The Dandy

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 2⁄3 oz Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
1⁄3 oz Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur
1⁄4 oz Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
1 1⁄2 oz Brut champagne/sparkling wine
× 1 1 serving
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Garnish: Seasonal berries

How to make:

STIR first 3 ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass. TOP with sparkling wine.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 8/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Review:

Bénédictine adds both saffron flavour and vivid yellow colour to this cognac based cocktail with maraschino contributing fruity notes. Champagne dries and provides effervescence and body to this well-balanced cocktail.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe discovered in 2014 at Hawksmoor Spitalfields in London, England. In turn, this apparently comes from a punch served at New York's Waldorf-Astoria in the 1930s.

Alcohol content:

  • 1.8 standard drinks
  • 22.26% alc./vol. (22.26° proof)
  • 25 grams of pure alcohol

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Avery Garnett’s Avatar Avery Garnett
26th June 2023 at 17:36
This strikes me as a drink which requires pinpoint balance - I went a little over, maybe 12ml of maraschino, and it was almost all I could taste
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Avery Garnett’s Avatar Avery Garnett
14th October 2024 at 16:24
Coming back to it a year later, being very precise with my measurements...it's just really not good. At least now it's not just a maraschino bomb, but it's all around mediocre. Reminds me a lot of a martini, weirdly.
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
4th November 2022 at 03:08
What a marvelous after-dinner drink. The herbal hints from the Benedictine along with the maraschino enhance the cognac. The prosecco enlivens the cocktail.
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