Monet's Moment
| 1 1/2 fl oz | Cognac (brandy) |
| 1 fl oz | Dubonnet, Byrrh etc. rouge light quinquina |
| 1/6 fl oz | La Fée Parisienne absinthe |
| 1/4 fl oz | Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix |
| 1 dash | Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters |
Garnish: Orange zest twist (discarded)
How to make
Glassware
Serve in a Goblet glass
Method:
STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass (preferably with one large hand-cracked cube)
Health & Nutrition
Nutrition:
One serving of Monet's Moment contains 169 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.5 standard drinks
- 23.28% alc./vol. (46.55° proof)
- 20.5 grams of pure alcohol
History
Created in 2013 by Erik Lorincz, then Head Bartender at The American Bar, The Savoy Hotel, London. Erik was inspired after seeing a work by Claude Monet that hung in the hotel's Monet Suite, the room where, in 1901, the French impressionist originally sketched the pastel work entitled Waterloo Bridge.
Review
Cognac and aromatised wine lifted with a splash of absinthe. Complex and refreshing.
A rye whiskey and maple syrup sour served short and straight-up. You'd perhaps have expected this cocktail to be more drawn out.
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I originally used pisco to augment the cognac/brandy, but pineapple rum sits more harmoniously with the other ingredients. A splash of fizz is an...
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Rich, flavoursome honey replaces sugar syrup in this delicious Daiquiri. The fuller your honey, the more flavoursome your rum should be.
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A cocktail that dates from the early 20th century, when it was made without egg white and served straight-up. However, this more contemporary...
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Fruity, yet spirit-forward. Looking at the ingredients, this cocktail should be very sweet. It is rich, but it is surprising how the dilution from...
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