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Le Roi Soleil (The Sun King)
Serve in a Coupe glass
| 3 fresh | Blackberries |
| 1 1⁄2 oz | Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac |
| 1⁄3 oz | Black raspberry liqueur (e.g. Chambord) |
| 1⁄6 oz | Cointreau triple sec liqueur |
| 1⁄6 oz | Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup) |
| 1 dash | Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters |
Garnish: Blackberry & raspberry dusted with icing sugar plus dark chocolate.
How to make:
MUDDLE blackberries in stirring glass. Add other ingredients, STIR with ice and fine strain into chilled glass. (Be sure to use very fine strainer and beware this recipe only fills a 3oz glass so consider multiplying ingredients.)
Review:
Cognac with red and blackberry fruit and delicate zesty orange.
History:
Adapted from a recipe created in 2015 by Daniele Vignali at The Sky Bar, Resorts World, Birmingham, England. Daniele’s original recipe called for Martell Cordon Bleu cognac.
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