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Saratoga Cocktail

A simple cocktail made with brandy and Angostura bitters.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Saratoga Cocktail

Ingredients

Directions

  1. In a small bar glass, add 2 dashes of Angostura bitters.

  2. Pour in 1.5 ounces of brandy.

  3. Stir gently to combine and serve.

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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What each ingredient does

Brandy
Forms the spirit base and gives the drink its body and warm, fruity character.
Angostura bitters
Adds aromatic, spiced bitterness that gives depth and balances the brandy's sweetness.

“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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