Flirt with the Devil

Name: Flirt with the Devil
Yield: 1 cocktail
Ingredients: 1½ oz (45 ml) Bourbon whiskey; 1 oz (30 ml) Cherry Heering cherry brandy liqueur; ½ oz (15 ml) De Kuyper Apricot Brandy liqueur; ½ oz (15 ml) Tawny port; 3 drop Hot pepper sauce (red); 1 whole Syrup from Luxardo Maraschino Cherries

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Method: shake
Glass: Old-fashioned glass
Ice: Ice
Garnish: Maraschino Cherry
ABV: 28%

Ingredients

Bourbon whiskey — 1½ oz (45 ml)
Cherry Heering cherry brandy liqueur — 1 oz (30 ml)
De Kuyper Apricot Brandy liqueur — ½ oz (15 ml)
Tawny port — ½ oz (15 ml)
Hot pepper sauce (red) — 3 drop
Syrup from Luxardo Maraschino Cherries — 1 whole

How to make it

Measure the first five ingredients and add to a shaker half filled with ice.
Stir briskly and strain into an Old Fashioned glass with a single oversized ice cube.
Drop a maraschino cherry into the glass adding a little syrup and stir once.

A cocktail with bourbon and cherry liqueur.

Updated October 5, 2026