Deauville
Ingredients
- 3⁄4 oz Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack
- 3⁄4 oz Cognac
- 3⁄4 oz Cointreau triple sec liqueur
- 3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
- 1⁄6 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix) optional
Method
Glassware:
Serve in a Coupe glass
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
Method:
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish:
- EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Nutrition:
One serving of Deauville contains 176 calories
History:
Adapted from a recipe in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.
Review:
The classic recipe omits the sugar syrup, which makes this drink too sour for my taste. Duly sweetened, it is very much in the Sidecar or even Apple Cart vein.
