Name: Atomic Cocktail
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Vodka; 30 ml Cognac (brandy); 5 ml Amontillado sherry; 37.5 ml Brut sparkling wine

Atomic Cocktail
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Serve in a Martini glass

Ingredients:
1 oz	Ketel One Vodka
1 oz	Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
¹⁄₆ oz	Lustau Amontillado Los Arcos Sherry
1 ¹⁄₄ oz	Brut champagne/sparkling wine

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Martini glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
STIR first 3 ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into chilled glass.
TOP with sparkling wine.
EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Amontillado sherry, Brut champagne/sparkling wine - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Cognac supercharged with vodka, rounded with sherry and invigorated by champagne. Handle with care.

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History:

Created in the early 1950s in Las Vegas, USA, then known as the "Atomic City" due to its proximity to the Nevada Test Site (NTS), just 65 miles north of the city. Between 1951 and 1992, NTS was America's leading nuclear weapons test site, with mushroom clouds easily seen up to 100 miles away, leading to increased tourism to Las Vegas. Throughout the 1950s into the early 1960s, the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce capitalized on the nuclear tests and the spectacle of nuclear clouds and flashes. Casinos hosted "dawn parties" and created atomic-themed cocktails, including this one.

Nutrition:

One serving of Atomic Cocktail contains 163 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
22.61% alc./vol. (22.61° proof)
23.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Peter Barth

31st December 2024 at 23:50

coming down from a sloe fizz and celebration - i gotta say - this is a mean dry cocktail! love it.

WM Bernard

4th November 2023 at 18:39

dry but not austere. my go-to when I am in a mood for something serious and toeing the edge of mean. like my mood. then it blooms into satisfaction. I adjust using different wines, from brut to demi-sec and love each of the variations. I also use a smooth but not overly fruity brandy, or herbal vodka or a golden semi-dry sherry to a good quality oaked sherry or even Dry Sack. All good results and effective to get the job done.

Sandrine Mazoyer

24th October 2023 at 02:43

Taste like a young blend scotch whisky without the garnish

Herbert Brant

13th October 2022 at 21:05

I wanted to like this cocktail, but I must say that the boozy quality was overpowering, and there wasn't much flavor or character to it. All I tasted was boozy alcohol.

The Vodka could not hold up the cocktail, so I might consider substituting it for a base of Bourbon or Rye —which I think might blend more nicely with the Cognac, the Sherry, and Champagne.