The Pleasant Surprise - Cocktail Recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 oz of Cognac
- 1 oz of amontillado sherry (alt: dark sherry)
- 1 oz of port
- 1 twist of lemon peel
- 1 tsp of sugar
- 1 dash of soda water
- 1 pinch of nutmeg
Instructions
Mix the lemon peel and sugar with a dash of seltzer in an old fashioned glass. Fill it with cracked ice, add the other ingredients, and stir until the glass is frosted. Garnish with a pinch of nutmeg.More cocktails with cognac
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