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Vanessa Polk

Nightcap/sipping · Spirit-forward

4.2 131 ratings

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz Aged rum (6-10yr)
3/4 oz Cherry brandy
6 drop Chocolate bitters
1 dash Aromatic 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 skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherries.

Method

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

Garnish

  1. 5 Garnish with skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherries.

Flavour profile

27.3% alc./vol. · 1.3 standard drinks · 206 calories

History

Deep cherry red, spirit-forward and dangerously drinkable as a late-night choice.

This recipe was created in 2025 by J. E. Clapham of Clapham Cocktails. It is named after a character in P.G. Wodehouse's A Pelican at Blandings, described as a "rather impressive heiress." The original recipe specifies Chairman's Reserve Rum.

Created by J. E. Clapham of Clapham Cocktails