Name: Three Poems
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Cognac (brandy); 22.5 ml Lemon juice; 15 ml Crème de cassis; 7.5 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)

Ingredients

1 2/3 fl oz

Cognac (brandy)

3/4 fl oz

Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

1/2 fl oz

Crème de cassis liqueur

1/4 fl oz

Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix

How to make

Glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Three Poems contains 182 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
17.8% alc./vol. (35.6° proof)
18.1 grams of pure alcohol

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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Comments & Discussion

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Bocman 45w

I’m also searching for a great cocktail to pair with my crème de cassis. I think I’ve found it! 🙂👍

I agree with the people below. Next time, I’ll add more crème de cassis and remove the sugar syrup. 🫐

Melissa Demian 1y

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?

Paloma Difford Verified User Premium Member 1y

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!

Hyeongwoo Cho Premium Member 1y

In my own opinion, reduce rich syrup and put more creme de cassis.
Much more balanced.

Ryan Harrold Premium Member 2y

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

Avery Garnett 2y

Yup, that's a blackcurrant cognac sour. Yup, that's about all I can say about it. It's great, but...

Chris Brislawn 2y

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.