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 Amaro (e.g. Averna); 1 dash Aromatic bitters; 1 dash Orange bitters; 2 drop Saline solution 4:1

Ingredients

1 fl oz

Irish whiskey

1 fl oz

Lustau East India Solera Cream Sherry

¹⁄₄ fl oz

Licor 43 Original liqueur

¹⁄₄ fl oz

Amaro (e.g. Averna)

1 dash

Angostura Aromatic Bitters

1 dash

Orange Bitters by Angostura

2 drop

Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

How to make

Glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.

Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

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 the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Velveteen contains 156 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
23.65% alc./vol. (47.29° proof)
17.9 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Cream sherry — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

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Comments & Discussion

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Larry Havard Premium Member 19w

Smooth but not stand outish. Many flavors blend well. A good drink and I’ll make it again. I may modify this one slightly.

John CARR Premium Member 1y

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. Premium Member 2y

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 Premium Member 2y

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