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Nelson's Blood Cocktail
This carpet scary, appropriately named, blood red cocktail balances the rich fruitiness of port with the fortifying complexity of cognac. A popular drink...
William Smith
30th November 2025 at 04:04
I used Courvoisier, our local Temecula Valley vintage Port 2009, and a dash of Fee Bros Chocolate Bitters. Very pleasant and not at all as heavy as I'd anticipated. A lovely after-holiday drink.