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Reggatta de Blanc

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 'rich' (2:1)

Difford’s Guide

Discerning Drinkers (16)

Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1 fl oz	Pisco
1 fl oz	Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack
1 fl oz	Sauvignon Blanc wine
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Gentian liqueur Gentian liqueur (e.g. Suze, Avèze, Salers)
¹⁄₆ fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix

How to make

Glass

Photographed in an UB Koto Old Fashioned 30cl

Method

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

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Reggatta de Blanc contains 187 calories

Alcohol content:

1.8 standard drinks
22.51% alc./vol. (45.02° proof)
24.8 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Sauvignon Blanc wine — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

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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Review

Dry and spirit-forward.

Suze gentian liqueur 750ml - makes 50 cocktails
$32.99 $0.66 per cocktail Suze gentian liqueur image

Monin Pure Cane Syrup (US) 750ml - makes 150.5 cocktails
$14.99 $0.10 per cocktail Monin Pure Cane Syrup (US) image

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Makes a minimum of 50 cocktails.
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Comments & Discussion

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Jacques Gaudin Premium Member 2y

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 Premium Member 3y

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.

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