Sainte Trinite (Holy Trinity)

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
2 oz Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
2⁄3 oz Elderflower liqueur
1⁄2 oz Yellow Chartreuse (or génépy liqueur)
2 dash Orange Bitters by Angostura
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 9/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 5/10
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Review:

Cognac, elderflower liqueur and Chartreuse (a trinity indeed) with dashes of bitters and an aromatic citrus twist. This is a boozy cocktail so you may prefer our 25% smaller riff to suit a Nick & Nora rather than the original Coupe glass:
45ml / 1½oz Cognac
15ml / ½oz Elderflower liqueur
10ml / 1/3oz Yellow Chartreuse
1 dash Orange bitters

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History:

Created by Lewis Roberts at Tariff & Dale in Manchester, England.

Nutrition:

One serving of Sainte Trinite (Holy Trinity) contains 238 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.9 standard drinks
  • 28.51% alc./vol. (28.51° proof)
  • 27.3 grams of pure alcohol

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Stephen C’s Avatar Stephen C
17th June 2023 at 05:03
Much too sweet for me. I added a barspoon of fernet and found that helped tame it. I still wanted to soften it and added 1/4 oz campari and a dash of grapefruit bitters. On the whole a better cocktail for me but I think lowering the St Germain to 1/2 oz would also help.
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Tuber Magnatum’s Avatar Tuber Magnatum
21st May 2023 at 23:04
Excellent! Certainly boozy but I would say slightly more on the sweet side that 5. Maybe 4, but then of course everyone has their own benchmark!
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20th December 2020 at 19:04
This is a phenomenal cocktail. Incredibly balanced with all sorts of different flavors.
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