Name: The Cheshire Cat
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 1 sprig Rosemary sprig; 45 ml Cognac (brandy); 20 ml Scotch whisky; 15 ml Cherry brandy; 15 ml Vermouth amaro; 5 ml Cinnamon syrup

The Cheshire Cat
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Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
1 sprig	Rosemary sprig
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
²⁄₃ oz	Blended Scotch whisky
¹⁄₂ oz	Heering Cherry Liqueur
¹⁄₂ oz	Punt E Mes vermouth amaro
¹⁄₆ oz	Monin Cinnamon Syrup

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Garnish: Lemon zest twist, rosemary sprig & smouldering cinnamon stick

How to make:

THROW all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of ice block).

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Vermouth amaro - robust & full (e.g. Punt E Mes) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Review:

A twist of the classic Vieux Carré with scotch substituting rye whiskey and cherry wine in place of vermouth. The bitter balance is provided by aromatised wine.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created by Georgia Billing at The Looking Glass Cocktail Club in London, England. Georgia's original and authentic recipe calls for Gravino Cherry wine (not cherry brandy), Reina Lab Spiced Rosemary syrup (rather than cinnamon sugar syrup) and the addition of her own Reina Lab Sinner Bitters.

Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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Felicia Stratton

7th November 2024 at 00:01

I successfully ‘threw’ the cocktail - and not all over my kitchen floor - Yipeee!! I also had a lot of ‘same as but different’ subs, heering is always too sweet for me so cut it in half, and added Cynar, no Punt so Antica as suggested below. So, I guess not really same as lol. But what counts - It is very tasty! And I’ll make it again.

Giulio Motta

8th May 2023 at 12:10

I didn't have Punt e Mes so I used Antica Formula. But it tasted a bit sweet, so I added 5 ml of Cynar and it worked out fine. More than fine. But maybe still a bit sweet. Such a change would probably need a more careful rebalancing, maybe cutting a bit of cherry Heering. Anyway, a great cocktail, four and a half stars.

mr. ron don volante

29th March 2020 at 01:59

the ingredients listed are far different than what video contains?

Simon Difford

29th March 2020 at 09:05

As we say above, this recipe is "adapted" from the original by Georgia (in the video). We've adapted the recipe to use ingredients more generally available around the world.