Three Poems

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Photographed in an UB Retro Coupe 1920 7.75oz

Ingredients:
1 2⁄3 oz Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄2 oz Joseph Cartron Double Crème de Cassis de Bourgogne
1⁄4 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

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Strength 7/10
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Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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Review:

A cognac sour balanced and flavoured with the rich blackcurrant notes of crème de cassis.

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Variant:

Adam & Eve No.2

History:

Adapted from the Three Hundred Poems cocktail by Chris Brislawn at the suggestion of Simon Stevenson's wife (see the comments on the Three Hundred Poems page), in January 2023. (I took the liberty of reformulating and naming this collaborative cocktail.)

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Nutrition:

One serving of Three Poems contains 182 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.2 standard drinks
  • 17.68% alc./vol. (17.68° proof)
  • 16.8 grams of pure alcohol

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Melissa Demian’s Avatar Melissa Demian
13th May at 18:16
A very interesting Sidecar variation, that happily gives me something to do with my crème de cassis besides putting it in sparkling wine. I may also try this with some Aelder elderberry liqueur from Buck & Birch, which has a similar flavour profile to cassis.

One query about the origin of this cocktail. In my own academic field, it would hardly be considered adequate to credit a research collaborator as “so-and-so’s wife.” Presumably the estimable individual espoused to Mr Stevenson has a name. Did anyone try to find out what it is, so that she can be credited more appropriately for her contributions to mixology?
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Paloma Difford’s Avatar Paloma Difford
13th May at 19:37
Hi Melissa, hope you enjoyed this cocktail. The link to the Three Hundred Poems cocktail in the History section above leads to a page where the inspiration for this cocktail is explained, through community comments. Mr Stevenson makes reference only to 'my wife', hence she is currently unnamed. We would be happy to add any further information received!
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Hyeongwoo Cho’s Avatar Hyeongwoo Cho
21st October 2024 at 01:36
In my own opinion, reduce rich syrup and put more creme de cassis.
Much more balanced.
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Ryan Harrold’s Avatar Ryan Harrold
31st July 2024 at 10:14
A solid cocktail that’s worthy of 4 stars, however I feel like the Three Poems is missing something to help elevate this, although the same could be said for the Three Hundred Poems, although I have yet to make that, since I don’t have any blackcurrant jam on hand, which maybe adding 1-2 Dashes of orange bitters or even adding about 5mL to 7.5mL of Grand Marnier might work quite nicely
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Avery Garnett’s Avatar Avery Garnett
27th January 2024 at 18:17
Yup, that's a blackcurrant cognac sour. Yup, that's about all I can say about it. It's great, but...
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Chris Brislawn’s Avatar Chris Brislawn
20th January 2024 at 07:46
Just saw this for the first time when I was drawn back to 300 Poems by Edgar Allan Poe's birthday. Good name for a collaborative effort. I made it to Simon's proportions this time: the quarter ounce of sugar syrup and the half ounce of cassis are just enough to sweeten and establish the dominant fruit in this cognac sour without turning it into a dessert drink. I garnished with a big lemon zest this time and think it works better than orange, which doesn't otherwise appear in this drink.
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