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Here’s a modern update to a classic cocktail. Found in the The PDT Cocktail Book, this is based on an earlier drink, the Velvet Glove. Updated proportions & Champagne make for an even better formula.
Ingredients
1 oz Pierre Ferrand 1840 Cognac 1/2 oz Lillet Blanc or Cocchi Americano 1/2 oz Marie Brizard White Crème de Cacao Champagne or Other Dry Sparkling Wine
Method
Combine all ingredients but Champagne in your cocktail shaker, add ice and shake for 15 seconds until well diluted.
Double-strain into a chilled coupe, top with bubbly.
Equipment
Shaker
Hawthorne Strainer
Fine Strainer
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Here’s a tasty combination of allspice liqueur with two great amari.
Ingredients
1 1/2 oz London Dry Gin 3/4 oz Amaro Montenegro 3/4 oz Aperol 2 dashes Boker’s or Pimento Bitters
Method
Combine all ingredients in shaker.
Fill tin with ice and shake for 15 seconds until well diluted.
Double-strain into a chilled coupe and garnish.
Equipment
Peeler or Knife
Shaker
Hawthorne Strainer
Fine Strainer
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This is a play on the classic Brandy Daisy cocktail, adding complexity in herbal liqueur and pineapple syrup .
Ingredients
1 1/2 oz Pierre Ferrand 1840 Cognac 3/4 oz Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice 1/2 oz Pineapple Syrup 1 tsp Yellow Chartreuse 1 tsp Maraschino Liqueur
Method
Add all ingredients to shaker.
Add ice, shake about 15 seconds.
Double strain into a chilled coupe.
Express twist and garnish.
Equipment
Shaker
Fine Strainer
Hawthorne Strainer
Peeler or Knife
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