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That’s fine, I suppose-you can drop a cherry in anything you want to, it’s a free country-but I like an orange peel, which gives the aroma a touch of sweet weight and makes the Cointreau pop.Įvery week bartender Jason O’Bryan mixes his up his favorite drinks for you. Garnish: Over the years, lots of people have dropped a maraschino cherry in here for seemingly no reason at all. If you’re at the store right now, get Pernod, the classic French brand, one bottle of which will be enough to make Corpse Revivers for the next few years. It’s only a couple dashes here, use whatever you can get your hands on. Green absinthe will be more intensely flavored, while clear absinthe will be lighter, more ethereal.

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It’s more tart, lithe even, and feels better drinking it in the full brightness of day.Ībsinthe: It’s unnecessary to get prescriptive on the absinthe. Personally, though, I like the cocktail with Lillet.

If you feel inclined, go ahead, they all make great drinks. Some cocktail originalists insist that Lillet changed its recipe in the ’80s to be less bitter, and if you want the “authentic” experience, you need to use either Cocchi Americano, which is closer to the original-both sweeter and more bitter than present-day Lillet. It’s called for by name as well, except its old name, Kina Lillet. Lillet Blanc: Lillet (“Lil-lay”) Blanc is a fortified wine from Bordeaux. Yes, it’s expensive, but it’s such a big part of this drink, something bad will weigh down the whole ship. Nor would I sub Cointreau for cheaper triple-secs. I wouldn’t go Grand Marnier or Curacao the brandy base of those will bring heavy oak and vanilla flavors that will weigh down the brightness of the cocktail. Cointreau’s clean orange infusion and moderate sweetness are perfect for this drink. Bottled, pasteurized lemon juice is technically acceptable, but I think you know you’re better than that.Ĭointreau: The brand is called for by name in the recipe, and it’s a good idea to listen. Lemon Juice: Fresh lemon juice is vital here, both for brightness and for sufficient acidity. Beefeater, Tanqueray, and Bombay all work well. It’s role here is as much backbone as anything, so you want a robust gin with a strong juniper presence. 2 a brief but sufficient warning to all those intrepid would-be brunchers of the future: “Four of these taken in straight succession will unrevive the corpse again.” He does include a note, though, with the Corpse Revivor No. It is one of those drinks that you keep going back to because every sip shows you something new.Ĭraddock didn’t editorialize much in his book and most of the recipes do not come with comment. With Cointreau weighing in at a full 80 proof, it’s deceptively punchy, but not overwhelmingly so. It’s tart, bright, juicy and easy, but also somehow simultaneously deep and complex and herbal, the ingredients fitting together tight as a jazz quartet. 2 is equal parts gin, lemon, Cointreau and Lillet Blanc, with a couple dashes of absinthe. 2 and faith is immediately restored, as it is perhaps the best brunch cocktail ever created.Ĭorpse Reviver No. Then you turn the page and get to the Corpse Reviver No. 1 is essentially a brandy Manhattan that Craddock specifically recommends “before 11 am,” and is so puzzling, so ill-suited to morning drinking, it makes one question the authority of the whole book. In his legendary 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book, Harry Craddock includes two recipes for Corpse Revivers No.

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