Name: Red Head
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Cognac (brandy); 15 ml Averna Amaro; 5 ml Strawberry liqueur; 5 ml Lavender sugar syrup; 10 ml Chilled water; 4 drop Lavender bitters

Red Head
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
¹⁄₂ oz	Amaro (e.g. Averna)
¹⁄₆ oz	Giffard Fraise des Bois liqueur
¹⁄₆ oz	Monin Lavender Syrup
¹⁄₃ oz	Chilled water omit if using wet ice
4 drop	Bob's Lavender Bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of grapefruit zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS grapefruit zest twist over cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

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Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A bittersweet aperitif style cocktail with light strawberry and delicate lavender notes.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2015 by Miran Chauhan at The Bon Vivant, Scotland.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Red Head contains 180 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
22.8% alc./vol. (22.8° proof)
18.3 grams of pure alcohol

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Herbert Brant

8th October 2023 at 18:48

Very subtle and complex. The blend and balance are exceptional. Certainly greater than the sum of its parts.

John Hinojos

10th September 2023 at 00:08

What a wonderful aperitif. None of the ingredients outshine the other. Lavender adds just a hint of floral. Not overly sweet which was nice.

Nathalie O'Flynn

24th March 2023 at 19:55

Sipping this right now, I was looking for a cocktail to use my Averna Amaro (this was chosen before I noticed the Black Sabbath one). Well I am a bit surprised this only made a 3.5 stars. This is soooo our type of cocktail and the balance with the two sweet ingredients is perfect, and the mild bitterness is just right for me.

Simon Difford

5th April 2023 at 16:08

I'm always tweaking to improve recipes. I originally uploaded this recipe back in April 2016 so now 7 years on.

Nathalie O'Flynn

5th April 2023 at 16:01

Funny that Icould swear the lavender bitters were added here in the last 2 weeks ?

James Brooke

28th February 2022 at 09:37

Thank you Simon, that is very helpful to know and your reply was super quick, as always.

James Brooke

27th February 2022 at 23:08

This sounds interesting. I’d love to know what the original recipe was to see what your adaptations are. In fact, it would be great if, when you adapt a recipe, you could also always give the original, as you already do in some cases. Thank you.

Simon Difford

28th February 2022 at 07:42

Unless I stipulate a change in proportions, it’s usually just the brands used that “adapted” refers to. I also always convert 1:1 “simple” syrups into 2:1 “rich” syrups.