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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...
Frederic D.
26th June at 06:20
Like many others I had to make substitutions, in my case 2 dashes of smoked cinnamon bitters in place of the syrup. I rather like this drink. I'm not sure I get any rosemary, but the cognac/PeM/Heering combo is really quite pleasant. The Scotch adds some interesting light smoke and an additional dimension to balance the roundness of the cognac. Overall quite pleasant, one I would gladly make again.
24th June at 22:38
Like many others I had to make substitutions, in my case 2 dashes of smoked cinnamon bitters in place of the syrup. I rather like this drink. I'm not sure I get any rosemary, but the cognac/PeM/Heering combo is really quite pleasant. The Scotch adds some interesting light smoke and an additional dimension to balance the roundness of the cognac. Overall quite nice, one I would gladly make again.
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.
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.
29th March 2020 at 01:59
the ingredients listed are far different than what video contains?
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.