Devil's

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Serve in a

Nick & Nora glass
Ingredients:
1 1/2 fl oz Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
1 1/2 fl oz Giffard Peppermint Pastille crème de menthe
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Read about cocktail measures and measuring.

How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of pinch red pepper.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
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History:

Adapted from a recipe in Robert Vermeire's 1922 Cocktails – How to Mix Them

DEVIL'S COCKTAIL
Fill the shaker half full with broken ice and add:
¼ gill of Cognac Brandy.
¼ gill of Crème de Menthe (green).
Shake well and strain into a cocktail-glass. Add a pinch of red pepper on top.

Robert Vermeire, Cocktails – How to Mix Them, 1922

Nutrition:

One serving of Devil's contains 220 calories.

Alcohol content:

  • 1.5 standard drinks
  • 24.02% alc./vol. (48.04° proof)
  • 21.6 grams of pure alcohol
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The founder of Bacardi was a Catalan wine merchant called Facundo Bacardi Massó, who left Spain for Cuba in 1830.

Valentine's Day image

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Fernand Petiot's birthday image

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On this day in 1900, Fernand Pete Petiot was born in Paris, to parents who owned a guesthouse - he would come to fame, correctly or otherwise, as the inventor

Margarita Day image

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There are days for most things in the US, but Margarita Day is a subject very close to our hearts. Because, no matter who invented this classic cocktail,

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