East India Cocktail
A rich brandy cocktail from the colonial era, combining cognac with curaçao, pineapple, and maraschino for a sweetly complex, historical sipper.
- 2 ozcognac
- ½ ozorange curaçao
- ½ ozpineapple juice
- ¼ ozmaraschino liqueur
- 2 dashesangostura bitters
- Lemon twist and brandied cherrygarnish
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The East India Cocktail evokes the era of colonial trade routes and exotic spices. Appearing in early cocktail guides, this brandy-based drink combines European cognac with tropical pineapple and orange curaçao—ingredients that would have traveled those same trading routes. The result is a rich, complex cocktail befitting a Victorian gentleman's club.
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