The Cab

Difford's Guide
Discerning Drinkers (29 ratings)

Serve in a

Coupe glass
Ingredients:
1 2/3 fl oz Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
5/6 fl oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1/2 fl oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
8 fresh Mint leaves
2 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
1 2/3 fl oz Brut champagne/sparkling wine
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Garnish:

Mint leaf

How to make:

SHAKE first 5 ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass. TOP with champagne.

Allergens:


Recipe contains the following allergens:

Review:

A minty limey cognac sour invigorated with champagne.

Variant:

Old Cuban

History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2015 by Andres Walters at The Lobo Plantation in Sydney, Australia.

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 13.74% alc./vol. (27.48° proof)
  • 19.3 grams of pure alcohol
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