Bitter Cherry Negroni

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Discerning Drinkers (4 ratings)

Glass:

Photographed in an UB Koto Old Fashioned 30cl

Ingredients:
1 fl oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
34 fl oz Italian red bitter liqueur
34 fl oz Rubino/Rosso/Rojo (sweet, fruity) vermouth
12 fl oz Crème de noyau liqueur
13 fl oz Cherry juice
3 drop Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s
× 1 1 serving
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Prepare:

  1. Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.

How to make:

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

Garnish:

  1. Garnish with skewered maraschino cherry.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 6/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10

Review:

Gin-laced bittersweet chocolatey cherry.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe called "Sour Cherry" created in 2023 by Ciarrai Kelly and Adam Montgomerie at Hawksmoor in Manhattan, New York City. Adam's recipe is soured with 5ml of acid-adjusted cherry juice made with 700g cherry juice, 15g malic acid and 30g citric acid. My version is more bittersweet cherry and Negroni-like, hence the change of name.

Nutrition:

One serving of Bitter Cherry Negroni contains 197 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.5 standard drinks
  • 20.88% alc./vol. (41.75° proof)
  • 20.9 grams of pure alcohol

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4th July at 18:01
Use the hack described elsewhere on this site and use 3 parts amaretto to 1 part grenadine if you don't happen to have creme de noyau about your person. An outstanding cocktail, particularly during cherry season if you have lovely juicy cherries you can juice yourself.