Orange & Essex


Orange & Essex

1 oz Brandy (Pedro Domecq Fundador Solera Reserva)
1 oz Dry Madeira either Verdelho or Sercial (Blandy’s Verdelho 5 Year)
1/2 oz Campari
1/2 oz Maraschino Liqueur
2 dash Peychaud’s Bitters

Stir with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange twist.
Note: for a drier drink, I have also switched the two volume pairs to 1 1/4 and 1/4.

крепко и достойно

California Zephyr


California Zephyr

1/2 jigger Applejack (1 1/4 oz Laird’s Bonded)
1/2 jigger Coronet Brandy (1 1/4 oz Pierre Ferrand Ambre Cognac)
1 bsp Apricot Brandy (1/3 oz Rothman & Winter)
1 bsp Absinthe (>1/2 bsp St. George)

Stir with ice, strain into a cocktail glass, and garnish with an orange twist.

крепко и неплохо, абрикос пропал, я бы его побольше добавил на четверть

Prize Winner


Prize Winner

2/3 Brandy (2 oz Courvoisier VS)
1 dash Cointreau (1/4 oz)
1 dash Orange Bitters (2 dash Regan’s)
1 dash Kümmel (1/4 oz Helbing)

Stir with ice and strain into a cocktail glass; I added an orange twist.

Достаточно интересно. Кюммеля бы побольше

Mac Special


Mac Special

3/4 jigger Brandy (1 1/2 oz Courvoisier VS Congac)
1/4 jigger Rum (1/2 oz Plantation Xaymaca)
2 dash Cointreau (1/2 oz)
1 dash Grenadine (1/4 oz)
1 dash Lemon Juice (3/4 oz)

Add a touch of sugar (omit), shake with ice, and strain into a whiskey glass (cocktail coupe); I added a lemon twist.

Всё чинно и благородно, и даже качественно, но не этако. обычно и вновь узнаваемо.

King James


King James

1 oz Rum (Stolen Overproof Jamaican)
1 oz Brandy (Camus VS Cognac)
3/4 oz Sweet Vermouth (Cocchi)
1/4 oz Dry Curaçao (Pierre Ferrand)
2 dash Maraschino Liqueur (1/2 bsp Luxardo)
2 dash Angostura Bitters

Stir with ice, strain into a Nick & Nora glass, and garnish with an orange twist.

Каша и мешанина, не гуд