A sophisticated twist on the classic Old Fashioned, this festive cocktail* combines warm notes of fig and the richness of brandy with dazzling cherry ice cubes for a visually striking presentation.
Ingredients
- 3 oz Forbidden Spirits Adam’s Brandy
- ½ oz Copperpenny Distilling Co. Figgy Pudding Spiced Liqueur
- 2 dashes Bittered Sling Cherry Bitters
- B.C. cherry juice for making ice cubes (recommend Kalala or Okanagan Beverage Co.)
- Fresh or frozen B.C. cranberries for making ice cubes
- 1 preserved B.C. cherry for garnish
- 1 orange twist for garnish
Festive Cocktail Preparation
Cherry Ice Cubes
Make festive ice cubes in advance. You can be creative with your ice cubes. For this recipe, I chose cranberries and cherry juice to complement the spirits and to act as mixer as for this cocktail.
- Place fresh or frozen cranberries in your ice cube tray (large sphere or square molds are best for this recipe)
- Top off with B.C. Cherry Juice.
Fig & Brandy Cocktail
- Place a cherry juice ice cube in a rocks glass
- Pour in Brandy and Figgy Liqueur
- Add cherry bitters
- Stir gently
- Garnish with an orange twist and a preserved B.C. cherry
*The legal drinking age in B.C. is 19. Please drink responsibly, in moderation, and always plan a safe ride home.
All photos credited to Danika McDowell.
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Danika is a seasoned visual storyteller with a passion for local food and retail branding. As a Buy BC Brand Ambassador and food photographer, she helps amplify the voices of small, local brands by capturing their products through compelling content and imagery.
