Nestor's Cup

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Discerning Drinkers (8 ratings)

Photographed in an UB 1910 Old Fashioned 10.5oz

Ingredients:
1 12 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
34 oz Fernet Branca liqueur
34 oz Heering Cherry Liqueur
1 dash Cherry bitters
× 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.

Garnish:

  1. Garnish with skewered maraschino cherry.

Strength & taste guide:

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

Review:

Freshening gin-laced cherry. Enjoy as an aperitivo or cleansing late-night tipple.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2025 by Jason E. Clapham of Clapham Cocktails.

Alcohol content:

  • 1.8 standard drinks
  • 28.54% alc./vol. (28.54° proof)
  • 25.8 grams of pure alcohol

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Caspian Berggren’s Avatar Caspian Berggren
24 hours ago
I honestly thought it would be cloyingly sweet but it's not at all. The mint and bitterness from the Fernet really balances everything. It benefits from the dilution though.