Name: Morning Glory
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Cognac (brandy); 22.5 ml Grand Marnier; 5 ml Absinthe; 15 ml Lemon juice; 7.5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 2 Aromatic bitters; 15 ml Chilled water (omit if using wet ice)

Serve in an

Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
1 fl oz	Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
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	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
1/2 fl oz	Chilled water (omit if using wet ice)
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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Review:

Sophisticated and complex - one for sipping.

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History:

My interpretation of a classic.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Morning Glory contains 172 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
18.98% alc./vol. (37.96° proof)
18.1 grams of pure alcohol

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