Name: Pleasure to Tell
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Cognac (brandy); 15 ml Cherry brandy; 5 ml Amaretto liqueur; 10 ml Chilled water; 4 drop Chocolate bitters; 1 dash Orange bitters

Pleasure to Tell
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Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Cognac (brandy)
¹⁄₂ oz	Heering Cherry Liqueur
¹⁄₆ oz	Adriatico Amaretto Liqueur
¹⁄₃ oz	Chilled water omit if using wet ice
4 drop	Chocolate bitters
1 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist and skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry (sprayed with chocolate bitters).

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Garnish with skewered maraschino cherry.

Strength & taste guide:

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Review:

A stirred brandy-based, after-dinner cocktail with rich cherry notes and subtle almond and chocolate, freshened with orange oils.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2015 by Jolanta Ewa Malczewska at Holmen Bar in Stavanger, Norway.

Nutrition:

One serving of Pleasure to Tell contains 173 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
24.11% alc./vol. (48.21° proof)
18.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Sabine Cocktail Club

2nd January at 21:29

Do I just put the dash of orange bitter in the finished cocktail? Just checking!

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Simon Difford

3rd January at 08:01

Yes, orange bitters should be stirred with other ingredients.

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Darian Sanatpour

21st July 2023 at 21:24

Made with Asbach 8y (German brandy, never drink any Asbach without an age statement though) and liked it a lot. Surprisingly chocolately despite not many drops of the chocolate bitters landing in the drink. Not too sweet, and almost not fruity at all. Flavors melded quite well.

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David Duncan

24th October 2021 at 19:13

Tried this with Crème de Noyau instead of Amaretto, and spiced chocolate bitters.

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John Hinojos

23rd September 2021 at 03:06

This is a great after dinner drink. It is a bit sweet, but not overly. The flavours of the Amaretto and Cherry Brandy balances well with the Cognac. This is not a drink for someone who wants the Cognac to be in the forward. Great.

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jason keane

8th June 2021 at 07:47

Very nice.

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