Name: Melchior
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 3 dried Clove; 45 ml Cognac (brandy); 22.5 ml Ginger wine; 15 ml Bénédictine D.O.M.; 37.5 ml Claret wine

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
3 dried	Clove
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
³⁄₄ oz	Ginger wine
¹⁄₂ oz	Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur
1 ¹⁄₄ oz	Claret wine (Bordeaux red)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Claret wine (Bordeaux red) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Review:

Based on cognac and named after one of the three wise men, this cocktail uses three spices – ginger, cloves and saffron (in the Bénédictine) and a good dash of red wine (after all, in later life the baby they visited reputedly turned water into wine).

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History:

A Christmas cocktail named after one of the three wise men created in 2011 by yours truly (Simon Difford) at the Cabinet Room, London, England.

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