Garnish:
Orange zest twist (discarded)
How to make:
STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass (preferably with one large hand-cracked cube)
1 1/2 fl oz | Cognac (brandy) |
1 fl oz | Byrrh Grand 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 |
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Review:
Cognac and aromatised wine lifted with a splash of absinthe. Complex and refreshing.
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.
Nutrition:
One serving of Monet's Moment contains 180 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 1.6 standard drinks
- 25.98% alc./vol. (51.96° proof)
- 22.8 grams of pure alcohol
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