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Corpse Reviver No. 1

Method
Stirred
Glass
Coupe glass
Served
Martini
Strength
About 28% ABV
Family
Spirit-forward

Ingredients

How to make it

  1. Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled coupe.
  2. Garnish with an orange twist.

Tip: Stir with plenty of cold, hard ice for 20 to 30 seconds. You want it chilled and silky, not cloudy.

About the Corpse Reviver No. 1

Printed in Harry Craddock's Savoy Cocktail Book (1930) as a morning pick-me-up. Unlike the gin-based No. 2, it is a stirred, brandy-led drink.

Missing something?

  • No Cognac? Use Brandy (Cognac is a grape brandy; any decent brandy works)
  • No Calvados? Use Apple Brandy (Calvados is French apple brandy)
  • No Calvados? Use Cognac (Grape instead of apple)
  • No Sweet Vermouth? Use Punt e Mes (Noticeably more bitter)

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