Name: Savoy Corpse Reviver (by Joe Gilmore)
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Cognac (brandy); 20 ml Fernet liqueur; 20 ml White crème de cacao

Ingredients

1 fl oz

Cognac (brandy)

2/3 fl oz

Fernet Branca liqueur

2/3 fl oz

Giffard White Crème de Cacao Liqueur

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.

Prepare mint leaf for garnish.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with mint leaf.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
26.05% alc./vol. (52.1° proof)
19.6 grams of pure alcohol

Comments & Discussion

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G. M. Genovese Premium Member 34w

The recipe above should be shaken. But I stirred this and kept tweaking. 40 ml Cognac (Pierre Ferrand 1840), 20 ml Tempus Fugit dark creme de cacao, 15 ml Fernet Branca was my favorite blend.

Bocman 48w

Surprise! Honestly, I had low expectations for this cocktail, but it turned out to be quite enjoyable. 😳
I’m not sure how crucial the choice of base spirit is, but the cacao liqueur complements Fernet exceptionally well. 👍

Mookie Premium Member 1y

I raced to make the drink and didn't realize this was meant to be shaken until I read the comments, but I still loved it. I don't use Fernet Branca though, not sure I'll ever acquire the taste for it - instead used Don Ciccio & Figli's fernet, which perhaps makes it more palatable when stirred

Simon Sedgley Premium Member 1y

Much as we are averse to ceding Cognac's ground to Scotch, we think that commenter A FELS may be onto something here, including the ratios. And for us, Islay single is always a welcome guest at the table. We went with an additional 5ml of a downunder Vermouth Rosso, Maidenii, which, though less deep than the di Torinos, is sumptuously broad in its botanicals and avoids an over-reliance on vanilla.

eddie richards Premium Member 1y

Try an after-dinner mint on the side...

Patrick Valentino 1y

Curious why this is a shaken drink?

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 1y

When shaken, it's fresher and less heavy. The foamy head lingers and adds to its appearance.

A FELS 2y

Modern cognac drowns here, but blended scotch creates a remarkably vibrant combination worth community exploration. Our best effort has been the Treaty of Lyon (a nod to Savoy), a drier 2/1/1 ratio of scotch, Fernet, and creme de cacao, finished with a touch of vermouth and Islay malt (flamed orange optional). A bit of fine-tuning yields a remarkable result.

Alex Powell 2y

Good idea re. whiskey, works very well. Had to push the dilution a bit further than the initial shake: as you say when you hit the sweet spot the results are remarkable.