Name: Few Words
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Mezcal; 30 ml Cherry brandy; 10 ml Orange-red aperitivo; 3 dash Creole bitters

Few Words
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Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
1 oz	Heering Cherry Liqueur
¹⁄₃ oz	Bittersweet orange-red aperitivo
3 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably a large cube or chunk of block ice).
EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

This lightly spiced mezcal-laced and cherry-flavoured cocktail is equally enjoyable as an aperitif or digestif.

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History:

Created 2018 by Alexey Poltavskiy at Club No. 43, Phuket, Thailand, this cocktail earned him a place in the London final of the Heering Classics Competition.

Nutrition:

One serving of Few Words contains 223 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
25.22% alc./vol. (25.22° proof)
21.7 grams of pure alcohol

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Nicholas Wilson

25th April at 21:02

Intriguing smoked cherry sipper. Aperol seems to provide a bridge between the mezcal and cherry brandy. Fascinating

Jason Dworkin

14th June 2021 at 20:52

I find Aperol to be too sweet. If you replace it with Nonino it really improves the drink.

Aristoth Dariotis

29th April 2023 at 05:20

I toned down the sweetness by using 3/4 Oz. Cherry heering instead of 1. Felt more in balance

Braden Pendlebury

10th July 2022 at 20:14

I had this drink last night using the recipe listed and while I enjoyed it, I echoed the sentiment regarding the sweetness of the drink. I saw this note this afternoon and thought, "Why, I have Nonino, let's give it a shot!" Great note, it does improve the drink; and that's coming from a lover of Aperol. Thanks for the tip, Jason.