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Le Magritte's bitter velvet cocktail in a coupe or nick & nora glass with orange peel garnish.
Le Magritte's bitter velvet: a perfect late-spring snifter. Photograph: Rob Lawson/The Guardian. Drink styling: Seb Davis.
Le Magritte's bitter velvet: a perfect late-spring snifter. Photograph: Rob Lawson/The Guardian. Drink styling: Seb Davis.

Cocktail of the week: Le Magritte’s bitter velvet – recipe

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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