I love gin. And the
name of this blog legitimates a lot of gin coverage. But of course there other nice
base spirits out there.
After almost a year
of focusing on gin-based cocktails, it’s time for a little variation. So
without further ado, this post wraps up the gin streak with some cherry brandy
combinations.
Cologne Maiden
Basically a red lady:
a White Lady with cherry brandy instead of Cointreau.
It can be found in
the Café Royal Cocktail Book and is
an invention of Charles J. Jaeger. Other cocktails he created are the Jaeger (yes,
really…) and the Mady (incidentally this last cocktail is another twist on the
gin/liqueur/lemon theme: this time with crème de cacao).
1 part gin
1 part cherry brandy
1 part lemon juice
glass: cocktail
Shake with ice and strain into the
glass.
Garnish with a cherry (if
available).
A cherry garnish isn’t
even very standard in the cherry brandy recipes I’ve flipped through. But this
one does indeed specify a cherry.
Some cherry brandy
cocktails contain lemon. Some cherry brandy cocktails contain vermouth. But the
next two cocktails go for both. Remarkably similar… the devil is in the
details.
Gilroy
Doesn’t have a very exciting name, but
does have a solid concept. It can be found in The Savoy Cocktail Book.
Has exactly the same ingredients as
the Elephants Sometimes Forget. But the differing ratios give each a specific
character.
2 parts gin
2 parts cherry brandy
1 part lemon juice
1 part dry vermouth
1 dash orange bitters
glass: cocktail
Shake with ice and strain into the
glass.
Dry and sweet win in
this cocktail. The lemon takes a back seat.
Elephants Sometimes Forget
There will probably be some people
who disagree, but I think this cocktail has a brilliant name. Although the
elephant will probably also have forgotten how this cocktail ever got this
remarkable title.
4 parts gin
3 parts cherry brandy
3 parts lemon juice
1 part dry vermouth
1 dash orange bitters
glass: cocktail
Shake with ice and strain into the
glass.
Less dry, more like a
cherry sour. Try it side by side with the Gilroy and see which you prefer.
Kiss in the Dark
An evocative name for
a simple cocktail. Somehow this little known cocktail found its way into the
game Bar Oasis, which is all about
bartending and cocktails.
4 parts gin
3 parts dry vermouth
3 parts cherry brandy
glass: cocktail
Stir with ice and strain into the
glass.
You might want to
adjust the ratios to the sweetness of your cherry liqueur. For example, if you’re
using a rich variation like Cherry Heering, the version above will do fine. If
you’re cherry brandy is not all that forward, try 4:3:2 to keep the vermouth
from overpowering the drink.
When shooting this
cocktail I happened to capture a hidden ‘kiss in the dark’ by accident.
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The joy of stirring a
cocktail: discovering which wonders the reflection holds.
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