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Delmonico Special

Name: Delmonico Special
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Gin; 7.5 ml Cognac (brandy); 22.5 ml Dry vermouth; 22.5 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 2 dash Aromatic bitters

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Ingredients
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
¹⁄₄ fl oz	Cognac (brandy)
³⁄₄ fl oz	Strucchi Dry Vermouth
³⁄₄ fl oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

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

Method

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

Garnish

EXPRESS orange 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 Delmonico Special contains 177 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
23.65% alc./vol. (47.3° proof)
23.3 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

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

History

Also known as Delmonico No. 1, Cocktail historian, David Wondrich, says it's probable this cocktail originated soon after the Delmonico restaurant near Madison Square opened in 1876. In his 1948 The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks, David Embury describes a Delmonico Special as "merely a Medium Martini with 1 teaspoon of brandy to each drink and a twist of orange peel."

More cocktails by David A. Embury

Review

A very wet gin martini dried with a splash of cognac and two dashes of bitters.

AKA: Delmonico No.1

Variations/similar cocktails

Delmonico

Hayman's London Dry Gin 750ml - makes 16.5 cocktails
$33.99 $2.06 per cocktail Hayman's London Dry Gin image

Angostura Aromatic Bitters 120ml - makes 192 cocktails
$13.99 $0.07 per cocktail Angostura Aromatic Bitters image

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Makes a minimum of 16.5 cocktails.
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Comments & Discussion

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Chris Dimal 1y

The version I made straddles the line between digestif and aperitif, also keeping in mind the numerous variations: 15 each of dry and sweet vermouths, 2 dashes Ango, 30 each of gin and brandy with a twist of lemon. I found this from a cocktail video uploaded by Epicurious.

Shay Dabush 3y

I really like this build/recipe.
Much more balanced than the half-half Cognac & Gin split, and the 0.5 OZ split between sweet and dry vermouth.
Recommended!

John Hinojos Premium Member 3y

This is delightful and perfect for an aperitif. Herbal flavours combined with the cognac allows for a fragrant and dry cocktail. Went perfectly with a strong cheese (we used Red Leicester) and vegetables. On my favourites.

Richard Christmas 3y

Cheese seems like a very good idea. This one needs exploring further.

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