Name: The Burly French Man
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 5 ml Absinthe verte (green); 50 ml Cognac (brandy); 20 ml Vermouth di Torino; 20 ml Chartreuse Green; 10 ml Damson liqueur; 1 Orange bitters; 1 Angostura or other aromatic bitters

Serve in an

Old-fashioned glass

Garnish:

Lemon zest twist (discarded).

How to make:

RINSE chilled glass with absinthe and set to one side. STIR other ingredients with ice and strain into absinthe rinsed glass.

1/6 fl oz	La Fée Parisienne absinthe
1 2/3 fl oz	Cognac (brandy)
2/3 fl oz	Vermouth di Torino
2/3 fl oz	Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur)
1/3 fl oz	Damson liqueur
1 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura
1 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
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Review:

Boozy and served Sazerac-style, cognac with powerful Chartreuse herbal notes and faintly jammy fruit.

History:

Created in 2015 by Tommy Long at the Groucho Club, London, England.

Nutrition:

One serving of The Burly French Man contains 265 calories.

Alcohol content:

2.3 standard drinks
30.59% alc./vol. (61.18° proof)
32.3 grams of pure alcohol

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