This Brandy Cocktail recipe is a variation of the classic drink and it can be found in many other forms. Essentially, in the 1800's until Prohibition a "cocktail" by name used this formula and changed the base spirit. So you could order a Gin Cocktail or a Whiskey Cocktail as well depending on your liquor preference. Then if you wanted a "Fancy Cocktail" you would typically get one garnished with a lemon, again with your spirit of choice (technically making this recipe a "Fancy Brandy Cocktail"). How simple those days were.
Ingredients:
- 2 oz brandy
- 1/2 oz orange curacao
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
- 2 dashes Peychaud's bitters
- lemon peel for garnish
Preparation:
- Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
- Shake well.
- Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
- Garnish with a lemon peel.
