Name: Sacred
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Cognac (brandy); 30 ml Elderflower liqueur; 20 ml Lemon juice; Top up with Tonic water

Sacred
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Glass:

Serve in a Wine glass

Ingredients:
1 ²⁄₃ oz	Cognac (brandy)
1 oz	Elderflower liqueur
²⁄₃ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
Top up with	Thomas Henry Tonic Water

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a WINE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

How to make:

SHAKE first 3 ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass whilst also pouring tonic water.

Garnish:

EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Review:

Brandy is freshened with lemon juice and tonic water, while elderflower liqueur adds subtle sweet floral notes.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2015 by Gilles De Hondt at Casino Oostende in Oostende, Belgium.

Nutrition:

One serving of Sacred contains 188 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
19.12% alc./vol. (38.23° proof)
19.1 grams of pure alcohol

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