Name: Vieille Place
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 25 ml Whiskey - Bourbon whiskey; 25 ml Cognac (brandy); 20 ml Gentian liqueur (e.g. Suze, Salers etc); 15 ml Vermouth - Dry; 5 ml Amaretto liqueur; 10 ml Sugar syrup (rich) 2 sugar to 1 water; 1 Peychaud's / Creole bitters; 1 Angostura or other aromatic bitters

Serve in an

Old-fashioned glass

Photographed in an

UB 1910 Old Fashioned 10.5oz

Garnish:

Lemon zest twist

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass (preferably over a chunk of block ice).

5/6 fl oz	Bourbon whiskey
5/6 fl oz	Rémy Martin 1738 Cognac
2/3 fl oz	Gentian liqueur (e.g. Suze, Salers etc)
1/2 fl oz	Noilly Prat Extra Dry
1/6 fl oz	Disaronno amaretto
1/3 fl oz	Sugar syrup (65.0°brix, 2 sugar to 1 water rich syrup)
1 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters
1 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
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Maker's Mark bourbon, 70cl

£ 27.95 £ 1.00 per cocktail, makes 28 Rémy Martin 1738 Cognac, 70cl

£ 53.25 £ 1.90 per cocktail, makes 28 Disaronno amaretto, 70cl

£ 20.95 £ 0.15 per cocktail, makes 140.5 Peychaud's Aromatic Bitters, 8cl

£ 9.25 £ 0.23 per cocktail, makes 40

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Review:

Spirit-forward and bittersweet yet balanced and eminently drinkable. Reminiscent of an old-fashioned but with the option to enjoy as an aperitif.

Gentle

Boozy

Sweet

Dry/sour

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2018 by Robbie Neskens at Bruut, Hasselt, Belgium. Robbie says, "This cocktail is a twist on the classic Vieux Carré. Vieux Carré and Vieille Place both have the same meaning: Old Square. With the difference Vieux Carré being masculine and Vieille Place feminine."

Nutrition:

One serving of Vieille Place contains 221 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
23.21% alc./vol. (46.42° proof)
23.4 grams of pure alcohol

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