Name: L'Anniversaire (The Birthday)
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Cognac (brandy); 10 ml Honey herbal liqueur; 5 ml Red bitter liqueur; 20 ml Vermouth alla vaniglia; 10 ml Raisin sugar syrup

L'Anniversaire (The Birthday)
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Serve in a Martini glass

Ingredients:
1 ²⁄₃ oz	Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
¹⁄₃ oz	Honey herbal liqueur (e.g. Drambuie)
¹⁄₆ oz	Strucchi Red Bitter (Campari-style liqueur)
²⁄₃ oz	Carpano Antica Formula Vermouth
¹⁄₃ oz	Raisin sugar syrup (2:1 homemade)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Martini glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Vermouth rosso alla vaniglia (e.g. Antica Formula) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Review:

Rich yet bittersweet. A good after-dinner digestive.

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History:

Created in 2015 by Pier Schirru at Century Club in London, England

Nutrition:

One serving of L'Anniversaire (The Birthday) contains 217 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
23.66% alc./vol. (23.66° proof)
22.5 grams of pure alcohol

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Anonymous

8th January 2021 at 23:57

Low on Campari so I used Cynar instead. Since I find Drambuie and Carpano Antica Formula to be sweet enough already, I skipped the raisin sugar syrup. Very nice. Next time I might macerate some raisins in advance to toss into the cocktail.

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