No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Carrol Cocktail
Measurements in:
Serves:
| 2 fl oz | Cognac (brandy) |
| 1 fl oz | Strucchi Rosso Vermouth |
How to make
Glass
Photographed in an Urban Bar 1910 Retro Coupette 15cl
Prepare
- Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of skewered pickled walnut or onion.
Method
- STIR all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish
- Garnish with skewered pickled walnut or onion.
Flavour Profile
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Health & Nutrition
Nutrition:
One serving of Carrol Cocktail contains 181 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.6 standard drinks
- 25.2% alc./vol. (50.39° proof)
- 22.7 grams of pure alcohol
Allergens:
Recipe contains the following allergens:
- Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
History
A pre-Prohibition era cocktail published in the 1923 book "Harry" of Ciro's ABC of Mixing Cocktails.
Carrol Cocktail.
Harry of Ciro's ABC of Mixing Cocktails, 1923
1/3 Italian Vermouth, 2/3 Brandy.
Serve with pickled walnut in cocktail glass.
(This cocktail was well known at the Plaza Hotel, New York, before Prohibition.)
Review
Basically a Brandy Manhattan without bitters. Spirit-forward and dry yet easy.
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