Name: Christmas Special
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Cognac (brandy); 15 ml Sherry - Pedro Ximénez; 15 ml Mandarine liqueur; 7.5 ml Walnut liqueur

Serve in an

Old-fashioned glass

Garnish:

Orange zest twist (discarded) and float half shelled walnut

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and fine strain into ice-filled glass.

2 fl oz	Rémy Martin 1738 Cognac
1/2 fl oz	Pedro Ximénez sherry
1/2 fl oz	Mandarine Napoleon liqueur
1/4 fl oz	Nocello walnut liqueur
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Review:

The perfect after-dinner cocktail at any time of year but particularly appropriate over the festive period due to its ingredients – Pedro Ximénez sherry tastes like Christmas pudding, mandarins are not just for Christmas and walnuts are best cracked whilst watching a Christmas special.

History:

Created in December 2013 by yours truly and Paloma Alos at the Cabinet Room, London, England.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Christmas Special contains 238 calories.

Alcohol content:

2.1 standard drinks
30.05% alc./vol. (60.1° proof)
29.3 grams of pure alcohol

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