Name: Morning Glory
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Cognac (brandy); 22.5 ml Grand Marnier liqueur; 5 ml Absinthe verte (green); 15 ml Lemon juice (freshly squeezed); 7.5 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix); 2 Angostura or other aromatic bitters; 15 ml Chilled water (omit if using wet ice)

Serve in an

Old-fashioned glass

Garnish:

Lemon zest twist

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass.

1 fl oz	Cognac (brandy)
3/4 fl oz	Grand Marnier or other cognac orange liqueur
1/6 fl oz	La Fée Parisienne absinthe
1/2 fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1/4 fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix)
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
1/2 fl oz	Chilled water (omit if using wet ice)
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Review:

Sophisticated and complex - one for sipping.

History:

My interpretation of a classic.

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Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
20.81% alc./vol. (41.62° proof)
19.9 grams of pure alcohol

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