Name: Velvet Threesome
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 20 ml Calvados & straight applejacks; 20 ml Cognac (brandy); 20 ml Pisco; 15 ml Licor 43 (or other spiced vanilla liqueur); 7.5 ml Vermouth - Dry; 10 ml Chilled water (omit if using wet ice)

Serve in a

Coupe glass

Garnish:

Orange zest twist

How to make:

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

2/3 fl oz	Avallen Calvados
2/3 fl oz	Rémy Martin 1738 Cognac
2/3 fl oz	BarSol Mosto Verde Italia Pisco
1/2 fl oz	Licor 43 Original liqueur
1/4 fl oz	Noilly Prat Extra Dry
1/3 fl oz	Chilled water (omit if using wet ice)
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Avallen Calvados, 70cl

£ 34.25 £ 0.99 per cocktail, makes 34.5 Rémy Martin 1738 Cognac, 70cl

£ 53.25 £ 1.54 per cocktail, makes 34.5 Licor 43 Original liqueur, 70cl

£ 21.75 £ 0.47 per cocktail, makes 46.5

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Review:

A trio of brandies with a dash of herbal vanilla, rounded with vermouth.

Gentle

Boozy

Sweet

Dry/sour

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History:

Created in 2010 by yours truly.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Velvet Threesome contains 168 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.8 standard drinks
27.81% alc./vol. (55.62° proof)
25.7 grams of pure alcohol

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