Brandy crusta
Brandy and lemon based cocktail
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A brandy crusta is an IBA Official Cocktail made of brandy, Maraschino Luxardo, curaçao, fresh lemon juice, sugar syrup, and Angostura bitters.[1]
TypeCocktail
Ingredients
- 52.5 ml brandy
- 7.5 ml Maraschino Luxardo
- 1 Bar spoon Curaçao
- 15 ml Fresh lemon juice
- 1 Bar spoon simple syrup
- 2 dashes aromatic bitters
Standard drinkwareCocktail glass
Standard garnishOrange or Lemon Twist
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| Type | Cocktail |
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| Ingredients |
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| Standard drinkware | Cocktail glass |
| Standard garnish | Orange or Lemon Twist |
| Served | Straight up: chilled, without ice |
| Preparation | Mix all ingredients with ice cubes in a mixing glass. Strain into slim cocktail glass rimmed with sugar. |
The cocktail, named for the crust of sugar on the rim, was invented by Joseph Santini, a bartender in New Orleans at his bar, Jewel of the South.[2]
Jerry Thomas was the first to publish the recipe in his 1862 cocktail manual.[3]
