Nouvelle Estrada

Name: Nouvelle Estrada
Ingredients: 1/2 oz Knob Creek Rye; 1/2 oz Pierre Ferrand 1840 Original Formula Cognac; 1/2 oz Avua Cachaça Balsomo; 1/2 oz Ramazzoti; 1/4 oz Fino Sherry; 1/2 oz Benedictine; 2 dash(es) Peychaud's Bitters; 2 dash(es) Scrappy's Creole Bitters

By Mike Vander Horn

Submitted on: March 14, 2022

Signatures

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I designed this cocktail for an Instagram event based on the song “You Can Sleep While I Drive” by Melissa Etheridge. Bastardized between French and Portuguese, this Vieux Carré balances Avua’s delicious aged cachaça in a change of pace with Knob Creek Rye and Pierre Ferrand’s amazing cognac. Italian Ramazzotti and Spanish Sherry takes the place of sweet vermouth while the additional French Bénédictine helps compensate for the less sweet fortified wine. A healthy dose of Peychaud’s and Creole Bi...

Ingredients

1/2 oz
Knob Creek Rye

1/2 oz
Pierre Ferrand 1840 Original Formula Cognac

1/2 oz
Avua Cachaça Balsomo

1/2 oz
Ramazzoti

1/4 oz
Fino Sherry

1/2 oz
Benedictine

2 dash(es)
Peychaud's Bitters

2 dash(es)
Scrappy's Creole Bitters

Instructions

Garnish

Lemon Twist

Build

Stir & Strain

Glass

Nick & Nora

Estimated strength

About 27% ABV (estimate)

By Mike Vander Horn

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I hope to see my creations out in the wild!

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Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice and stir to dilute. Strain into a Nick & Nora glass. Garnish with a lemon twist

Editor's Note

A Vieux Carré takes a detour through Brazil and Italy. Grassy cachaça joins the classic rye and cognac base, while amaro and dry Fino sherry create a deeply complex, bittersweet sipper.

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Crafted Pour

13 July 2026

This is a fascinating and well-constructed riff on the Vieux Carré! The use of Cachaça Balsamo is a brilliant touch that adds such a unique layer of complexity to the drink.