A.B.C. Cocktail

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Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Ingredients:
7 fresh Mint leaves
1 oz Cockburn's Tawny Eyes Port
1 oz Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
1⁄4 oz Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
1⁄6 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist & Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 5/10
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Review:

Wonderfully delicate. Mint gives subtle freshness to the classic port and brandy combo.

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History:

Not to be confused with the earlier and quite different cocktail of the same name which appears in the 1929 book, Cocktails de Paris Présentés Par RIP. This version, the one that has found longevity, first appears in the 1935 menu cocktail book Bar la Florida Cocktails.

A B C COCKTAIL
1/2 Oporto Wine.
1/2 Fine Cognac.
1/3 Maraschino.
1 Dash angostura.
Several sprigs peppermint.
½ Teaspoon of sugar.
Plenty ice in a glass of 6 oz.
Shake a little and serve with 2 cherries.

Bar la Florida Cocktails, 1935

Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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Alex Grieb’s Avatar Alex Grieb
23rd February 2023 at 20:55
Quite nice, but I don't think it needs the additional simple syrup, it's well balanced with just the sweetness from the maraschino liquer and the port.
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Patrick Valentino’s Avatar Patrick Valentino
12th July 2021 at 01:48
I like this one a lot. Its refreshing but quite small
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