Garnish:
Lemon zest twist
How to make:
POUR first 2 ingredients into ice-filled glass. TOP with soda (leaving room for the brandy). Briefly stir and then FLOAT brandy.
| 1 1/2 fl oz | Amer Picon |
| 1/4 fl oz | Grenadine/pomegranate syrup (2:1) |
| 1 1/2 fl oz | Thomas Henry Soda Water |
| 1/2 fl oz | Cognac (brandy) |
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Review:
Bittersweet and herbal, a distinctly French aperitif.
History:
Thought to have originated at the Noriega Hotel in Bakersfield, California, the Picon Punch has become something of a signature drink of Basque immigrant communities in the USA who have also taken it back to their home region in the French Pyrénées.
Alcohol content:
- 1.5 standard drinks
- 18.08% alc./vol. (36.16° proof)
- 20.3 grams of pure alcohol
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