The Metropolitan Cocktail

PH factor: 9.0

Ingredients:

Cocktail

o 2 ounces Hennessey VS

cognac

o 1 ounce Lillet Rouge

o ½ teaspoon Simple Syrup

(see: Syrups etc.)

o 1 dash Angostura bitters or

to taste

Method:

1. Shake cocktail ingredients

over ice.

2. Serve up in a martini glass.

Comments:

By definition, this is your basic

cocktail as it incorporates

something spiritual, something

tasteful, something sweet and

something bitter with ice for

dilution. Since bitters will often

define a cocktail and since

everyone’s taste is different,

we always list the amount of

bitters with the codicil,

"or to taste". As you can see

The Metropolitan is no

exception to that rule.

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