Queen Elizabeth No. 2

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Glass:

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 fl oz Cognac (brandy)
1 fl oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth chilled
1⁄3 fl oz Ferrand Dry Curaçao
× 1 1 serving
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Prepare:

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.

How to make:

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

Garnish:

  1. Garnish with skewered maraschino cherry.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 9/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Review:

An orange curaçao-influenced Sweet Manhattan.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Queen Elizabeth No. 2 contains 179 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.5 standard drinks
  • 24.83% alc./vol. (49.65° proof)
  • 21.1 grams of pure alcohol

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Andy Parnell-Hopkinson’s Avatar Andy Parnell-Hopkinson
15th February at 21:26
Orangey. Nothing else notable.
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Nathalie O'Flynn’s Avatar Nathalie O'Flynn
13th February at 19:48
I don't know who this guy is but am going to do all of his cocktails lol
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Simon Sedgley’s Avatar Simon Sedgley
15th February at 13:18
Maybe there's a book (even if only a humble slim volume), as a virtuous side project to your sybaritic intent.🙂
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