Name: Sundowner
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Cognac (brandy); 22.5 ml Grand Marnier; 15 ml Orange juice; 10 ml Lemon juice; 1 dash Orange bitters; 2 drop Saline solution 4:1

Sundowner
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
³⁄₄ oz	Grand Marnier or other cognac orange liqueur
¹⁄₂ oz	Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₃ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura
2 drop	Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water)

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How to make:

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

Strength & taste guide:

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Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Brandy freshened with orange and lemon. Rich notes are in harmony with sour citrus. Popular with the safari set in South Africa, where it is made with locally produced brandy and an orange liqueur called Van der Hum.

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Variant:

Red Lion

History:

Popular with the safari set in South Africa, where it is made with locally produced brandy and an orange liqueur called Van der Hum.

Adapted from a recipe in Lucius Beebe's 1946 The Stork Club Bar Book.

Sundowner:
1½ oz. brandy
¾ oz Van Der Hum liqueur
4 dashes lemon juice
4 dashes orange juice
Shake and serve in 3 oz. cocktail glass.
Lucius Beebe, The Stork Club Bar Book, 1946

Nutrition:

One serving of Sundowner contains 166 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
21.45% alc./vol. (21.45° proof)
19.9 grams of pure alcohol

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