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Brandy Crusta

A cocktail made with brandy, Maraschino liqueur, lemon juice, and ice, garnished with seasonal fruit.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 5 ingredients
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Why it works: Brandy and lemon are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 23% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,351 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Brandy Crusta

Ingredients

Directions

  1. In a shaker, combine brandy, Maraschino liqueur, and lemon juice.

  2. Fill the shaker with ice and shake well.

  3. Strain the mixture into a glass.

  4. Garnish with seasonal fruit.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Brandy + lemontop 23% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together5,351 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Brandy
Provides the spirit base and warm, oaky aroma that defines the drink.
Maraschino liqueur
Adds sweetness and a cherry-like aroma that balances the spirit.
Lemon juice
Adds acidity that brightens the drink and balances the sweetness.

The step that matters

Shake well with ice. Shaking with ice chills the drink and dilutes it slightly with meltwater. Thorough shaking ensures even chilling and proper blending of spirit, liqueur, and acid, so the drink tastes balanced rather than harsh or sharp.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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