Morning Cocktail

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Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Ingredients:
5⁄6 oz Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
5⁄6 oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
1⁄12 oz Orange Curaçao liqueur
1⁄12 oz Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
1 dash La Fée Parisienne absinthe
1 dash Boker's bitters
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. Garnish with maraschino cherry.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 8/10
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Review:

A short, sharp and very satisfying bracer to prequal a good meal, or indeed chase such a meal.

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History:

This cocktail first appears in Harry Johnson's 1900 Bartenders' Manual. It also features in Harry Craddock's 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book where Bokers bitters is replaced with orange bitters. It's worth noting that Harry Johnson's recipe states "3 or 4 dashes of bitters (Boker's genuine only)."

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Nutrition:

One serving of Morning Cocktail contains 100 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 0.9 standard drinks
  • 23.56% alc./vol. (23.56° proof)
  • 13.1 grams of pure alcohol

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Morten Carlsbaek’s Avatar Morten Carlsbaek
17th August 2022 at 10:49
Easy drinking, a bit thin though. It tastes primarily of cognac diluted with dry vermouth.. I added barspoon extra Triple Sec, it made it more interesting to my taste buds. Next time I will add one dash Peychau's bitter and one dash chocolate bitter to live up the cocktail.
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
21st March 2021 at 04:54
Sooth and well balanced cocktail. Actually had this as a nightcap and it worked well also. Not sweet, but just a great, well-rounded cocktail.
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