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Frank Hill Cocktail

The Frank Hill Cocktail is a split cherry-brandy and cognac aromatic finished with lemon peel.

red_fruit · warming · citrus · aperitif · formal

Served in Cocktail glass. Ice: Cracked ice.

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Variants (2)

Jack's Manual by J. A. Grohusko (1908, p.34) — Grohusko 1908

1 twistlemon peel — lemon peelacid
0.5brandy — Martell brandybase
0.5cherry brandy — cherry brandybase
0.5 glassice — cracked iceother
  1. Shake the cherry brandy and brandy with cracked ice.
  2. Strain into a cocktail glass, finish with a twist of lemon peel, and serve.

Garnish: Twist of lemon peel

Ice: Cracked ice

Nose
Cherry and lemon rise over the brandy base.
Palate
This is another useful reminder that fruit-brandy side branches remained active inside formal cocktail service, not only in cobblers and punches.
Finish
The finish is warm, lightly fruity, and citrus-bright.
Summary
A cherry-brandy split aromatic from the formal cocktail fringe.

Jack's Manual by J. A. Grohusko (1910, p.51)

1 twistlemon peel acid
0.5 portionbrandy — Source gives 50% brandy.base
0.5 portioncherry brandy — Source gives 50% cherry brandy.base
0.5 glassice — cracked iceother
  1. Shake the cherry brandy and brandy with cracked ice.
  2. Twist lemon peel over the drink, strain into a cocktail glass, and serve.

Garnish: Lemon peel

Ice: Cracked ice

See also: Evans Cocktail, Brandy Cocktail