Bakewell Tart Sour

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Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄3 oz Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
1 oz Disaronno amaretto
1⁄4 oz Syrup from Luxardo Maraschino Cherries
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon (or orange) zest twist and skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherries.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).
  5. Express lemon (or orange) zest twist over cocktail and use as garnish.
  6. Garnish with skewered cherries.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
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Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 5/10
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Review:

Exactly as the name suggests. Also works well served straight-up in a coupe.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2015 by Sean Cadger at The Outhouse in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Nutrition:

One serving of Bakewell Tart Sour contains 225 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 19.44% alc./vol. (19.44° proof)
  • 18 grams of pure alcohol

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Aaron Fredriksson’s Avatar Aaron Fredriksson
17th June at 21:04
The citrus makes a big difference, i forgot it and the drink was sickly sweet, i put a lil squirt back in and stirred- suddenly the alcohol got kicked off a step which it needed. Lovely recipe!
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Ross McGill’s Avatar Ross McGill
20th April at 10:47
I was really surprised a) how it tasted similar to a Bakewell Tart and b) how much I liked it! I don't usually drink Cognac, so this was a lovely surprise.
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Leslie’s Avatar Leslie
18th April at 00:48
BTS where have you been all my life??? Lol love this.
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Joe Rogan’s Avatar Joe Rogan
8th August 2024 at 06:26
Tasted like the cherry flavoring they put in cough drops and cold syrup, but in a nice way.
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Gui Menegon’s Avatar Gui Menegon
2nd May 2024 at 23:55
Just trying and liking it very much! Take it easy with the lemon, and you can feel layers of all ingredients. A bit less syrup also appears to help...
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Russell Lee’s Avatar Russell Lee
29th April 2024 at 04:52
Tried this Bakewell Tart Sour tonight, not bad - maybe it's just me, but on first tasting out of my shaker I was hoping for a bit more "confectionery" out of it, or at least the feeling of such - so I ended up adding an egg white via reverse shake, and found the cocktail a lot more satisfying. I may also up the amount of Luxardo cherry syrup by just a tiny touch next time as well (maybe 2 barspoons). In this way, it is a bit reminiscent of Morgenthaler's Amaretto Sour.
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Peter McCarthy’s Avatar Peter McCarthy
4th March 2024 at 07:24
Looks like this recipe has changed over time. I just made it with 40 ml brandy, 30 ml Disaronno, 7.5 ml Luxardo maraschino cherries syrup, 15 ml lemon juice, 1 dash angostura. I thought it was delicious, and well balanced. Nice "dessert" cocktail that's not overly sweet!
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
5th March 2024 at 11:19
You're right, Peter. I tweaked the recipe to the one you made in a quest to improve the balance on 3/Sept/21.
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Mike Gibb’s Avatar Mike Gibb
25th November 2023 at 20:30
A Bakewell tart is basically an almond frangipane with a thin layer of jam in a pastry case. If you like them (or haven't tasted one and would like to), drink this -- this is a Bakewell tart in alcoholic, liquid form. Normally very dubious of 'transcriptions' of other foods, I found this one delicious and very more-ish. One note of caution: consider make it slightly light on the lemon and then testing. Maybe it's just a seasonal thing, but I'm finding the lemons very sharp at the moment.
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Emily Hubbell’s Avatar Emily Hubbell
27th December 2023 at 00:09
Thanks for the tip. At first glance I was going to pass on the lemon juice…
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Miguel Perales’ Avatar Miguel Perales
16th September 2023 at 22:10
Though I'm not a fan of "sweet" cocktails, this was actually quite nice. Quite complex on the flavor profile. Very nicely balanced with the Luxardo being somewhat prevalent. Not overly sweet. Would recommend.
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Bobby Singh’s Avatar Bobby Singh
25th March 2023 at 20:12
I just made my own orgeat, so looking for any excuse I added 5ml to this recipe and did a royal shake with the spent lemon in the shaker. Really delicious, love the bonus of having a reliable answer to the extra luxardo syrup.
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Bobby Singh’s Avatar Bobby Singh
25th March 2023 at 20:14
That should be a Regal shake!
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