Name: Quitting Ordinary
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Cognac (brandy); 45 ml Earl Grey tea (cold); 15 ml Crème de cassis liqueur; 15 ml Vermouth - Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino); 1/2 Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix)

Serve in a

Coupe glass

Garnish:

Orange zest twist

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.

1 fl oz	Remy Martin VSOP coganc
1 1/2 fl oz	Earl Grey tea (cold)
1/2 fl oz	Joseph Cartron Double Crème de Cassis de Bourgogne
1/2 fl oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
¹⁄₂ barspoon	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix)
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Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strucchi Rosso Vermouth – Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

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Review:

Earl Grey tea tannins balance rich crème de cassis in this bittersweet, aperitif cocktail.

History:

Created in 2015 by Tom Blundell at Cosy Kettle, London, England.

Alcohol content:

1 standard drinks
12.94% alc./vol. (25.88° proof)
13.6 grams of pure alcohol

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