Name: Parle-vous Irish cocktail
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Cognac (brandy); 30 ml Irish whiskey; 15 ml Grand Marnier; 15 ml Bénédictine D.O.M.; 10 ml Chilled water

Parle-vous Irish cocktail
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 oz	Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
1 oz	Irish whiskey
¹⁄₂ oz	Grand Marnier or other cognac orange liqueur
¹⁄₂ oz	Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur
¹⁄₃ oz	Chilled water omit if using wet ice

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Garnish: Orange zest twist & freshly grated nutmeg

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass. (Consider adding a chunk of ice to the glass.)

Review:

An after-dinner sipper of a cocktail with cognac and Irish whiskey stirred with rich orange and herbal liqueurs.

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History:

Created in 2015 by Chris Strong at The Luggage Room in London, England.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Parle-vous Irish cocktail contains 222 calories

Alcohol content:

2 standard drinks
28.35% alc./vol. (28.35° proof)
28.3 grams of pure alcohol

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Jeffrey Moore

10th April 2024 at 21:02

Far too sweet for me. I increased the whiskey to 1.5 oz & decreased the DOM to 1/4. I liked that a bit better. Not one I'd revisit, though. Not due to it being bad. Simply due to the fact there are so many more to try. Slainte

Jeremy Harrold

28th December 2021 at 17:32

Great. Orange with a lovely blend of herbal and honey and strong spirit backbone. I served mine with ice in a coupe but I think an old fashioned glass would suit the drink best.

John Hinojos

23rd November 2021 at 04:05

This was great. My second five star today. Smooth and none of the flavours overpower each other. Perfect for an evening sipping or as a digestive.

Emily Le Thuc

27th April 2021 at 12:08

Hello, the correct French spelling would be “parlez-vous”, as in “voulez-vous”.... The drink itself is a lovely digestif!

Emily Le Thuc

27th April 2021 at 19:37

Fair point Simon!
I guess from a French speaker’s perspective it’s just that it looks like the grammatical equivalent of “does you speak”, added to the fact that “parle” is pronounced “parl”, whereas “parlez” is pronounced “parlay”, but it’s not like the French don’t mispronounce English or make grammatical mistakes as well... ;)

[deleted user]

27th April 2021 at 13:47

Agreed Emily!

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