Bunnyhugs » blackberry brandy (creme de mure) http://bunnyhugs.org Sat, 12 Feb 2011 09:14:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 The Allegheny (a blackberry brandy drink) http://bunnyhugs.org/2008/02/19/the-allegheny-a-blackberry-brandy-drink/ http://bunnyhugs.org/2008/02/19/the-allegheny-a-blackberry-brandy-drink/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:11:10 +0000 seamus http://bunnyhugs.org/2008/02/19/the-allegheny-a-blackberry-brandy-drink/ I decided to whip up a quick something using blackberry brandy and settled on the Allegheny. It was the first recipe to come up on CocktailDB when I searched for blackberry brandy and lemon juice. Bourbon and dry vermouth looked like they would do nicely to fill out the drink, and a dash of bitters promised to spice things up a little.

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1 oz bourbon (Bulleit)

1 oz French Vermouth (Noilly Prat)

¼ oz lemon juice

¼ oz blackberry brandy (Peres Chartreuse)

1 dash Angostura bitters

Stir over ice, strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with a lemon twist.

I may never make this one again but it’s really not bad. Maybe it lacks a real focus but it has interesting flavors and isn’t too sweet. Perhaps it could even do with a little more blackberry brandy. The blackberry brandy and vermouth combination is nice, and reminiscent of the way vermouth and Creme de Cassis go so well together.

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