Name: American Beauty (by Trader Vic)
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Cognac (brandy); 30 ml Vermouth - Dry; 7.5 ml Crème de menthe (white); 30 ml Orange juice (freshly squeezed); 15 ml Grenadine/pomegranate syrup; 15 ml Tawny port

Serve in a

Martini glass

Garnish:

Mint leaf

How to make:

SHAKE first five ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass. Use the back of a soup spoon to FLOAT port over drink.

1 fl oz	Cognac (brandy)
1 fl oz	Dry vermouth
1/4 fl oz	Giffard Menthe Pastille white crème de menthe
1 fl oz	Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
1/2 fl oz	Grenadine/pomegranate syrup (2:1)
1/2 fl oz	Tawny port
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Review:

Invigorating and peppermint-fresh yet sophisticated and complex.

History:

Adapted from Victor Bergeron's Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide (1972 revised edition).

More cocktails by Victor Bergeron A.K.A Trader Vic

Nutrition:

One serving of American Beauty (by Trader Vic) contains 188 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
13.47% alc./vol. (26.94° proof)
17.2 grams of pure alcohol

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.