Frank Sullivan Cocktail

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Discerning Drinkers (24 ratings)

Serve in a

Coupe glass

Photographed in a

Modern America Cocktail

Garnish:

Orange juice and sugar rim & lemon zest twist

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

1 fl oz Cognac (brandy)
3/4 fl oz Cointreau triple sec liqueur
1/2 fl oz Blanc quinquina/kina (e.g. Mattei Cap Corse or Kina L'Aéro d'Or)
1/3 fl oz Lillet Blanc (or other aromatized wine)
1/2 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
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Review:

If you like Sidecars, then you'll love the Frank Sullivan. Just on the tart side with a touch of quinine bitterness which makes sipping through a sugar-crusted rim a delight.

Variant:

Hoopla

History:

Adapted from the Frank Sullivan Cocktail recipe in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book. The same book also features two other cocktails with the exact same recipe: the Hoop La! Cocktail and Odd McIntyre Cocktail.

FRANK SULLIVAN COCKTAIL.
¼ Glass Lemon Juice.
¼ Glass Kina Lillet.
¼ Glass Cointreau.
¼ Glass Brandy.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.

Harry Craddock, 1930

Nutrition:

One serving of Frank Sullivan Cocktail contains 159 calories.

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 20.23% alc./vol. (40.46° proof)
  • 18.7 grams of pure alcohol
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