Demosthenes Club

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (7 ratings)

Photographed in a LSA Olivia Champagne Saucer

Ingredients:
2 oz Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
1 oz Dubonnet/French rouge aromatised wine
16 oz Rose petal liqueur
1 dash Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters
× 1 1 serving
Read about cocktail measures and measuring

How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of float rose petal.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 8/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10

Review:

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

Be the first to comment

History:

Adapted from a recipe created by Jason E. Clapham at the St. Edward's MCR at Oxford, England.

Alcohol content:

  • 1.7 standard drinks
  • 24.62% alc./vol. (24.62° proof)
  • 23.5 grams of pure alcohol

Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

Join the discussion

There are no comments for Demosthenes Club.

Please log in to make a comment