Brandy Cocktails: Cognac

Brandy Crusta Cocktail

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Brandy Crusta Cocktail Ingredients

2 oz. Hennessy Privilège VSOP Cognac

1 tsp. Luxardo Liqueur Maraschino

1 tsp. Senior Curaçao of Curacao Orange Liqueur

0.25 oz. Fresh lemon juice

1 tsp. Simple syrup

2 dashes Angostura Aromatic Bitters

Garnish

Sugar rim

Lemon twist

Brandy Crusta Cocktail Preparation

For the sugared rim, pour granulated sugar onto a small plate. Run the flesh side of a lemon wedge along the outside lip of a stemmed cocktail glass. Carefully roll the rim through the sugar to coat.

Combine all ingredients in a shaker and add ice. Shake hard. Fine strain into a coupe or stemmed cocktail glass. Garnish with a long lemon twist.

Brandy Crusta Cocktail Story

Joseph Santini, owner of Jewel of the South coffee house in New Orleans from 1833 to 1869, originated the Brandy Crusta. The Brandy Crusta appears in Jerry Thomas’s definitive Bartenders Guide, published in 1862. Other recipes appearing throughout the ages, such as the Sidecar, give homage with subtle variations, but the primary attributes are as follows: base spirit, citrus, orange liqueur or alternative cordial, bitters, the mandatory shell of a whole lemon delicately placed against the mouth of the glass, and a sugar rim - the cocktail's signature crust(a).