Brandy Float
Ingredients
Directions
Fill a pony glass with brandy.
Place a whiskey glass over the pony glass filled with brandy.
Pour in the water.
Withdraw the pony glass, allowing the brandy to float on top of the water.
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
- Supplies the main flavor and aroma; its lower density lets it float on the water.
The step that matters
Withdrawing the pony glass. Lifting the pony glass slowly lets the brandy settle gently onto the water. A quick or jerky withdrawal disturbs the surface and mixes the two liquids, because the layers stay separate only when they are not agitated.
“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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