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First Emperor

Name: First Emperor
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Aromatized wine; 15 ml Agricole rhum (unaged); 7.5 ml Chartreuse Yellow; 7.5 ml Pineapple juice; 7.5 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)

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Ingredients
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Aromatized wine (e.g. Lillet Blanc)
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Agricole blanc/cane juice rhum (unaged)
¹⁄₄ fl oz	Yellow Chartreuse (or génépy liqueur)
¹⁄₄ fl oz	Pineapple juice
¹⁄₄ fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Method

Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of First Emperor contains 150 calories

Alcohol content:

1 standard drinks
15.04% alc./vol. (30.08° proof)
13.3 grams of pure alcohol

History

Adapted from a recipe discovered in March 2018 at Merchant House in Bow Lane, London, England.

30ml Agricole rhum, 60ml Lillet Blanc, 15ml Yellow Chartreuse and 10ml pineapple syrup, served in a small stemmed wine glass with a single pebble-shaped sliver of ice.
Original Recipe, Merchant House, 2018

Named after Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821). The following accompanied the cocktail on the Merchant House's menu: "After rising to the rank of General at the young age of 24, Napoleon later arranged a coup, placing himself as the first Emperor of France. His skill in command led to numerous years of French dominance in Europe and further afield, and his reforms continue to influence our society today."

Review

Grassy spirituous agricole rhum is mellowed by fruity pineapple, sweet herbal liqueur and vinous herbal vermouth.

Lillet Blanc 750ml - makes 16.5 cocktails
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Monin Pure Cane Syrup (US) 750ml - makes 100 cocktails
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Makes a minimum of 16.5 cocktails.
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Comments & Discussion

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G. M. Genovese Premium Member 15w

Mad flavorful. Used what I had. Cocchi Americano, Rhum J.M Terroir Volcanique, Strega. Sweetness balanced enough to either take a splash of soda or sweetened carbonated mixer. Shouldn't push it too far over the edge in either direction. Surprising degree of pineapple essence, given the meager measure. Wouldn't put this on ice.

James Casswell 2y

Surprised how much flavour just 15ml of agricole brought. Tastes a little bit different - in a good way.

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