Skip advertisement Advertisement

Demosthenes Club

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (10)
Demosthenes Club image
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
2 fl oz Cognac (brandy)
1 fl oz Dubonnet, Byrrh etc. rouge light quinquina
1⁄6 fl oz Rose petal liqueur
1 dash Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters

Read about cocktail measures and measuring

Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above.

How to make

Glass

Photographed in a LSA Olivia Champagne Saucer

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of edible rose petal.

Method

  1. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. Garnish with rose petal floated on cocktail.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
More cocktails with similar strength and taste profile

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Demosthenes Club contains 170 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.7 standard drinks
  • 24.63% alc./vol. (49.26° proof)
  • 23.5 grams of pure alcohol

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

History

Adapted from a recipe created in 2021 by J. E. Clapham of Clapham Cocktails.

More cocktails by J. E. Clapham of Clapham Cocktails

Review

Two-parts cognac to one-part aromatised wine with the faintest note of rich aromatic rose. A late-night libation.

Difford’s Shop logo
$0.64 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 25 cocktails.
Shipping and applicable tax calculated at checkout.


Orders are processed by a licensed Fulproof retailer. The buy now button is added simply for convenience.

Checkout

* May not include all ingredients. Price per cocktail is an estimate based on cost of one cocktail with ingredients shown above and does not include shipping.

Visit Difford’s Shop USA

Gallery

Comments & Discussion

Cassandra Adams Premium Member
Seems like a cousin to the Manhattan, taste-wise. Very enjoyable, although we struggled to detect the rose with the recipe as published.
score: 1

See more...

After dinner/digestif Cocktails

After dinner/digestif Cocktails image

After dinner or digestif cocktails, or digestive cocktails, often contain bittersweet liqueurs.

View more

Nightcap/sipping Cocktails

Nightcap/sipping Cocktails image

Cocktails suited to late-night drinking, often more spirit-forward and rich in style.

View more

Short & stirred Cocktails

Short & stirred Cocktails image

Cocktails of a small volume that are stirred (not shaken).

View more
Difford’s Shop logo
$0.64 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 25 cocktails.
Shipping and applicable tax calculated at checkout.


Orders are processed by a licensed Fulproof retailer. The buy now button is added simply for convenience.

Checkout

* May not include all ingredients. Price per cocktail is an estimate based on cost of one cocktail with ingredients shown above and does not include shipping.

Visit Difford’s Shop USA

Beach House

Beach House Image

Reminiscent of a Naked & Famous turned tropical.

View more

Borough

Borough Image

A Manhattan variation created to help promote US-made Dubonnet Rouge, but is best made with French Dubonnet Red, or indeed another red quinquina.

View more

Roman Punch

Roman Punch Image

This recipe (by yours truly in August 2026) combines elements from various vintage Roman Punch recipes to produce a cooling fruity sour laced with...

View more

The Aftermath

The Aftermath Image

Most bartenders would stir this cocktail, as per Robin's original recipe. However, when shaken, this cocktail develops an attractive foamy head and a...

View more

Difford's House

Difford's House Image

My old tom gin version of the classic Holland House, mostly leaning on the recipe in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.

View more

Tango (by Mattia Capezzuoli)

Tango (by Mattia Capezzuoli) Image

A Cleansing riff on a Paloma with subtle bittersweetness.

View more