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Brandy Cocktail

The original template for stirred brandy drinks, dating to the 1860s. Simple, elegant, and spirit-forward.

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⚠️ Contains: 🍷 Sulfites

📋 Stir🥃 Coupe🧊 none🍋 Lemon twist

📊 Servings:1

Ingredients

2 ozcognac
¼ ozsimple syrup
2 dashesangostura bitters
🍋Lemon twist(garnish)

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Instructions

Add cognac, simple syrup, and bitters to a mixing glass with ice.
Stir for 20-30 seconds until well chilled.
Strain into a chilled coupe.
Express a lemon twist over the drink and discard or drop in.

📜 History

The Brandy Cocktail appears in Jerry Thomas's 1862 "Bar-Tender's Guide" as one of the foundational cocktail recipes. It represents the original cocktail formula: spirit, sugar, water, and bitters. This simple template influenced countless variations that followed.

#classic#pre-prohibition#stirred#spirit-forward#historic

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~32% ABV

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