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L'Anniversaire (The Birthday)

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (7)
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Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 2⁄3 fl oz Cognac (brandy)
1⁄3 fl oz Honey herbal liqueur (e.g. Drambuie)
1⁄6 fl oz Italian red bitter liqueur
2⁄3 fl oz Carpano Antica Formula Vermouth
1⁄3 fl oz Raisin sugar syrup (2:1 homemade)

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How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Martini glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a MARTINI GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

  1. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

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

Alcohol content:

  • 1.6 standard drinks
  • 23.66% alc./vol. (47.33° proof)
  • 22.5 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

History

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

Review

Rich yet bittersweet. A good after-dinner digestive.

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Comments & Discussion

Arthur Howe
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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Makes a minimum of 18.5 cocktails.
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