Name: Le Château
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Cognac (brandy); 10 ml Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur; 7.5 ml Aperol (orange-red aperitivo); 5 ml Campari or other red bitter liqueur; 1 Peychaud's / Creole bitters; 1 Orange bitters

Serve in a

Coupe glass

Photographed in a

Bespoke Nick & Nora

Garnish:

Grapefruit zest twist

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.

1 fl oz	Cognac (brandy)
1/3 fl oz	Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur
1/4 fl oz	Bittersweet orange-red aperitivo
1/6 fl oz	Strucchi Red Bitter Liqueur
1 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters
1 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura
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Review:

Brandy stirred and served straight-up with a combination of French herbal and Italian bittersweet liqueurs.

History:

Created in 2015 by Scott Burgess at Some Place, Liverpool, England.

Nutrition:

One serving of Le Château contains 132 calories.

Alcohol content:

1 standard drinks
27.11% alc./vol. (54.22° proof)
14.4 grams of pure alcohol

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Le Château

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