Classics
Jersey Cocktail
Edward Spencer's 1903 British collection paired old brandy with bottled cider. The result is an easy, genuinely useful bridge between a cocktail and a sparkling aperitif.
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Reference: Edward Spencer · 1903 · Open source page ↗ · Scale it, save it, or twist it below.
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Ingredients
Brandy, orange bitters, and dry cider in a light orchard highball.
Taste: baked orchard fruit · orange spice · dry bubbles · brandy warmth
Cognac or aged brandy
30ml
Dry sparkling cider
90ml
Simple syrup
5ml
Orange bitters
2 dashes
1ml
How to make it
Add the brandy, syrup, and bitters to a chilled highball with two large ice cubes.
Top slowly with dry sparkling cider and give one gentle lift with a bar spoon.
Express a lemon peel over the glass and add one small strawberry when in season.
Source: DosVermuts adaptation of Edward Spencer, The Flowing Bowl (1903), p. 156 · A trusted classic — make it as-is, scale it, or twist it.
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