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Charles

Classic/vintage · Nightcap/sipping · Spirit-forward

3.8 20 ratings

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Ingredients

1 1/2 oz Cognac (brandy)
1 1/2 oz Rosso/sweet vermouth
1 dash Aromatic bitters

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 5 EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

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Flavour profile

22.1% alc./vol. · 1.4 standard drinks · 170 calories

History

A Sweet Manhattan made with equal parts brandy.

Found in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book, the Charles Cocktail (No. 1) is described as 'the only known authentic Jacobite Cocktail,' named in reference to Bonnie Prince Charlie (Charles Edward Stuart), the figurehead of the 1745 Jacobite uprising. The preparation involves stirring ½ Italian Vermouth, ½ Brandy, and 1 Dash Angostura Bitters well before straining into a cocktail glass.

Created by Harry Craddock