Brandy Crusta
Ingredients:
- 52.5 ml brandy
- 7.5 ml maraschino
- 1 bar spoon curacao
- 15 ml lemon juice
- 1 bar spoon simple syrup
- 2 dash angostura bitters
Method:
1. Prepare a slim cocktail glass: rub the rim with an orange or lemon slice and dip it in pulverized white sugar. 2. Carefully place a long orange or lemon peel around the inside of the glass. 3. Fill a mixing glass with ice, then add the brandy, maraschino, curacao, lemon juice, simple syrup, and bitters. 4. Stir the ingredients with ice until chilled. 5. Strain the cocktail into the prepared glass.
Description:
The Brandy Crusta is an important 19th-century cocktail created in New Orleans by bartender Joseph Santini. It is often viewed as a forerunner of the Sidecar and other citrus brandy cocktails. The name refers to the distinctive sugar “crust” on the rim of the glass. In cocktail history, the Brandy Crusta matters not only for flavor but also for presentation: the long lemon peel and decorated glass made it an early example of elaborate service.