Name: Corpse Reviver No.1 (Gilberg's recipe)
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Calvados apple brandy; 30 ml Cognac (brandy); 30 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 1 dash Absinthe

Corpse Reviver No.1 (Gilberg's recipe)
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 oz	Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack
1 oz	Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
1 oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
1 dash	La Fée Parisienne absinthe

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Spirit-forward, complex and delicious with attractive apple notes and faint anise absinthe influence.

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Variant:

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History:

In his book The Joy of Mixology, Gary Regan recommends a version of the Corpse Reviver with 2 oz applejack, ¾ oz cognac and ¾ oz sweet vermouth, which he writes was created in 2001 by Steve Gilberg, publisher of happyhours.com. This may make a cocktail strong enough to awaken the dead, but those wishing to remain compos mentis may prefer this equal parts version I created after being inspired by Steve Gilberg's Corpse Reviver.

Nutrition:

One serving of Corpse Reviver No.1 (Gilberg's recipe) contains 189 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
25.29% alc./vol. (25.29° proof)
22.8 grams of pure alcohol

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