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Improved Japanese

Aperitivo/aperitif · Sours (citrus)

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Ingredients

1 2/3 oz Cognac (brandy)
3/4 oz Lemon juice
3/4 oz Orgeat syrup
1/3 oz Chilled water
2 dash Creole bitters
3 drop Saline solution 4:1

How to make

Serve in a nick & nora glass

Prepare

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

Method

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

Garnish

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

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Flavour profile

14.1% alc./vol. · 1.1 standard drinks · 188 calories

History

Lemon juice and bitters add a touch of Creole sourness to this variation on the brandy-based classic Japanese Cocktail.

Toby Cecchini created this drink around 2015 at his Long Island Bar in Brooklyn, New York City. This recipe is adapted from his original.