Brandy Crusta
A 19th-century New Orleans classic featuring a spectacular sugar crust.
CitrusRichComplex
Ingredients
- Brandy2 oz (60 ml)
- Orange Curaçao0.5 oz (15 ml)
- Lemon Juice0.5 oz (15 ml)
- Maraschino Liqueur1 tsp
- Angostura Bitters1 dash
How to make it
- Prepare glass with a wide sugar rim and a long lemon peel curled inside.
- Shake and strain.
Glass: Coupe
History
Created by Joseph Santini at his New Orleans bar in the 1850s and recorded by Jerry Thomas in 1862, the Brandy Crusta is a pivotal early cocktail. Its sugar-crusted rim and long spiral of lemon peel — the 'crusta' — make it the direct ancestor of the Sidecar and a forerunner of the whole modern sour family.
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