[Recipe] Cherry & Blackcurrant by Niko of Between the Sips (Jakarta)

Niko of Between the Sips in Jakarta has taken the color red as the inspiration for his sophisticated cocktail that combines the fruitiness of apples, cherries, and blackcurrants with aromatic bitterness.

Ingredients

• 40ml Whiskey+Baked apple *

• 15ml Sweet Vermouth+Raisin+ Cacao Nib **

• 10ml Cherry Heering Liqueur

• 20ml Blackcurrant Juice

• 1 dash Aromatic Bitters

• 1 dash Cacao Bitters

*Make the Whiskey+Baked apple:

Slice 1 green apple thinly and bake 10 mins. Macerate in 1 bottle of whiskey for 2 days. Strain and bottle.

**Make the Sweet vermouth+Raisin+Cacao Nib:

Chop 25g mixed raisins, add into 1 bottle of sweet vermouth with 40g cacao nibs. Rest the bottle for 2 days. 

Method

Stir all the ingredients together in a mixing tin, serve with ice, and top with sliced cherry.