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Mr Sourmelis, Forest Park Hotel, Plátres, Cyprus (1930s)

Brandy Sour cocktail recipe

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What goes in it

Method · Built

  1. 1Sugar the rim of a highball glass and fill it with ice.
  2. 2Add the brandy, lemon cordial and bitters and stir, then top with soda water.
  3. 3Garnish with a cherry.
Glass
Highball
Ice
Cubed
Garnish
Sugared rim, maraschino cherry

Prep ahead

House prep

Lemon Cordial (1:1)

Yield
About 800 ml
Keeps
1 month
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • 500 mlclarified lemon juice
  • 500 gsugar
  • 1 droplemon oil
  • 10.5 gcitric acid

Method

  1. 1Heat the juice, oil and sugar just to a simmer, strain, then stir in the citric acid and cool.

Mixer

Soda Water

Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • Soda water or club soda

About the Brandy Sour

Brandy Sour is a highball made with brandy, lemon cordial (1:1) and angostura bitters, created by Mr Sourmelis.

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