Brandy Cocktail

Difford's Guide
Discerning Drinkers (7 ratings)

Serve in a

Nick & Nora glass

Photographed in a

Bespoke Nick & Nora

Garnish:

Lemon zest twist

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.

2 fl oz Cognac (brandy)
1/4 fl oz Orange Curaçao liqueur
1/12 fl oz Gomme syrup
2 dash Boker's bitters
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Review:

Subtle mint and citrus lightly flavour the cognac.

History:

One of the earliest cocktails, the Brandy Cocktail first appears in Jerry "The Professor" Thomas' 1862 The Bar-Tender's Guide & Bon Vivant's Companion.

Brandy Cocktail.
(Use small bar glass)
3 or 4 dashes of gum syrup.
2 do. Bitters (Bogart's)
1 wine-glass of brandy.
1 0r 2 dashes Curaçao.
Squeeze lemon peel; fill one-third full of ice, and stir with a spoon.

Jerry Thomas, 1862

Nutrition:

One serving of Brandy Cocktail contains 167 calories.

Alcohol content:

  • 1.6 standard drinks
  • 32.61% alc./vol. (65.22° proof)
  • 23 grams of pure alcohol
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