15ml amaretto
15ml Cognac
75ml spiced plum juice (see below)
10ml syrup from a jar of Opies Black Cherries with Kirsch*
1 black cherry from the same jar, to garnish
For the spiced plum juice (makes approx 600ml juice)
750g plums
400ml water
50g sugar
2 small cinnamon sticks
1.Wash and halve the plums and remove the stones.
2. Add all the ingredients for the spiced plum juice to a pan and simmer gently for 25 minutes. Strain through muslin and leave to cool. (It keeps for up to a week in the fridge.)
3. For the cocktail, add all ingredients except the cherry to an iced-filled cocktail shaker and shake. Strain into a coupe and garnish with a cherr