Hédoniste

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Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Ingredients:
2 oz Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
1⁄3 oz Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur)
1⁄4 oz Heering Cherry Liqueur
2 dash Fee Brothers Lemon Bitters
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. Garnish with skewered cherry.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 9/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Review:

"A distant relative of the Widow's Kiss," I prefer this cocktail served on the rocks rather than straight-up.

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History:

Created late 2023/early 2024 by Jason E. Clapham at the St. Ewards MCR, Oxford, England. Jason's original recipe calls for Merlet Soeurs Cerises.

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Alcohol content:

  • 1.8 standard drinks
  • 31.84% alc./vol. (31.84° proof)
  • 24.9 grams of pure alcohol

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Peter McCarthy’s Avatar Peter McCarthy
21st May at 05:39
I agree with Difford and C Pettit; this is really boozy, so serving on ice is not a terrible idea. Once you get enough dilution, though, it's a very interesting drink. Ends up tasting kind of like a really strong cognac with subtle herbal cherry & lemon? Made with Camus VSOP, Green Chartreuse, Heering Cherry, & Fee Brothers Lemon Bitters.
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Eduar5 Bellini’s Avatar Eduar5 Bellini
12th October 2024 at 14:59
Sampled this with Peychaud's and crafty dilution (Lemon bitters can't be had for love nor money over here - but at least we can buy Chartreuse!) Buonissimo!
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C Pettit’s Avatar C Pettit
11th October 2024 at 20:05
I love these discrete ingredients but this is really a Mike Tyson punch to the head drunk straight up. I would tend to have it with a large very cold ice block in a tumbler and sip it. Or maybe shaken very cold and strained as a very serious digestif.
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