Improved Brandy Cocktail

Improved Brandy Cocktail

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Legendary bartender Jerry Thomas created this elegant, bittersweet cocktail in 1876; an update with a touch of absinthe keeps it lively.

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Cooking tools:

  • Bar spoon
  • Cocktail shaker
  • Cocktail glass
  • Jigger
  • Measuring spoon
  • Fine-mesh sieve
  • Chef's knife
  • Ice

Ingredients

  • 2 oz. cognac, such as Frapin Cuvee VSOP
  • 1 tsp. simple syrup
  • 1⁄2 tsp. maraschino liqueur, such as Luxardo
  • 2 dashes Peychaud's bitters
  • 2 dashes absinthe
  • Twist of lemon peel, to garnish

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