Garnish:
Orange zest twist
How to make:
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.
1 2/3 fl oz | Rutte Old Simon Genever |
2/3 fl oz | Cherry Heering cherry brandy liqueur |
2/3 fl oz | Lime juice (freshly squeezed) |
1/3 fl oz | Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°brix) |
1 dash | Angostura Aromatic Bitters |
2/3 fl oz | Chilled water (omit if wet ice) |

Review:
Bready notes in the genever combine with the cherry brandy and the lime juice to produce a complex bittersweet, jammy cocktail.
Variant:
History:
In August 2009, Cherry Heering, a liqueur from Copenhagen, challenged local bartenders to create a signature cocktail for their city. This winning recipe was created by Gromit Eduardsen at Bar 1105 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Alcohol content:
- 1.3 standard drinks
- 15.04% alc./vol. (30.08° proof)
- 18.1 grams of pure alcohol
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