Name: Waterloo
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Oude genever; 15 ml Mandarin liqueur; 5 ml German amaro

Ingredients

2 fl oz

Oude genever

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Mandarin liqueur

¹⁄₆ fl oz

Jägermeisteror other German amaro

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of orange zest twist and pickled almond.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS orange zest twist over cocktail and discard.

Garnish with pickled almond.

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

1.8 standard drinks
32.14% alc./vol. (64.27° proof)
25.8 grams of pure alcohol

History

Created by yours truly at the Cabinet Room, London, England.

Named after the Battle of Waterloo, which was fought on Sunday 18th June 1815 near the town of Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the Netherlands. The French army commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by an Anglo-Allied army commanded by the Duke of Wellington fittingly alongside a Prussian army commanded by Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Prince of Wahlstatt. Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo brought his reign as French Emperor to a sudden end.

Comments & Discussion

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Rob de Santos Premium Member 12w

Really enjoyed this. Good balance between the mandarin and the Jagermeister.

Caspian Berggren Premium Member 1y

In some ways it's an Old Fashioned riff and should be treated as such, albeit with Genever so it's going to lean towards the dry, aperitif-y way rather than the bourbon OF which is very much a night cap. Make sure to use a good genever, it'll make or break this drink!

Simon Sedgley Premium Member 2y

Vaguely Martini-ish. So we misted with sweet olive - Osmanthus fragrans, the flowers of which we infuse in green tea.

Simon Sedgley Premium Member 2y

But maybe that would make it a Water-Liu.

John Hinojos Premium Member 3y

Delicious. The combination of ingredients makes for a bitter and mildly sweet aperitif. Hints of mandarin, herbal, and mint. Also feel there is a spicy and peppery aftertaste. On my favourites. Well done. Thank you.

James Brooke Premium Member 4y

Simon, this sounds very interesting. Unfortunately, I don't have Jagermeister but I do have Amaro Averna and Amaro Montenegro. Do you feel I could use either of those instead?