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Angel's Share No.2

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (24)
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Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1⁄4 fl oz Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur)
1 1⁄2 fl oz Cognac (brandy)
3⁄4 fl oz Nux Alpina Walnut Liqueur
1⁄2 fl oz Cockburn's Tawny Eyes Tawny Port

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How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Snifter/Brandy balloon glass

Prepare

  1. Select a SNIFTER/BRANDY BALLOON GLASS.
  2. No garnish to prepare.

Method

  1. POUR liqueur into pre-warmed glass then tilting and rotating to coat the inside with the liqueur.
  2. DISCARD excess liqueur.
  3. Carefully IGNITE liqueur inside the glass and allow to burn for a few seconds before extinguishing flame by placing a saucer over the glass.
  4. Add other ingredients.

Garnish

  1. Serve without garnish but tell drinker to beware of hot glass rim.

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

  • 1.8 standard drinks
  • 32.5% alc./vol. (65° proof)
  • 25.4 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

History

Adapted from a recipe created in 2005 by Jacques Bezuidenhout at Harry Denton's Starlight Room in San Francisco, California.

More cocktails by Jacques Bezuidenhout

Review

A fabulous cocktail, especially when VEP Chartreuse, family reserve cognac and a 20-year-old tawny port are used, as per the original Starlight Room recipe.

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Comments & Discussion

Matt Premium Member
Delicious - the walnut liqueur and chartreuse work wonderfully together.
score: 1
Damian Żmuda Premium Member
Sophisicated. I replaced cognac with Metaxa and it’s fit perfect
score: 1
Simon Sedgley Premium Member
What is the effect of the Chartreuse burn? Presumably it releases some alcohol and warms the glass. But beyond that is it pure theatrics or ritual? Or is the taste of the Chartreuse modified? Anyway, the perfect drink over which to contemplate the idiocies committed during one's life and conclude that, after all, little lasting harm was done. And over a second drink one might imagine the angels concurring, in their benevolence.
score: 0
John Hinojos Premium Member
Had this as an after-dinner drink on Valentine's Day and it was absolutely perfect. Warm and the flavours were unbelievable. Will make this again, but may try other nut liqueurs. Outstanding.
score: 1
JOHN WUORINEN
Really a warm and satisfying drink!
score: 1

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Makes a minimum of 33 cocktails.
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