Brandy & pisco · Wine glass
Brandy Crusta
Brandy and citrus peel, with a little cherry sweetness and aromatic bitterness.
THE STORY BEHIND THE GLASS
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ITS FLAVOR AT A GLANCE
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Brandy & pisco · CoupeSidecar has a closely matched flavor profile to Brandy Crusta on these eight dimensions. Ingredients can still give it a different character.
Orange and lemon sharpen rounded cognac fruit and oak.
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The recipe
One serving · milliliters · suggested house specification
- 52.5 ml brandy
- 7.5 ml maraschino liqueur
- 5 ml orange curaçao
- 15 ml lemon juice
- 5 ml simple syrup
- 2 dashes aromatic bitters
Sugar the rim and line a small stemmed glass with lemon peel. Stir the liquid ingredients over ice and strain into it.
Glass Wine glass
Garnish Sugar rim and long lemon peel
Recipe notes & reference
Bar spoons standardized to 5 ml; small wine glass stands in for the reference’s slim cocktail glass.
Simple syrup is 1:1 sugar to water by weight; rich syrup is 2:1. Check ingredient labels for allergens. Flavor scores are AI-assisted estimates.
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