Name: Mr Kappes
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Kirschwasser; 15 ml Aromatized wine; 12.5 ml Pedro Ximénez sherry

Mr Kappes
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Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Ingredients:
1 oz	Kirschwasser (cherry) eau-de-vie
¹⁄₂ oz	Aromatized wine (e.g. Lillet Blanc)
0.42 oz	Lustau San Emilio Pedro Ximénez Sherry

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Pedro Ximénez sherry - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

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Review:

Kirschwasser, aromatised wine and sherry sit together harmoniously. I amended, to reduce the volume of serve and make a tad drier in January 2022. The previous recipe, served in a coupe: 60ml kirschwasser, 30ml aromatised wine, and 30ml PX sherry.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2009 by Diana Haider in Frankfurt, Germany.

Nutrition:

One serving of Mr Kappes contains 97 calories

Alcohol content:

1 standard drinks
24.17% alc./vol. (24.17° proof)
13.9 grams of pure alcohol

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Matt

10th July 2024 at 00:40

Very nice cocktail - kirschwasser becomes more flavorful and enjoyable alongside the Lillet blanc and PX sherry. If you like this, you should probably try out Cherry Heering.

Mike Beatty

2nd June 2024 at 22:39

I like it just fine as described, but it is borderline too sweet for me. I added 1/2 oz rye and it is a more balanced cocktail to my taste.

Mike Beatty

31st August 2024 at 03:40

Added cardamom bitters and it’s even better

John Hinojos

29th September 2022 at 02:59

What a perfect evening or night cap. The sherry enhances the cherry flavour of the Kirschwassen. Sophisticated and subtle.

Calvin Grant

15th January 2022 at 05:48

Do try. So far, my favorite Pedro Ximènez cocktail. Whereas this sherry pairs well with other rich flavors such as walnut liqueur and Cynar, here the Kirschwasser shines. Full bodied and complex without the liquid raisin flavor. I made mine with Schladerer Schwarzwalder. Had only half enough Lillet Blanc, and Cocchi Americano made up the balance quite nicely.