Name: Wild Cherry Chocolate Brandy
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Comforter - Serves four/six
Ingredients: 115 g plain dark chocolate, chopped into small pieces; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 litre full cream (whole) milk; 5 shots of wild cherry brandy; 2-3 drops of almond essence; 2 whole cloves

Preparation info

Comforter - Serves
four/six

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

Loose Birds & Game

By Andrew Pern

Published 2010

About

JUST FOR A CHANGE, DEPENDING ON WHICH TREES ARE DOING WELL, IT’S WORTH EXPERIMENTING WITH DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS. CHERRY BRANDY IS GOOD WHEN THE FRUIT IS TOO SMALL OR TOO TART TO BE USED FOR MUCH ELSE. THE STONES GIVE IT A POWERFUL ALMOND-LIKE PUNCH, WHICH IS JUST THE THING ON A FROSTY ‘PHEASANT’ MORNING.

Ingredients

1 litre full cream (whole) milk
1 cinnamon stick
2 whole cloves

Method

Bring the milk gently to the boil with the spices added, remove the spices, then turn the heat to simmer and stir in the chocolate. Continue stirring until melted, add the brandy and almond essence, then whizz on high speed for about 30 seconds. Pour into a pre-warmed flask.