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Saratoga Brace Up recipe · DosVermuts

Classics

Saratoga Brace Up

The name promises recovery; the glass delivers citrus, anise, and a soft foam rather than brute force.

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Reference: DosVermuts adaptation from Jerry Thomas, Bar-Tender's Guide (1887), LOC 07000656 p. 35, image 39 · Scale it, save it, or twist it below.

Recipe

Saratoga Brace Up

A brisk brandy sour made silky with egg and lifted by absinthe and soda.

Method: shakeGlass: fizzGarnish: Lemon zest

Batch size

Ingredients100%

Cognac
60ml
Pasteurized whole egg
one medium egg
45ml
Simple syrup
15ml
Fresh lemon juice
7.5ml
Absinthe
2ml
Aromatic bitters
two dashes
2ml
Soda water
60ml

How to make it

1Dry-shake everything except the soda, then shake again with ice.
2Fine strain into a chilled fizz glass and slowly add the soda.
3Express a narrow lemon zest over the foam.

Good to know

brandy fruitsoft aniselemon foam

Where it's from

Jerry Thomas, Bar-Tender's Guide (1887), LOC 07000656 p. 35, image 39

Status

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

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