Victoria (Bariana, 1896)

Name: Victoria (Bariana, 1896)
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Cognac (brandy); 30 ml Aged rum (6-10yr); 10 ml Green crème de menthe

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Ingredients
1 fl oz	Cognac (brandy)
1 fl oz	Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Giffard Peppermint Pastille crème de menthe

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
Prepare garnish of mint leaf or tip of mint sprig.

Method

STIR all ingredients with crushed ice.
STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with mint leaf or mint sprig pegged to rim.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
29.36% alc./vol. (58.72° proof)
20.6 grams of pure alcohol

History

Adapted from a recipe in Louis Fouquet's 1896 book Bariana.

VICTORIA COCKTAIL
Verre D
Prendre grand verre à mélange A, glace en petits morceaux, une petite cuillerée de sucre poudre, 6 traits de menthe verte, finir avec cognac Curlier et rhum en quantité égale, bien agiter, passer, verser, ajouter une petite branche de menthe poivré ou une tranche d'orange, suivant la saison, et servir.

Translated from French:
Glass D [Coupe]
Take a large mixing glass, crushed ice, a small spoonful of powdered sugar, and 6 dashes of green mint; finish with equal parts Curlier cognac and rum; shake well, strain, pour, add a small sprig of peppermint or an orange slice (depending on the season), and serve.
Louis Fouquet, Bariana, 1896

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Review

This attractive, pale-green, minty-fresh cocktail is best enjoyed as a late-night after-dinner freshener.

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