Atlantic Flyer

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (6 ratings)

Glass:

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
34 oz Cognac (brandy)
34 oz Blanc quinquina/kina (e.g. Mattei Cap Corse, Bonal or Kina L'Aér chilled
34 oz Cockburn's Tawny Eyes Port chilled
34 oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth chilled
× 1 1 serving
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Prepare:

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of chocolate orange stick.

How to make:

  1. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

  1. Garnish with a chocolate orange stick across rim.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10

Review:

Aromatised and fortified wines structure this brandy-based, delicious, late-night sipper.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe in R. de Fleur's 1934 book 1700 Cocktails for the Man Behind the Bar

ATLANTIC FLYER
¼ Caperatif
¼ Brandy
¼ Red port
¼ Martini vermouth
Serve in a medium size glass and grate a little chocolate on top.

R. de Fleur, 1700 Cocktails for the Man Behind the Bar, 1934

Nutrition:

One serving of Atlantic Flyer contains 158 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.2 standard drinks
  • 18.31% alc./vol. (36.61° proof)
  • 16.5 grams of pure alcohol

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John CARR’s Avatar John CARR
26th December 2025 at 11:35
A wonderfully harmonious combination and balance of ingredients. Followed SS’s lead of a few drops of choc bitters, although the grated chocolate garnish really was indulgently fragrant. Packed with flavour, rounding out a full Christmastide.
John CARR’s Avatar John CARR
11th January at 13:34
Second visit I split the Kina between Lillet Blanc and Bonal, and got some really nice depth of flavour.
Simon Sedgley’s Avatar Simon Sedgley
20th December 2025 at 15:03
Rather than leave all of the chocolate work to be done by the garnish, we added just a few drops of Bob's Chocolate Bitters. Quite a gentle late night cocktail...perhaps one for your favourite eccentric aunt.