.5 ml Licor 43; 7.5 ml Averna Amaro; 1 dash Aromatic bitters; 1 dash Orange bitters; 2 drop Saline solution 4:1

Velveteen
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Photographed in an UB 1910 Old Fashioned 10.5oz

Ingredients:
1 oz	Irish whiskey
1 oz	Lustau East India Solera Sherry
¹⁄₄ oz	Licor 43 Original liqueur
¹⁄₄ oz	Amaro (e.g. Averna)
1 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
1 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura
2 drop	Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).
EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Cream sherry - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

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Review:

Brilliantly integrated flavours led by Irish whiskey and cream sherry. An elegant digestivo.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2024 by Eliza Hoar at Equal Measure in Boston, USA.

Nutrition:

One serving of Velveteen contains 156 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
23.65% alc./vol. (23.65° proof)
17.9 grams of pure alcohol

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John CARR

22nd November 2024 at 13:25

Extremely well balanced. I used the excellent Lustau East India sherry and it was wonderful, adding dry and salty notes.
Overall, rather sweet up front, particularly from the licor 43 (not a massive fan), quickly replaced by bitter, herbal and fruity characters, and even a little smokiness. Very dessert-like and pleasant. Perhaps pair with a crème brûlée and fresh berries, or a sticky date pudding.

Frederic D.

11th August 2024 at 22:16

I found the Velveteen to be a fine, if unremarkable, drink. Orange notes were very present between the bitters, twist, and Averna. I tasted oange and sherry sweetness at first, followed in the evolution by a light vanilla bitterness from the amaro and Licor 43. Overall, a good drink but wholly unexciting.

Nathalie O'Flynn

19th July 2024 at 16:49

I was a bit hesitant with the low rating on the discerning drinks side. We found this fabulours, the sherry came through nicely and as a sherry fan it was just perfect. 4.5 for us

Nathalie O'Flynn

19th July 2024 at 16:53

pls excuse the "fabulours" lmao

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