Name: Bastille
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Armagnac brandy; 22.5 ml Aromatized wine; 22.5 ml Bénédictine D.O.M.; 2 dash Black walnut bitters

Ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz

Armagnac brandy

³⁄₄ fl oz

Aromatized wine (e.g. Lillet Blanc)

³⁄₄ fl oz

Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur

2 dash

Fee Brothers Black Walnut bitters

How to make

Glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.

Prepare garnish of walnut.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Garnish

Garnish with walnut half on rim or rested on ice.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Bastille contains 205 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
26.83% alc./vol. (53.66° proof)
24.4 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Black walnut bitters — Nuts

Comments & Discussion

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Scott McIsaac Premium Member 25w

Delicious! Sweet and velvety, but not cloying. Based on Simon Sedgley's suggestion, I may try substituting Hogsworth (a craft blend of bourbons and aged armagnacs marketed here in the US) for the armagnac the next time I mix one. Will add another comment if I do.

Scott McIsaac Premium Member 2w

So, I finally did try it with Hogsworth substituted for the Armagnac, and I liked it even better! I also tried substituting Cognac for Armagnac, and that was good too. (Hogsworth is a 60%/40% blend of bourbon to Armagnac, so if you can't get your hands on any, blend some yourself!)

Simon Sedgley Premium Member 1y

Very elegant and luxurious. As a bolder alternative, we think Rittenhouse Rye works very nicely as a substitute for the Armagnac...one might even add a further dash of bitters.

Antoni Baltar 2y

Very good, a very interesting way to show up the black walnut bitters ( they are a recent acquisition of mine and I'm in ove with them). Made it with Torres 20 Hors d'Age brandy. Catalan brandies have a nice vanilla touch