Name: Roffignac
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Cognac (brandy); 30 ml Raspberry liqueur; 60 ml Soda (club soda) water

Roffignac
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Serve in a Collins glass

Ingredients:
2 oz	Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
1 oz	Giffard Crème de Framboise
2 oz	Thomas Henry Soda Water

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Garnish: Lime wedge

How to make:

SHAKE first 2 ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass. TOP with soda, lightly stir and serve with straws.

Strength & taste guide:

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Dry/sour

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Review:

This bright red, fruity drink is simple but tasty.

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History:

This classic cocktail is named after Count Louis Philippe Joseph de Roffignac, Mayor of New Orleans 1820-1828. Roffignac notably introduced streetlights to New Orleans and instigated the laying cobblestones on the roads of the French Quarter.

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
14.12% alc./vol. (14.12° proof)
21.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Deyan Kavrakov

12th November 2023 at 09:37

This is fruity and sparkling one. I love it by adding 7.5 ml of fresh lime juice.
In another version, kindly try substituting Creme de Framboise with Heering Cherry Liqueur: a natural winner.

John Hinojos

4th July 2022 at 19:31

Very refreshing cocktail. No individual ingredient appears to stand out. You do have a strong hint of raspberry, but it is tamed by the cognac.

Jason Edward CLAPHAM

1st April 2022 at 07:26

There's a theory that the cloying original spec from Famous New Orleans Drinks (1937) contains a significant missprint. Instead of a full measure of syrup or "Hembarig", local bars actually used "himbeer essig", i.e. raspberry shrub. In any case, this version works because of the tonic, and I used the St George Crème de Framboise, which isn't overly sweet.

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