Bombay Cocktail

Ingredients

• 1.5 oz Brandy
• 0.5 oz Dry Vermouth
• 0.5 oz Sweet Vermouth
• 0.25 oz Orange Liqueur
• 1 dash Absinthe
• Lemon twist · optional garnish

Method

1. 1

   Add the brandy, both vermouths, orange liqueur, and absinthe to a mixing glass with ice.

2. 2

   Stir until well-chilled, about 20-30 seconds.

3. 3

   Strain into a chilled coupe glass.

4. 4

   Garnish with a lemon twist.

The Story

The Bombay Cocktail is a brandy-and-vermouth drink from the early twentieth-century cocktail books, in the family of the Brandy Manhattan with an extra dry vermouth and a touch of orange and absinthe.