Name: The Burly French Man
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 5 ml Absinthe; 50 ml Cognac (brandy); 20 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 20 ml Chartreuse Green; 10 ml Damson liqueur; 1 dash Orange bitters; 1 dash Aromatic bitters

The Burly French Man
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Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
¹⁄₆ oz	La Fée Parisienne absinthe
1 ²⁄₃ oz	Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
²⁄₃ oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
²⁄₃ oz	Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur)
¹⁄₃ oz	Damson liqueur
1 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura
1 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters

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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.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Review:

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

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History:

Created in 2015 by Tommy Long at the Groucho Club in London, England. Originally made with Cocchi Storico Vermouth di Torino rosso vermouth.

Nutrition:

One serving of The Burly French Man contains 266 calories

Alcohol content:

2.3 standard drinks
30.8% alc./vol. (30.8° proof)
32.5 grams of pure alcohol

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Calvin Grant

11th February 2024 at 03:58

I quite like this. Have made it twice with that new bottle of damson (gin) liqueur as it's the only recipe I have all the ingredients for... albeit with a substitution or two. Genepy for the Chartreuse and Torres 10 for the Cognac. Guess that makes it more of a Strapping Spaniard than a Burly Frenchman. Liked how the aromatic flavors of the Absinthe, Damson, and lemon zest hovered over the heavier elements.

Andy Parnell-Hopkinson

5th December 2021 at 22:54

Has potential but over-complicated.

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