Brandy Crusta

Prep Time 3 mins
Assembly Time 2 mins
Total Time 5 mins
Description

Author: Joseph Santini
Location: New Orleans, LA, USA
Year Created: 1850s

The Brandy Crusta is a classic cocktail named for its sugar-rimmed glass. A blend of brandy, citrus juice, orange and cherry liqueurs, and bitters makes it a flavorful precursor to the eventually popular Sidecar and Margarita templates.

Base Spirit: Brandy
Method: Shaken
Serving Size: 1

Ingredients
  • 2 fl oz Cognac
  • 0.75 fl oz Lemon Juice
  • 0.5 fl oz Orange Curaçao
  • 0.25 fl oz Maraschino Liqueur
  • 2 dashes Aromatic Bitters
  • 1 dashes Simple Syrup (Click for Recipe)
  • 2 TBSP Granulated Sugar
  • 1 Lemon Twist
Method
  1. 1

    Pour sugar onto a plate, rub outer rim of a coupe glass with lemon slice, and roll rim of glass in sugar until coated.

  2. 2

    Add brandy, lemon juice, orange curaçao, maraschino liqueur, aromatic bitters, and simple syrup to a shaker.

  3. 3

    Fill shaker with cubed ice.

  4. 4

    Shake for 10-20 seconds.

  5. 5

    Using a Hawthorne and fine mesh strainer, strain into sugar-rimmed coupe glass.

  6. 6

    Garnish with lemon twist.

Find this recipe online: https://novelnightcaps.com/recipe/brandy-crusta-cocktail/