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Pied-à-terre

Name: Pied-à-terre
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Cognac (brandy); 30 ml German amaro; 30 ml Aromatized wine; 1 dash Creole bitters

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Ingredients
1 fl oz	Cognac (brandy)
1 fl oz	Jägermeisteror other German amaro
1 fl oz	Aromatized wine (e.g. Lillet Blanc)
1 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters

How to make

Glass

Photographed in an UB Retro Coupe 1910

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of star anise.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Prepare garnish of star anise floated on surface.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Pied-à-terre contains 186 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
24.17% alc./vol. (48.34° proof)
21.9 grams of pure alcohol

History

Adapted from a recipe created in 2021 by J. E. Clapham of Clapham Cocktails.

More cocktails by J. E. Clapham of Clapham Cocktails

Review

Cognac-laced and herbal with hints of liquorice, Pied-à-terre (which translates from French to mean 'foot on the ground') makes for a great after-dinner digestif.

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Tim Co 27w

Love it! The start anise is perfect. You smell it as you sip but it doesn't add flavor. Really nice.

Jeremy Harrold 3y

It looks bonkers but…fantastic! For me a touch on the sweet side, summer fruit and aniseed.
Not sure about the star anise garnish though…

Szymon Szagun 4y

Great cocktail! Surprisingly, cognac is at the forefront and with this balance, the herbal liqueur does not overpower it at all. You first taste cognac enhanced with herbal notes, and the finish is for the vermouth.

C Dozois 4y

This is a really nice digestif cocktail that is not too sweet tasting. Lots of herbaceous flavour between the Jager and the Peychaud's and the Cognac balances everything nicely I used Larsen VSOP and it was very enjoyable.