Name: Hunter Cocktail
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Whisk(e)y - Bourbon whiskey; 20 ml Cherry (brandy) liqueur; 2.5 ml Maraschino liqueur; 2 Orange bitters

Serve in an

Old-fashioned glass

Garnish:

Orange zest twist (discarded) & Luxardo Maraschino cherry

How to make:

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

1 1/2 fl oz	Bourbon whiskey
2/3 fl oz	Heering Cherry Liqueur
1/12 fl oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
2 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura
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Review:

An after-dinner cocktail with spirituous bourbon, sweetened and mellowed by rich cherry. (We previously had this cocktail served straight-up but it's better on-the-rocks.)

History:

The origins of this cocktail are unknown, but its popularity has been much helped by the famous bartender Hidetsugu Ueno San recommending it to guests at his High Five bar in Ginzo, Tokyo, Japan.

Nutrition:

One serving of Hunter Cocktail contains 190 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
27.48% alc./vol. (54.96° proof)
18.7 grams of pure alcohol

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