This cocktail was boozy, complex and elegant. Perhaps more of an autumn or winter cocktail, we still didn't mind sipping it on a beautiful summer evening. Sacrilege Recipe by John McElroy Ingredients: 1,5 oz Irish whiskey 1 oz Cardamaro 0,5 oz sweet vermouth 0,5 oz lemon juice 0,5 oz honey syrup Mixing: Shake with fresh ice and fine strain into a rocks glass, over a large ice cube. Glassware: rocks
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Kind of a Christmas drink it is, the Schnitzelburg cocktail. With the Caradamaro and Maraschino cherry liqueur, combined with bourbon and Fernet-Branca it's anyway the perfect sipper now, a few days after Christmas. What we liked about this cocktail was its intensity. It's a boozy drink, but with more tastes than just the strong bourbon. The small amount of bitter Fernet-Branca shines through, as does the sweet cherry liqueur and the spiced amaro. Brown drinks are always challenging to photogr
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A Rubberband Man, that's what I'm holding in my hand (together with a rather large amount of rubber bands). This balancing act was well worth the effort though, this cocktail is a really nice one! When we found the recipe we were primarily intrigued by two things; the funny name of the cocktail and the Cardamaro content. Cardamaro is a low ABV amaro with a really nice flavour, almost of ginger bread but slightly more bitter. Here it is mixed with both rum and Cognac, and a small amount of Bene
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If you are making a cocktail called The Gift Shop, by Thomas Waugh from Death & Co New York City, you know it's gonna be good! It starts with the muddling of fresh cucumber wheels, releasing both flavour and aromas. Then there is the large amount of rum, and the less voluminous pour of amaro Cardamaro. Finally there's a sweet and sour mix of lime and sugar and a nonchalant dash of bitters. 3 cucumber wheels 2 oz white rum 0,5 oz Cardamaro 0,75 oz lime juice 0,75 oz simple syrup 1 dash Angostura
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