Red Marauder

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Photographed in a Retro Coupe

Ingredients:
1 2⁄3 oz Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
1⁄3 oz Black raspberry liqueur (e.g. Chambord)
1 oz Cranberry juice (sweetened)
1⁄6 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of skewered raspberries.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. Garnish with skewered raspberries.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 6/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Review:

Brandy-laced fruity raspberry and but not the sweetie you might expect - indeed, it's surprisingly dry thanks to a splash of lime juice.

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History:

Originally created for Martell while sponsors of England's Grand National Hunt horse race, this is named after the horse that won in 2001.

Nutrition:

One serving of Red Marauder contains 162 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.1 standard drinks
  • 16.76% alc./vol. (16.76° proof)
  • 15.9 grams of pure alcohol

Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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Chris Dimal’s Avatar Chris Dimal
27th May at 15:30
Pretty nice drink! I made it with a sweeter, cheaper French brandy and blackberry liqueur (as I didn't have raspberry). I'd like to call it a Black Marauder. Wonderfully balanced and fruity, both with the fruity ingredients themselves and the spirituous, dried fruit notes of the brandy.
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James Buckman’s Avatar James Buckman
4th April at 06:34
Nice drink. I only had straight cranberry juice available so I added 5ml of simple syrup which seemed to work okay but a little more sweetening wouldn’t hurt either.
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
4th February 2024 at 05:48
Was a bit unsure about this one at first, but as the cocktail breathed it took on a softer more balanced flavour. Would be perfect after a nice dinner or as an evening sipper.
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Miguel Perales’ Avatar Miguel Perales
1st October 2022 at 19:50
A fairly dry, citrus sour cocktail. Raspberry and Cognac forward with a citrus finish
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Kapila Falcon’s Avatar Kapila Falcon
21st March 2021 at 20:32
Made this with Courvoisier Cognac and another brand of Cranberry Juice - The juice and cognac hits the tastes buds first and notes of berries from both the Chambord and garnish comes shortly after. Unfortunately I put too much lime juice which made the drinks overall taste more sour than anything
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