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Brandy Cocktail
Gather the ingredients. In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, pour the brandy, curaçao, and bitters. Shake well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon peel. Serve and enjoy.
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Gather the ingredients. In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, pour the brandy, rum, curaçao, simple syrup, and lemon juice. Shake well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Top with soda water. Serve and enjoy!
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Gather the ingredients. In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add the brandy, sweet vermouth, simple syrup, and bitters. Shake well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Serve and enjoy. Tips A cocktail this simple and transparent is a perfect use for top-shelf brandy. If it's a brand that you enjoy on its own or in cocktails like the B&B, it's a good choice for the metropolitan. Sweet vermouth is a fortified wine and does not have the long shelf life of other bottles on the liquor shelf. If your bottle has been open longer than 3 months, it's likely gone stale and needs to be replaced. Simple syrup is cheap and easy to make at home. All you need is sugar and water, the stovetop is optional. For this and other classic cocktails, Angostura is the aromatic bitters of choice. There are many more bitters available today and some of the unique flavors can give the metropolitan a subtle and intriguing twist.
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Gather the ingredients. Pour the liquors into a brandy snifter. Stir well. Add ice if you like. Serve and enjoy. Tips The B&B is an excellent way to enjoy a fine brandy. The simple mix will enhance any sipping brandy and show off it's more elegant characteristics. Then again, Bénédictine can also transform a less expensive brandy into a very enjoyable drink. If you pour cognac, the drink is called a Cognac and Bénédictine.
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Gather the ingredients. In a cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes, pour the brandy, crème de cacao, and cream. Shake well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a dusting of nutmeg. Serve and enjoy. Tips Most brandies will do a great job in the brandy Alexander, and there's no need to spend a fortune on this drink. Instead, choose a decent, moderately priced brandy. Don't overlook small distilleries as they make some of the best brandies on the market. Crème de cacao is not a creamy liquor, has a subtle cocoa flavor, and is rather sweet. Bols, Marie Brizard, and Tempus Fugit all make a great crème de cacao, and you will find that they're surprisingly affordable. Choose your preferred heaviness when it comes to the cream. Heavy cream and half-and-half are the top recommendations. Milk can be too light, but if you want to use it, go with 2 percent or whole milk.
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Gather the ingredients. Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes. Shake well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist. Enjoy. Tips Some people enjoy their sidecar with equal amounts of Cointreau and lemon juice; the pour is typically 3/4 ounce of each. The sweet-sour balance may need to be adjusted depending on the brands and styles of brandy you use. Fresh lemon juice is essential for a sidecar. A single lemon should yield about 1 3/4 ounces, more than enough for two drinks. To reduce waste, cut the lemon spiral before slicing the fruit open to juice it.
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Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with the lemon twist.
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Gather the ingredients. Place the sugar cube in the bottom of a Champagne flute. Saturate the cube with bitters. Add the brandy. Fill with Champagne and watch the sugar cube dissolve. Garnish with the orange slice and maraschino cherry. Serve and enjoy! Tips Choose a good Champagne because it contributes to the majority of the flavor. For this and all Champagne cocktails, it is best to add the Champagne at the very last minute. Open the bottle right before serving for the freshest bubbles and the best visual effect as the sugar cube dissolves. For faster service at a party, prepare all of the glasses you need with everything except the Champagne. Once the bottle is open, start pouring down the line of glasses.
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Gather the ingredients. In a cocktail shaker, add the strawberries and simple syrup. Muddle well. Fill the shaker halfway with ice. Add the Cognac and white wine. Shake well. Pour the contents of the shaker (including the ice) into a wine goblet. Top with sparkling wine. Garnish with a strawberry. Serve and enjoy! Tips Though the drink's name says Champagne, any sparkling wine will do just fine. You can actually save some money by going with something that doesn't carry the French label's esteem, including Italy's Prosecco or Spain's Cava. Likewise, you don't need to pour Cognac and can choose any brandy you like. When choosing the two wines, think about contrasting the profiles to create a balanced drink. For instance, choose a dry Pinot Grigio for the still wine and a sweet sparkling rosé. Or, go with a sweet still Moscato paired with a brut (dry) Champagne. Rosé wines naturally have a subtle strawberry flavor, so going with that style for one of the wines is a great fit for this recipe. Be sure to rinse the strawberries to remove any debris. Cut off the stems and slice each berry into thirds to make them easier to muddle.
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