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The Brandy Crusta
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Submitted on: June 27, 2024
Hello friends! Tonight, I have one of the OG cocktails, the precursor to the Sidecar, and the grandfather of the Margarita, the Brandy Crusta! The Brandy Crusta includes a sugared rim, festive lemon peel garnish, and a good balance of spirit, citrus, and liqueur. This basic formula can be imagined and re-imagined in infinite ways with a myriad of spirit, citrus, and liqueur combinations. This basic formula throws the door wide open for experimentation, but I would suggest that you start with the...
Ingredients
- 1 eaLemon
- 1 tbsp
- 2 oz
- 1 tsp
- 1 dash(es)
Tools
Paring Knife
Citrus Press
Boston Shaker
Hawthorne Strainer
Instructions
Garnish
Build
Glass
Estimated strength
Pared lemon peel
Shake & Strain
Cocktail Coupe
About 25% ABV (estimate)
By Patrick Muldowney
Home Cocktail Enthusiast
Amateur home mixologist working through vintage and contemporary cocktail books, one drink at a time
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Cut the lemon in half. Pare the full peel off half, and squeeze the juice from the lemon. Moisten the glass Rim with the lemon juice, and dip it in bar sugar. Insert a lemon peel into the glass. Combine the Cognac, orange curaçao, bitters, and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker with crushed ice. Shake, and strain into the prepared glass. Add 1 small lump of ice and serve.
Editor's Note
The Brandy Crusta defines the sour template. Cognac meets citrus and a sugared rim in this historical precursor to the Sidecar.
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