Name: Reggatta de Blanc
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Pisco; 30 ml Calvados apple brandy; 30 ml Sauvignon blanc wine; 15 ml Gentian liqueur; 5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1)

Reggatta de Blanc
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Photographed in an UB Koto Old Fashioned 30cl

Ingredients:
1 oz	BarSol Mosto Verde Italia Pisco
1 oz	Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack
1 oz	Sauvignon blanc wine
¹⁄₂ oz	Gentian liqueur (e.g. Suze, Salers etc)
¹⁄₆ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare garnish of skewered green grapes.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Sauvignon blanc wine - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Dry and spirit-forward.

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History:

Created in August 2015 by yours truly at the Cabinet Room, London, England.

Reggatta de Blanc (White Reggae) was the second, and seminal, album by the English rock band The Police. The album's French name reflects the heavy influence of the country's products in this cocktail and happily, for approval by our naming committee (my missus), most of the ingredients are also decidedly "blanc".

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Nutrition:

One serving of Reggatta de Blanc contains 187 calories

Alcohol content:

1.8 standard drinks
22.29% alc./vol. (22.29° proof)
24.5 grams of pure alcohol

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Jacques Gaudin

14th December 2023 at 14:25

Life was a bit too dull so on the 7th day, after a short nap, God sent us Simon Difford! What a lovely drink again. Each ingredient falls into place rather nicely, lovely balance.

Miguel Perales

31st December 2022 at 01:30

Interesting cocktail. The wine was actually palate forward, with the Gentian following close and the Calvados closing the deal. Pisco just provided the alcohol punch and not much of the flavor. Nice work Mr Difford.