Name: The Southern Alliance
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Cognac (brandy); 20 ml Punt E Mes or other full-bodied vermouth; 15 ml Apricot (brandy) liqueur; 1/2 Balsamic vinegar of Modena; 1 Plum bitters

Serve in an

Old-fashioned glass

Garnish:

Orange zest twist & Luxardo maraschino cherries

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass (preferably a large chunk of block ice).

1 2/3 fl oz	Rémy Martin 1738 Cognac
2/3 fl oz	Punt E Mes or other full-bodied vermouth
1/2 fl oz	Giffard Abricot du Roussillon liqueur
¹⁄₂ spoon	Balsamic vinegar of Modena
1 dash	Plum bitters
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Review:

Cognac shines with a delicate fruitiness in this dryish, bittersweet stirred cocktail served on the rocks.

History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2015 by Angelos Bafas at Fabrica Cocktail Bar, Drama, Greece.

Nutrition:

One serving of The Southern Alliance contains 174 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
26.82% alc./vol. (53.64° proof)
22.9 grams of pure alcohol

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