Genever provides the yuletide spirit base, sweetened and flavoured by cherry liqueur, with chinato drying and adding wine notes while gin adds freshness...
I was looking for a Christmas cocktail that didn’t require pie spice or such. This hits the bullseye. What a lovely combination of flavors! I didn’t have chinato so I used Montenegro amaro, and I’m very pleased with the result. I shall mix a batch of this to serve on Xmas Day.
Beautifully hued drink for the Holidays.
Had to substitute Cynar for the Barolo Chinato, and liked the blending of flavour with cherry forward. We ended up sipping for a while, and this cocktail tasted great as it ‘warmed’ up a bit (less chilled). Love the substantial size as well ? (filled our coupes with Cheer-re!)