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Cherry Slidecar
© Lucas Allen

Cherry Slidecar

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  • ACTIVE:
  • TOTAL TIME: 5 MIN
  • SERVINGS: Makes one drink

Cherry bitters, cherry liqueur and a brandied cherry flavor Jonny Raglin’s favorite Sidecar variation. At Comstock, he makes the drink with pickled cherry bitters concocted by his business partner and “resident mad scientist,” Jeff Hollinger.

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  1. Ice
  2. 1 1/4 ounces brandy
  3. 1 ounce Heering cherry liqueur
  4. 3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice
  5. 2 dashes of Fee Brothers cherry bitters
  6. 1 brandied cherry, for garnish
  1. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the remaining ingredients except the garnish and shake well. Strain into a chilled coupe and garnish with the brandied cherry.