Name: Feather Duster Crusta
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Calvados apple brandy; 15 ml Maraschino liqueur; 22.5 ml Pink grapefruit juice; 15 ml Lemon juice; 7.5 ml Passion fruit syrup; 7.5 ml Grenadine syrup; 2 dash Creole bitters

Feather Duster Crusta
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack
¹⁄₂ oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
³⁄₄ oz	Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₂ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₄ oz	Monin Passion Fruit Syrup
¹⁄₄ oz	Monin Grenadine Syrup
2 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of sugar crusted rim & thick lemon zest twist.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Strength & taste guide:

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Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

In Gregor's own words, "based on the father of the Sidecar, the granddad of the Margarita, Laydeez an' Gennulmen! The Brandy Crusta."

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History:

Created in 2006 by Gregor de Gruyther at Ronnie Scott's, London, England. It is "quite a light Crusta", hence the name.
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Nutrition:

One serving of Feather Duster Crusta contains 202 calories

Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
14.96% alc./vol. (14.96° proof)
16.9 grams of pure alcohol

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Henry Tran

9th August 2024 at 16:51

Also liked it and a bit too sweet for me as others said. I would reduce grenadine to 2.5ml.

John Hinojos

23rd March 2023 at 01:34

Liked this, but did find it a bit sweet. May be more of a 6 than 7 on the sweetness; however, it could be my pink grapefruit as we live where grapefruit are picked ripe from the tree and a bit sweeter. Did put some ice in the glass. May benefit from a splash of water before shaking. Enjoyed it.