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Club Cocktail (Difford's recipe)

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Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 1⁄2 fl oz Cognac (brandy)
1⁄2 fl oz Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
1⁄3 fl oz Pineapple rum
2⁄3 fl oz Pineapple juice
1⁄12 fl oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
2 dash Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters
2 drop Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s
1⁄2 fl oz Brut champagne/sparkling wine (chilled)

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How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of pineapple wedge and Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.

Method

  1. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. Garnish with pineapple wedge and maraschino cherry.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Club Cocktail (Difford's recipe) contains 183 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.6 standard drinks
  • 19.61% alc./vol. (39.22° proof)
  • 22.8 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

History

The latest (August 2026) of my adaptations to W. C. Whitfield's Club Cocktail in his 1939 book Just Cocktails. My previous version with pisco:
60 ml Cognac
7.5 ml Pisco
15 ml Maraschino liqueur
22.5 ml Pineapple juice
2 dash Peychaud's/Creole-style bitters

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Review

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 important attribute my earlier version missed.

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Comments & Discussion

Justin Aniello
Did a comparison between the boozy version and the new, boozy won out. Pineapple was a little too prevalent in the new version, and the higher pisco/maraschino ratio to cognac was more to my liking. I also found Angostura superior to Peychaud's, I would likely even drop down to one dash if I make this again in the future.
score: 1
Jon Solberg
Spritig.
score: 1
Miguel Perales Premium Member
Having been born in Peru but growing up in the US, I love to try any new drinks that include Pisco. This was a very nice, complex flavored drink that I really appreciated. To make it easier to measure in ounces, I went with 1/2 oz. Luxardo and 1 oz. pineapple juice. People not used to Pisco don't realize it tends to have what I call a "time delay" on it's effect (may be the White Shark effect noted below, LOL). Well done.
score: 3
Kelley Reece
Nice complexity and dimension in this recipe. Definitely preferred over the Whitefield recipe. Next time I’ll use a little less Luxardo liqueur.
score: 1
Geoff B.
Great move Simon! I love these proportions with this ‘new’ recipe. This is very delicious and is now my goto brandied tropical awesomeness that, as Sally noted, hits like a great white.
score: 1
Sally Morgan Premium Member
Partner’s comment - ‘it’s something and then something comes up and hits you from underneath- a bit like a great white shark’

I think he liked it. Made very much easier to get right by my shiny new Diffords measure ?
score: 1
Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member
Great to hear. And many thanks for buying an Easy Jigger.
score: 0

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