Improved Brandy Cocktail | Saveur

Improved Brandy Cocktail | Saveur

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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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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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