Brandy Crusta
Brandy Crusta
Easy 
5 to 10 minutes
Created in the 1850s in New Orleans, the Brandy Crusta is one of the most venerable mixed drinks. It also appears in Jerry Thomas's book "How to Mix Drinks or the Bon Vivant’s Companion". This is the direct ancestor of the Sidecar and the Margarita, with a virtually unchanged formula built around spirit, triple sec and citrus. Drier than a sidecar, it will delight cocktail history enthusiasts.
Ingredients
| Merlet Brothers Blend Cognac | 50 ml - 2 oz |
| Merlet Trois Citrus, triple sec liqueur | 15 ml - ¾ oz |
| Lemon juice | 25 ml - 1 oz |
| Sugar syrup | 10 ml - ½ oz |
| Maraschino Liqueur** | 5 ml - ¼ oz |
| * works with Merlet VSOP Cognac or Merlet VS Cognac | |
| *Luxardo is suggested |
Method
Brush a lemon wedge along the edges of the glass and soak in caster sugar. Cut a large piece of lemon peel and place in glass. Pour all ingredients in a shaker with ice cubes. Shake and strain in the prepared flute.
Decoration : Sugar rim on the glass and lemon peel.
Service : Champagne flute