Name: Arnaud's Special
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Scotch whisky; 25 ml Rouge aromatised wine; 1 dash Orange bitters

Arnaud's Special
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ²⁄₃ oz	Blended Scotch whisky
⁵⁄₆ oz	Dubonnet/French rouge aromatised wine
1 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

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Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Chocolatey notes emerge from this Rob Roy-like cocktail.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe in Ted Saucier's 1951 Bottoms Up book, this was the signature cocktail at the eponymous New Orleans restaurant during the 1940s and 50s.

ARNAUD'S
Courtesy, Arnaud's Restaurant, New Orleans
3/4 Scotch
1/3 Dubonnet
Dash orange bitters
Lemon peel
Ice
Shake. Serve in a cocktail glass.
Ted Saucier, 1951

Nutrition:

One serving of Arnaud's Special contains 130 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
24.87% alc./vol. (24.87° proof)
18.7 grams of pure alcohol

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Josh Sussman

27th March 2024 at 19:18

Here’s the recipe at French 75 at New Orleans, as of March, 2024.

Monkey Shoulder Scotch.
Laphroaig Scotch.
Dubonnet.
Amer Picon.
Apricot Liquor.

Garnish was a thick orange peel and a large cube.

The Monkey Shoulder is not peaty, and the Laphoraig is, so the overall intensity is subtle.

I think that this recipe is better than the one listed!

Marie-Therese Straus

7th July 2023 at 02:49

This is quite a nice aperitif. We cut some strips of orange peel and shook this vigorously to release the oils. It added a fruity note to what is a surprisingly dry, martini-like cocktail.

John Hinojos

26th January 2023 at 01:30

Was looking for a different Scotch Whisky cocktail for a Burn's Night aperitif. This was perfect. The Whisky flavour was in the forefront with some herbal notes. Slight pepper, spice, and chocolate taste