Brandy Crusta

Cognac, maraschino, lemon, orange curaçao, bitters — sugar-rimmed glass with a long lemon peel. Joseph Santini, New Orleans, 1850s. Ancestor of the Sidecar, Margarita, and the whole sour family.

Ingredients

• Cognac VSOP2 ounces
• Orange Curaçao½ ounce
• Fresh Lemon Juice½ ounce
• Maraschino Liqueur1 bar spoon
• Angostura Bitters2 dashes
• Lemon Peel (long spiral)1 each
• Sugar (rim)1 pinch

Directions

Rim a small wine glass with sugar. Line the inside with a long spiral of lemon peel. Combine all liquid ingredients in a mixing glass with ice. Stir until well-chilled. Strain into the prepared glass.

Notes

The crusta is the namesake — sugar-coated rim and a near-continuous spiral of lemon peel lining the glass.