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Spirit-forward · Stirred · Historical · complexity 2/5

Brant Cocktail

A mint-tinged brandy cocktail with Angostura and white creme de menthe.

Served in Cocktail glass. Ice: Fine ice.

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Variants (2)

Cocktails How to Make Them by Livermore & Knight Co. (1898, p.17)

lemon peel — Twisted over the top.acid
2 dashAngostura bitters base
0.67 jiggerbrandy base
0.33 jiggerwhite creme de menthe — White Crème de menthemodifier
  1. Use a mixing-glass half full of fine ice.
  2. Add the ingredients, mix well, strain into a cocktail glass, and twist a piece of lemon peel over the top.

Garnish: Lemon peel

Ice: Fine ice

The Gorham Cocktail Book by Gorham Mfg. Company (1905, p.20) — Gorham 1905

1 piecelemon peel — lemon peelacid
2 dashAngostura bitters base
0.67 jiggerbrandy — brandybase
0.33 jiggerCrème de menthe (white) — white creme de menthemodifier
ice — fine iceother
  1. Stir the bitters, white creme de menthe, and brandy with fine ice.
  2. Strain into a cocktail glass and twist lemon peel over the top.

Garnish: Lemon peel oil

Ice: Fine ice

Nose
Mint and lemon rise first, with brandy underneath.
Palate
This is a nice small side-branch because it shows the aromatic family taking on modest cordial accents without abandoning its core bittered structure.
Finish
The finish is mint-cooled, sweet, and warming.
Summary
A brandy-and-menthe aromatic from the cordial-accented fringe.

See also: Brandy Cocktail, Metropole Cocktail