Name: American Beauty (by David Embury)
Prep time: 4 min
Total time: 4 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Cognac (brandy); 15 ml Dry vermouth; 15 ml Crème de menthe (white); 15 ml Orange juice (freshly squeezed); 15 ml Grenadine/pomegranate syrup; 5 ml Claret red wine

Serve in a

Coupe glass

Garnish:

Float mint leaf or red rose petal

How to make:

SHAKE first 5 ingredients with CRUSHED ICE and fine strain into chilled glass. FLOAT red wine on surface of cocktail.

2 fl oz	Rémy Martin 1738 Cognac
1/2 fl oz	Dry vermouth
1/2 fl oz	Giffard Menthe Pastille white crème de menthe
1/2 fl oz	Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
1/2 fl oz	Grenadine/pomegranate syrup (2:1)
1/6 fl oz	Claret red wine
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Review:

Both fresh and refreshing. A subtle hint of peppermint gives zing to this cognac-based cocktail.

Variant:

When served in a tall glass with crushed ice this is called an American Beauty Punch.

History:

Adapted from a recipe in David A. Embury's 1948 The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks.

AMERICAN BEAUTY
1 part French Vermouth
1 part Grenadine
1 part White Creme de Menthe
1 part Orange Juice
4 parts Cognac
Shake well with crushed ice. Float 1 teaspoonful claret on top of each drink.
This drink is sometimes served in a tall glass filled with crushed ice and then called American Beauty Punch.
David A. Embury, 1948

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Nutrition:

One serving of American Beauty (by David Embury) contains 240 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.8 standard drinks
19.65% alc./vol. (39.3° proof)
24.6 grams of pure alcohol

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