East India Cocktail

(Updated #8)

 

Glass: Martini

Garnish: Orange zest twist

Method: SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

• 2-1/2 shot(s) Courvoisier V.S.O.P. cognac
• 1/8 shot(s) Grand Marnier liqueur
• 1/8 shot(s) Luxardo maraschino liqueur
• 1/4 shot(s) Pomegranate (grenadine) syrup
• 1 dash Angostura aromatic bitters

Origin: An old classic. This recipe is adapted from one in Ted Haigh's book Vintage Spirits & Forgotten Cocktails.

Comment: Wonderfully complex and rounded...a serious drink for serious drinkers.

 

• from:
  Difford's Encyclopedia of Cocktails
• by Simon Difford
• Firefly Books 2009
• $45.00; plastic-laminated hardcover
• 495 pages; 3,000 color illustrations
• ISBN-10: 1554075017
• ISBN-13: 978-1-55407-501-0
• Recipe reprinted by permission.

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