The recipe
- 2 ozBrandy60 ml
- ½ ozOrgeat15 ml
- ½ tspBoker’s-style bitters (or Angostura)
- 1–2Pieces of lemon peel
How to make it
- 1Stir everything, peel included, with ice.
- 2Strain into a small chilled glass.
Thomas measures a wine-glass of brandy and a tablespoon of orgeat; the numbers take a wine-glass as 2 oz. His Bogart’s (Boker’s) bitters are no longer made; Angostura is the usual stand-in. He left the drink in the glass with its ice.
The ratio
4 : 1
In parts, a Japanese Cocktail is 4 brandy and 1 orgeat. Change one part and you have a cousin; the closest are below.
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