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Cicada Cocktail

Name: Cicada Cocktail
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Bourbon whiskey; 30 ml Amaretto liqueur; 15 ml Whipping cream; 10 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)

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Ingredients
2 fl oz	Bourbon whiskey
1 fl oz	Adriatico Amaretto Liqueur
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Whipping cream
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix

How to make

Glass

Photographed in an UB Retro Coupe Gold 7.75oz

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of grated nutmeg.

Method

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

Garnish

Dust with freshly grated nutmeg.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Cicada Cocktail contains 324 calories

Alcohol content:

2 standard drinks
22.63% alc./vol. (45.27° proof)
27.9 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Whipping cream — Dairy

History

Those familiar with the Grasshopper cocktail (named for its green colour) will understand why this one is called the Cicada (they're a bit browner).

Review

Smoothed whiskey with more than a hint of almond.

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John Hinojos Premium Member 4y

As an after-dinner drink with a freshly made piece of Bakewell Tart, this was outstanding. The hint of Bourbon with the cream and Almond liqueur went perfectly with the almond and raspberry dessert.

Vicki Fyfe 4y

Used disarrano velvet to skip the cream

Kathryn Kravitz 4y

Change to equal parts bourbon and amaretto

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