Patrician

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Photographed in an UB Coley Coupe 1920 6oz

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Armagnac brandy
3⁄4 oz Amaro (e.g. CioCiaro)
1⁄2 oz Dark crème de cacao liqueur
1⁄4 oz Fernet Branca liqueur
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Review:

As its creator says, this cocktail exploits the chocolate notes of a fine armagnac with complexity supplied by a small amount of fernet.

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History:

Created in 2024 by Jason Edward Clapham of Clapham Cocktails, Oxford, England.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Patrician contains 222 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.8 standard drinks
  • 27.49% alc./vol. (27.49° proof)
  • 24.7 grams of pure alcohol

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Caspian Berggren’s Avatar Caspian Berggren
18th February at 16:32
I didn't have CioCiaro on hand so I used Ramazotti and a dash of orange bitters instead. This cocktail is divine, and a great use of Armagnac (an otherwise underrated spirit)! There's a lot of heavy flavours in there, but the Fernet lifts everything up in a great way. Now I just need to get a hold of CioCiaro so I can try it "proper"...
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Simon Sedgley’s Avatar Simon Sedgley
9th February at 05:17
We had run out of Armagnac and Cognac but, undeterred, reached for our bottle of Avallen Calvados. Worked very nicely for us. Next time, we might nudge the contribution of the Amaro up a bit at the expense of the Cacao.
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Jeffrey Moore’s Avatar Jeffrey Moore
9th February at 19:26
I also found I favor 1/4 on the Crème de Cacao. Little too sweet for me with a full 1/2.
I might even consider 1/6 or a hefty barspoon
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Jeffrey Moore’s Avatar Jeffrey Moore
8th February at 01:07
This looks like a killer! I have to try this one asap.
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