Japanese Cocktail
The Japanese Cocktail is an old fashioned-style cocktail made with Cognac, Orgeat and Angostura Bitters. It is stirred and served in a cocktail glass, about 25% ABV.
- Method
- Stirred
- Glass
- Cocktail glass
- Served
- Neat/Up
- Strength
- About 25% ABV
- Family
- Old Fashioned
- Listed in
- Difford's Guide Hall of Fame
Ingredients
- 60mlCognac
- 15mlOrgeat
- 2 dashesAngostura Bitters
How to make it
- Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Tip: Stir with plenty of cold, hard ice for 20 to 30 seconds. You want it chilled and silky, not cloudy.
About the Japanese Cocktail
Created in 1860 by Jerry Thomas to honor Japanese diplomats.
Missing something?
- No Cognac? Use Brandy (Cognac is a grape brandy; any decent brandy works)
- No Cognac? Use Pisco (Unaged and more floral)
- No Angostura Bitters? Use Peychaud's Bitters (Lighter, with more anise)
All swaps for Cognac and Angostura Bitters
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