🍊 Brandy Crusta

The ancestor of all sours – New Orleans elegance from 1852

🍇 New Orleans Original

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Sugar the rim of a wine glass or coupe.
  2. Carefully place a large spiral of lemon peel inside the glass.
  3. Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
  4. Shake briefly and strain into the prepared glass.
  5. The lemon peel should line the inside of the glass.

Pro Tips

📜 First Fancy Cocktail

Created by Joseph Santini at the Jewel of the South in New Orleans around 1852. It's considered one of the first "fancy" cocktails and the ancestor of both the Sidecar and Margarita.

🍋 The Crust

The name comes from the sugar "crust" on the rim and the citrus peel lining the glass. The presentation is as important as the drink itself.

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