Entente Cordiale #2

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Serve in

a Coupe glass...
1⅔ fl oz Cognac
⅙ fl oz Pedro Ximénez sherry
⅓ fl oz Breakfast tea sugar syrup (2:1)
½ fl oz Freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
½ fl oz Pasteurised egg white
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How to make:

Dry shake all ingredients together, then shake vigorously with cubed ice and double strain into a chilled coupe glass.

Garnish:

Dash of Angostura Bitters drawn across foam

Comment:

Tea tannins and zesty lemon balance rich Pedro Ximenez sherry, all layered over a cognac base.

About:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2015 by Felix Cohen at Manhattans Project, Dalston, London, England.

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