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Christmas Special No. 1
A great after-dinner cocktail any time of year but particularly appropriate over the festive period due to its ingredients – Pedro Ximénez sherry tastes...
Walter Brookbank
19th December 2025 at 20:48
I had Remy and a Don Benigns Amontillado Medium Dry Sherry on hand and used Nocello for the walnut Liqueur. I usually like the Nocello on it's own but that was an excellent use of a 1/4 oz of that Nectar from the heavens. The Cognac is pronounced which I prefer and the Walnut Liqueur adds that nutty balanced finish. A wonderful sipper.
27th November 2025 at 16:34
"oh I wish it could be Xmas every day!"🎶🌰🍊🌲
24th December 2024 at 17:37
Lovely, elegant cocktail.
25th October 2024 at 01:55
A great seasonal cocktail - the Nux really takes this firmly into fall/winter territory. Nux is the first taste, but is immediately joined by the fruity cognac and PX sherry, and the Mandarin adding some fruit (plus I think it adds a bit of bitterness that I thought detracted a bit). As suggested by previous reviewers, I added a drop of chocolate bitters - IDK what difference it made, but the overall cocktail was very good and a great idea for the fall/winter season.
27th December 2023 at 21:13
I loved the old version which was christmas in a glass. Can we not have both versions as separate cocktails?
24th January 2024 at 11:56
Hi Sally. It's a bit late for Christmas 2023, but with a view to later this year, I have created pages for both versions of our Christmas Special cocktail with links between the two. Many thanks for your continued support and feedback.
11th December 2023 at 08:24
Is it just me or was Nocello in this cocktail? I came to revisit it and I see it has Orancio aromatised wine instead..
16th December 2023 at 10:18
Thanks for this comment I was confused too!
11th December 2023 at 09:48
Hi Piers. Yes, you're right. Ten years on, I tried it and sought to improve it. I've added my previous recipe above.
24th December 2022 at 19:37
Oh my! Christmas in a glass!!
24th December 2022 at 02:29
A mouthful of flavors, boozy but smooth. A defanite repeat!
26th December 2021 at 22:02
This is a perfect after dinner or after any meal cocktail. The flavours all blend together so well and the aftertaste of walnut is great. Had with a piece of Cherry Cake after luncheon and it was exactly what was needed.
6th December 2020 at 15:53
Very nice - rich and sweet just like Christmas drinks should be! I didn't have any walnut liqueur but hazelnut worked well as an alternative. I also put a drop of chocolate bitters in which doesn't go amiss.
23rd November 2022 at 00:06
Good advice, I had the walnut (but had to sub dry Curaçao so the orange balance wasn’t quite right). The drop of bitters underscores the sherry.