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The Bittersweet Truth

Name: The Bittersweet Truth
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 2 min
Total time: 4 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: cocktail
Ingredients: 1 oz White Rum; ¼ oz Cherry Liqueur; Top up with Cava; 2 dashes Black Walnut Bitters; Barspoon Fernet Branca Bitters

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Added on 29th Apr 2013 by Make Me A Cocktail

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Glass type

Champagne flute

5 ingredients

1 oz3 cl30 ml1 oz1 ozWhite Rum
¼ oz0.75 cl7.5 ml¼ oz0.25 ozCherry Liqueur
Top up withTop up withTop up withTop up withTop up withCava
2 dashes2 cl2 ml2 dashes2 ozBlack Walnut Bitters
BarspoonBarspoonBarspoonBarspoonBarspoonFernet Branca Bitters

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Method

Combine the rum, cherry liqueur, Fernat Branca bitters and the black walnut bitters in a mixing glass with ice and stir until chilled. Strain into a champagne flute before topping up with dry cava. Garnish with a long lemon twist and serve.

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¼ ozCherry Liqueur
Top up withCava
2 dashesBlack Walnut Bitters
BarspoonFernet Branca Bitters

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