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Longines

After dinner/digestif · Aperitivo/aperitif · Classic/vintage

4.1 8 ratings

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Ingredients

1 1/3 oz Spanish brandy
1/2 oz Aniseed liqueur
1 oz Cold black tea
1/4 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)

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 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

16.9% alc./vol. · 1.2 standard drinks · 163 calories

History

Spanish brandy, strong aniseed liqueur (at least 40% alc./vol.), and black tea create a pleasing liquorice flavour with mouth-numbing freshness. A dulce (sweet) Spanish aniseed liqueur is traditional, used without added sugar. If a dry (secco) aniseed liqueur is used, adding a generous bar spoon of sugar is suggested.

The Longines draws from a 1930s-40s recipe by Constante Ribalaigua Vert, a celebrated bartender at Havana, Cuba's Floridita bar. His Spanish heritage, evident in his 1888 birth near Barcelona, is reflected in the drink's use of Spanish brandy and, initially, Anis del Mono. This Spanish aniseed liqueur comes in Dulce (sweet) and Secco (dry) varieties, with the sweet version being the most common and likely the one Constante favored.

Created by Constantino 'Constante' Ribalaïgua Vert