Wildebeest's Guts and Grit cocktail

Cocoa-infused Scotch cocktail with sweet vermouth, cherry, and lemon.

Photo by Jonathan Norton.
Photo by Jonathan Norton.

When you have your work day wraped up, sit down and relax with a cocktail. This cocktail from Wildebeest, made with cocoa-infused scotch, cherry brandy and sweet vermouth, is perfect for cool weather.

1/2 oz. Cinzano Rosso sweet vermouth
2/3 oz. lemon juice
1/2 oz. cherry brandy
1/3 oz. honey water
1 1/2 oz. cocoa-infused Famous Grouse Scotch whisky
orange oil, to finish

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail tin and shake vigorously.

Fine strain into a chilled cocktail coupe glass.

Spray with orange oil.

Cocoa-infused Scotch whisky

50 g cocoa nibs
1 750-ml bottle Famous Grouse Scotch

In a sous vide bag, combine 50 grams of cocoa nibs with one bottle of Famous Grouse Scotch.

Vacuum seal and cook sous-vide at 70 degrees for one hour.

Let cool and strain.