Brandy Smash

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Discerning Drinkers (12 ratings)

Serve in an

Old-fashioned glass

Photographed in a

Libbey Old Fashioned 11oz

Garnish:

Mint sprig

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into ice-filled glass (preferably over a chunk of block ice).

7 fresh Mint leaves
2 fl oz Cognac (brandy)
1/4 fl oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix)
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Review:

Sweetened cognac flavoured with mint. Simple but beautiful.

History:

A classic from the 1850s.

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 28.67% alc./vol. (57.34° proof)
  • 19.4 grams of pure alcohol
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* This list may not include all required ingredients.
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