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Blue Paradise

Name: Blue Paradise
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Cognac (brandy); 22.5 ml Red quinquina e.g. Dubonnet, Byrrh; 7.5 ml Parfait amour liqueur; 1 swath Lemon peel

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Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
2 fl oz	Cognac (brandy)
³⁄₄ fl oz	Dubonnet, Byrrh etc. rouge light quinquina
¹⁄₄ fl oz	Giffard Parfait Amour liqueur
1 swath	Lemon peel

How to make

Glass

Photographed in a Retro Coupe

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

REGAL STIR all ingredients (including lemon zest) with ice.
STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:

23.6 grams of pure alcohol

History

Adapted from a recipe created by Emil Bauwens, head barman at the Bar Saint-James in Brussels, Belgium, and recorded in his 1949 book, Livre de Cocktails.

Blue Paradise cocktail
1 Zest Citron -
4 Traits Parfait Amour -
2/3 Cognac -
1/3 Dubnnet -
Emil Bauwens, Livre de Cocktails, 1949

This vintage cocktail was rescued from obscurity thanks to its inclusion in Ted "Dr. Cocktail" Haigh's Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails.

Review

It's not blue, but this is a hero cocktail for parfait amour liqueur and one of those cocktails where the bitter and aromatic oils from the lemon zest twist are crucial to the balance and overall success of the cocktail, hence my use of a Regal Stir in addition to the lemon twist.

Byrrh Grand Quinquina 750ml - makes 33 cocktails
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Comments & Discussion

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Caspian Berggren Premium Member 49w

I didn't read the description beforehand but it's completely right – this *does* showcase Parfait Amour in a way I've never experienced before. I thought it would be a lot drier than it was. Surprisingly balanced, and I agree that the freshness from citrus is absolutely essential to avoid this from becoming too heavy.

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