Name: Christmas Cheer-re
Prep time: 4 min
Total time: 4 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Genever - Oude genever; 30 ml Cherry (brandy) liqueur; 30 ml Barolo Chinato; 15 ml Gin; 7.5 ml Maraschino liqueur; 2 Orange bitters

Serve in a

Coupe glass

Garnish:

Orange zest twist (discarded) & Luxardo Maraschino cherry

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into glass.

1 fl oz	Rutte Old Simon Genever
1 fl oz	Heering Cherry Liqueur
1 fl oz	Barolo Chinato
1/2 fl oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
1/4 fl oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
2 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura
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Rutte Old Simon Genever, 70cl

£ 32.95 £ 1.43 per cocktail, makes 23 Heering Cherry Liqueur, 70cl

£ 24.75 £ 1.08 per cocktail, makes 23 Hayman's London Dry Gin, 70cl

£ 9.46 £ 0.20 per cocktail, makes 46.5 Hayman's London Dry Gin, 70cl

£ 26.25 £ 0.56 per cocktail, makes 46.5

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Review:

Genever provides the yuletide spirit base, sweetened and flavoured by cherry liqueur, with Chinato drying and adding wine notes while gin adds freshness and botanical complexity. Maraschino and orange bitters complete this festive tipple.

History:

Created in December 2014 by yours truly and christened by Paloma Alos.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Christmas Cheer-re contains 286 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
19.82% alc./vol. (39.64° proof)
22.4 grams of pure alcohol

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