Name: The Beloved
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Cognac (brandy); 7.5 ml Chocolate Spirit; 7.5 ml Pedro Ximénez sherry; 10 ml Banana liqueur; 1 dash Creole bitters; 1 drop Saline solution 4:1

The Beloved
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
2 oz	Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
¹⁄₄ oz	Chocolate Spirit
¹⁄₄ oz	Lustau San Emilio Pedro Ximénez Sherry
¹⁄₃ oz	Giffard Banane du Brésil liqueur
1 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters
1 drop	Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water)

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Garnish with maraschino cherry.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Pedro Ximénez sherry - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Review:

A wonderfully complex marriage of cognac, distilled chocolate, rich Pedro Ximénez and banana liqueur with aromatic bitters and a dash of brine.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2015 by James Wall at Hawksmoor, Air Street, London, England.

Nutrition:

One serving of The Beloved contains 195 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
28.5% alc./vol. (28.5° proof)
24.3 grams of pure alcohol

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