Name: Parle-vous Irish cocktail
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Cognac (brandy); 30 ml Irish whiskey; 15 ml Grand Marnier; 15 ml Bénédictine D.O.M.; 10 ml Chilled water

Ingredients

1 fl oz

Cognac (brandy)

1 fl oz

Irish whiskey

1/2 fl oz

Grand Marnier or other cognac orange liqueur

1/2 fl oz

Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur

1/3 fl oz

Chilled water/mineral water (omit if using wet ice)

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Parle-vous Irish cocktail contains 222 calories

Alcohol content:

2 standard drinks
28.35% alc./vol. (56.69° proof)
28.4 grams of pure alcohol

Comments & Discussion

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Jeffrey Moore 2y

Far too sweet for me. I increased the whiskey to 1.5 oz & decreased the DOM to 1/4. I liked that a bit better. Not one I'd revisit, though. Not due to it being bad. Simply due to the fact there are so many more to try. Slainte

Jeremy Harrold 4y

Great. Orange with a lovely blend of herbal and honey and strong spirit backbone. I served mine with ice in a coupe but I think an old fashioned glass would suit the drink best.

John Hinojos Premium Member 4y

This was great. My second five star today. Smooth and none of the flavours overpower each other. Perfect for an evening sipping or as a digestive.

Emily Le Thuc 5y

Hello, the correct French spelling would be “parlez-vous”, as in “voulez-vous”.... The drink itself is a lovely digestif!

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 5y

The spelling above is just as Chris spelt the name of his cocktail. Arguably makes it trademarkable, e.g. Absolut Vodka should be spelt Absolute Vodka.

Emily Le Thuc 5y

Fair point Simon!
I guess from a French speaker’s perspective it’s just that it looks like the grammatical equivalent of “does you speak”, added to the fact that “parle” is pronounced “parl”, whereas “parlez” is pronounced “parlay”, but it’s not like the French don’t mispronounce English or make grammatical mistakes as well... ;)