Le Magritte's bitter velvet: a perfect late-spring snifter. This cocktail offers a zesty, grown-up, after-dinner digestif that drifts into the arena of the rum old fashioned but in a fancy glass. A balanced, after-dinner refresher that layers sweetness, bitterness and richness in equal measure. The result has a clean, bitter-edged finish, making this perfect for the season, when the nights still hold a bit of a chill in the air.
Bitter Velvet
Serves 1
- 20ml golden rum – we use Diplomático Reserva Exclusiva
- 20ml amaretto
- 20ml coffee liqueur
- 20ml Fernet Branca
- 1 strip orange zest, to garnish
Measure all the liquids into a mixing glass filled with ice and stir until very cold. Strain straight up into a nick & nora glass, twist the orange zest over the top, to express the oils, drop it into the glass and serve.
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Giovanni Dellaglio, assistant bar manager, Le Magritte at The Beaumont hotel, London W1
