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Corpse Reviver No.1 (Gilberg's recipe)

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

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Measurements in:

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Ingredients
1 fl oz	Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack
1 fl oz	Cognac (brandy)
1 fl oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
1 dash	La Fée Parisienne absinthe

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

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

Garnish

EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

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

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
25.29% alc./vol. (50.59° proof)
22.9 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

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

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.

Review

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

Variations/similar cocktails

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Corpse Reviver No. 2 (Contemporary recipe)
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Corpse Reviver No. 4
Corpse Reviver No. 0824
Corpse Reviver No. Blue
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Savoy Corpse Reviver (by Joe Gilmore)

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Comments & Discussion

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Doug Bain Premium Member 47w

Tried the Ben Hopkins variation which replaces the dash of absinthe with 4 of orange bitters. He also recommended a grapefruit twist which I did not have so I used orange. Delicious!.

Egg McKenzie 46w

i also made this version - also without the grapefruit. didn't love it tbh. we go again.

John Hinojos Premium Member 5y

Had this for a nightcap. Wonderful with just that hint of absinthe.

Jamie Holland 5y

I think I ruined my first effort with too much absinthe. It really should be just a drop as the absinthe can become too prominent in the mix.

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