Garnish:
Orange zest twist
How to make:
STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass.
| 3/4 fl oz | Cognac (brandy) |
| 3/4 fl oz | Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack |
| 3/4 fl oz | Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old) |
| 3/4 fl oz | Dubonnet/French rouge aromatised wine |
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Review:
A trio of spirits tamed by a splash of aromatised wine. Temperature of serve is key so be sure to chill your glass and ideally your ingredients well. Although not classic, I like to serve with an orange zest twist.
History:
Adapted from a recipe in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book. The Savoy recipe calls for Hercules, a sadly long since defunct product that vintage newspaper advertisements for the brand describe as being a "Maté-Wine Apéritif" with an "alcohol strength over 25°." Hence, I've used another wine-based aperitif.
WOW COCKTAIL.
Harry Craddock, 1930
¼ Bacardi Rum.
¼ Hercules.
¼ Calvados or Apple Brandy.
¼ Brandy.
Nutrition:
One serving of Wow contains 171 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 1.7 standard drinks
- 26.57% alc./vol. (53.14° proof)
- 23.9 grams of pure alcohol
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