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Brandy Cocktail recipe · DosVermuts

Classics

Brandy Cocktail

This early cocktail template lets aged grape spirit lead while bitters and curaçao sharpen its edges.

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Reference: DosVermuts adaptation from Jerry Thomas, Bar-Tender's Guide (1887), LOC 07000656 p. 19, image 23 · Scale it, save it, or twist it below.

Recipe

Brandy Cocktail

A compact brandy drink with citrus oils, spice, and a quiet sweetness.

Method: stirGlass: nick-and-noraGarnish: Lemon peel

Batch size

Ingredients100%

Cognac
50ml
Dry curaçao
5ml
Demerara syrup
5ml
Aromatic bitters
2 dashes
2ml

How to make it

Brandy Cocktail step diagram

1Stir the liquid ingredients with cold ice until smooth and lightly diluted.
2Strain into a chilled Nick and Nora.
3Express a lemon peel over the surface and set it on the rim.

Good to know

dried orangewarm grapebaking spice

Where it's from

Jerry Thomas, Bar-Tender's Guide (1887), LOC 07000656 p. 19, image 23

Status

A trusted classic — make it as-is, scale it, or twist it.

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