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Naughty Charles

After dinner/digestif · Short and stirred · Spirit-forward

4.2 113 ratings

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz Scotch whisky
1/3 oz Cherry brandy
1/3 oz White crème de cacao
1/2 oz Dry vermouth
2 dash Orange bitters

How to make

Serve in a nick & nora glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 5 EXPRESS a lemon zest over each cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour profile

25.2% alc./vol. · 1.5 standard drinks · 181 calories

History

The creator, Liam, achieved the ideal proportions for this five-ingredient drink on his first attempt, allowing each component to shine. Although not overly sweet, it leans towards the sweeter side of balanced. This characteristic led to the suggestion of enjoying it after a meal, a notion that arose after judging the Heering Classics Challenge 2018 Final and noting a slight sweetness in the original formulation.

Liam Doherty-Penzer created this cocktail in 2018 at Whirly Bird in Sydney, Australia. It secured him a position in the London final of the Heering Classics Competition. Liam specified J. Walker Black Label for the Scotch and Noilly Prat for the dry vermouth in his preparation.

Created by Liam Doherty-Penzer