Name: Bakewell Tart Sour
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 40 ml Cognac (brandy); 30 ml Amaretto liqueur; 7.5 ml Maraschino syrup; 15 ml Lemon juice; 1 dash Aromatic bitters

Ingredients

1 1/3 fl oz

Cognac (brandy)

1 fl oz

Adriatico Amaretto Liqueur

1/4 fl oz

Maraschino (Marasca) syrup (from cherry jar)

1/2 fl oz

Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

1 dash

Angostura Aromatic Bitters

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.

Prepare garnish of lemon (or orange) zest twist and skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherries.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.

STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Garnish

Express lemon (or orange) zest twist over cocktail and use as garnish.

Garnish with skewered cherries.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Bakewell Tart Sour contains 218 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
19.44% alc./vol. (38.88° proof)
19.4 grams of pure alcohol

Comments & Discussion

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Aaron Fredriksson 1y

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!

Ross McGill 1y

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.

Leslie Premium Member 1y

BTS where have you been all my life??? Lol love this.

Christopher Chaffin 2y

Tasted like the cherry flavoring they put in cough drops and cold syrup, but in a nice way.

Gui Menegon 2y

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...

Russell Lee 2y

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.

Peter M Premium Member 2y

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!

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 2y

You're right, Peter. I tweaked the recipe to the one you made in a quest to improve the balance on 3/Sept/21.

Mike Gibb Premium Member 2y

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.

Emily Hubbell 2y

Thanks for the tip. At first glance I was going to pass on the lemon juice…

Chris Dimal 1y

As someone who never had a Bakewell Tart, thanks. This is exactly what I imagine it would taste like, minus the lemon juice.

Mike Gibb Premium Member 1y

We have since transferred our affections to (Simon's own) Cherry Bakewell, one portion split between two Nick & Nora glasses. The UK supermarket Waitrose does a Morello Cherry and Almond Tart and we paired that with the Cherry Bakewell cocktail for a dinner party, with spectacular success. Pairing rich desserts with magnificent cocktails is a tough job, but someone has to do it :)
Sorry [Bakewell Tart Sour]!

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Miguel Perales Premium Member 2y

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.

Bobby Singh 3y

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.