Dr Zeus

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Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
1⁄2 oz Fernet Branca liqueur
20 dried Raisins
2 oz Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
1⁄4 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
1⁄6 oz Galliano Espresso Coffee liqueur
1 dash Orange Bitters by Angostura
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

POUR Fernet Branca into ice-filled glass. Separately MUDDLE raisins in base of shaker, add other ingredients and SHAKE with ice. Finally DISCARD contents of glass and strain contents of shaker into the Fernet Branca coated glass.

Review:

Not that far removed from a Sazerac cocktail, this is innovative and great tasting.

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History:

Created by Adam Ennis in 2001 at Isola, Knightsbridge, London, England.

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Jacques Gaudin ’s Avatar Jacques Gaudin
19th September 2024 at 20:08
This is a clever number. I tried with a rather expensive Cognac and didn't regret it.
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John Smith’s Avatar John Smith
14th November 2020 at 02:43
Intriguing. You could get by with less Fernet, but what sticks is definitely present, and it wields well with the bitter coffee flavor.
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Lee Bridges’ Avatar Lee Bridges
18th September 2020 at 02:59
Is it really necessary to pour a whole oz of Fernet into the glass to coat it just to dump it out?
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Jacques Gaudin ’s Avatar Jacques Gaudin
19th September 2024 at 20:06
That's what they do in Knightsbridge but here in East London, "discard" means "open your mouth and drink".
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
18th September 2020 at 07:10
Agreed. Does seem over the top, hence I have halved the measure in the recipe above.
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