Name: Little Rebel
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 1 swath Lemon peel; 30 ml Cognac (brandy); 30 ml Scotch whisky; 22.5 ml Lemon juice; 10 ml Grenadine syrup; 7.5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 15 ml Egg white (pasteurised); 1 dash Aromatic bitters; 3 drop Saline solution 4:1

Little Rebel
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Photographed in an Urban Bar Retro Optic Coupe 21cl

Ingredients:
1 swath	Lemon peel
1 oz	Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
1 oz	Blended Scotch whisky
³⁄₄ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₃ oz	Monin Grenadine Syrup
¹⁄₄ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
¹⁄₂ oz	Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer or Aquafaba or Egg white replacement (vegan)
1 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
3 drop	Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water) optional

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist and skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.

How to make:

REGAL SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker.
DRY SHAKE (without ice) to emulsify.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Express lemon zest twist over the cocktail and discard.
Garnish with skewered maraschino cherry.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Egg white (pasteurised) - Eggs

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A brandy and scotch whisky sour with grenadine fruitiness. I like to cut the grenadine with sugar syrup to rein in the fruitiness and add a tad more sugar syrup than needed to balance. Hence, if you like your cocktails on the sour side, reduce the sugar syrup to 5ml (1 bar spoon) or even less.

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Variant:

Littlest Rebel

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
15.38% alc./vol. (15.38° proof)
17.7 grams of pure alcohol

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Kym Harding

8th August at 08:04

I was surprised how good this is, even with a basic whisky like Naked Malt, plus Martell VS Cognac. I have been exploring (and liking) cocktails with cognac plus another spirit, and this is definitely going in my cocktail database.

Calvin Grant

28th June at 03:10

More fruity than boozy, this was fun to drink. There's suprising complexity here what with the split shot and the regal shake. Perfect for a summery afternoon gathering. ☆☆☆☆♡

Simon Sedgley

15th June at 12:23

It's beautifully balanced but, for us, sat better in a Rocks Glass with ice.

L L

14th June at 07:49

I used Teelings Irish in place of blended Scotch and oh my goodness it was so good!!

Chris Dimal

14th June at 07:12

A very nice and fruity Scotch Sour. I did not do the lemon twist regal shake though.

James Prince

1st March at 19:22

Simon - if cutting with simple syrup, can you specify how much simple to add and whether “cutting” means reducing the grenadine as well (and if so to what amount)? Thanks.