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Le Roi Soleil (The Sun King)

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (4)
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
3 fresh Blackberries
1 1⁄2 fl oz Cognac (brandy)
1⁄3 fl oz Bols Black Raspberry Liqueur
1⁄6 fl oz Cointreau L'Unique triple sec liqueur
1⁄6 fl oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
1 dash Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters

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Garnish: Blackberry & raspberry dusted with icing sugar plus dark chocolate.

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Method:

MUDDLE blackberries in stirring glass. Add other ingredients, STIR with ice and fine strain into chilled glass. (Be sure to use very fine strainer and beware this recipe only fills a 3oz glass so consider multiplying ingredients.)

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:

  • 17.5 grams of pure alcohol

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

History

Adapted from a recipe created in 2015 by Daniele Vignali at The Sky Bar, Resorts World, Birmingham, England. Daniele’s original recipe called for Martell Cordon Bleu cognac.

Review

Cognac with red and blackberry fruit and delicate zesty orange.

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Comments & Discussion

G. M. Genovese Premium Member
Surprisingly delightful showcase for blackberry cordial. The muddling of the blackberries and fine straining is a baffling mystery to me - what's the point?! Skeptical of the outcome, I used Korbel brandy. Tried it again with Pierre Ferrand 1840 and it was too Cognac-forward, believe it or not, disrupting the clarity and harmony of flavors. You may beg to differ.
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