Classics
Edward Spencer's Corpse Reviver predates the numbered family that followed. It is richer, liqueur-led, and intentionally layered rather than shaken or stirred.
Reference: Edward Spencer · 1903 · Open source page ↗ · Scale it, save it, or twist it below.
Ingredients
Brandy, maraschino, and orange liqueur layered in a compact Edwardian equal-parts serve.
Taste: orange peel · cherry stone · brandy warmth · rich finish
Cognac
25ml
Maraschino liqueur
25ml
Dry curaçao
25ml
How to make it
Pour the maraschino into a small chilled Nick and Nora glass.
Float the Cognac slowly over the back of a bar spoon so the layers stay distinct.
Float the dry curaçao in the same way and serve immediately without stirring.
Source: DosVermuts adaptation of Edward Spencer, The Flowing Bowl (1903), p. 160 · A trusted classic — make it as-is, scale it, or twist it.
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