Japanese Cocktail Recipe
Brandy softened with almond orgeat and a couple of dashes of bitters: silky, nutty and spirit-forward, with a bright lemon-peel nose.
- Category: Popular
- Glass: Coupe glass
- ABV: 27%
- Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
- Brandy60 ml (2 oz)
- Orgeat syrup15 ml (0.5 oz)
- Angostura bitters2 dash
How to Make It
- Add the brandy, orgeat and bitters to a mixing glass with ice.
- Stir until well chilled.
- Strain into a chilled coupe.
- Express a lemon peel over the drink and drop it in.
Garnish
Lemon peel
The Story
Printed in Jerry Thomas's 1862 Bar-Tender's Guide, it has nothing Japanese in it; the name is usually linked to the first Japanese diplomatic mission to New York in 1860.
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