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Bentley

Name: Bentley
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Calvados apple brandy; 45 ml Red quinquina e.g. Dubonnet, Byrrh; 2 dash Creole bitters

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Ingredients
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Dubonnet, Byrrh etc. rouge light quinquina
2 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters (optional)

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

STIR 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 Bentley contains 145 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
22.89% alc./vol. (45.79° proof)
20.8 grams of pure alcohol

History

Adapted from a recipe in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.

BENTLEY COCKTAIL.
½ Calvados, or Apple Brandy.
½ Dubonnet.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.
Harry Craddock, 1930

More cocktails by Harry Craddock

Review

Dry, spiced wine impregnated with apple - pretty damn good.

Variations/similar cocktails

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Byrrh Grand Quinquina 750ml - makes 16.5 cocktails
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Makes a minimum of 16.5 cocktails.
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Jacques Gaudin Premium Member 1y

There is a nice cosy feeling about this somewhat simple recipe. Can be used as a comforter after a long day out in the cold.

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