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Corpse Reviver No. 1

Corpse Reviver No. 1

Classic

The brandy-forward morning reviver, older sibling of the No. 2.

Spirit-ForwardWinterRichClassic
3 minMediumStrong

Warm and boozy, with cognac's grapey depth met by the orchard-fruit bite of calvados. Sweet vermouth binds them with herbal sweetness — rich, contemplative, and unabashedly strong.

Ingredients

  • 1.5 oz Cognac
  • 0.75 oz Calvados
  • 0.75 oz Sweet Vermouth
  • Orange peel · optional garnish

Method

  1. 1

    Add every ingredient to a mixing glass with ice.

  2. 2

    Stir until well chilled.

  3. 3

    Strain into a chilled coupe.

  4. 4

    Express an orange peel over the surface and drop it in.

The Story

The Corpse Reviver No. 1 is the elder of the two "revivers" codified in Harry Craddock's 1930 "Savoy Cocktail Book" — a family of drinks meant, only half-jokingly, to be taken before eleven a.m. to revive the previous night's casualties. Where the gin-based No. 2 became the famous one, the No. 1 is all dark spirit: cognac, apple brandy, and sweet vermouth. It is a stirred, spirit-forward cousin to the Manhattan.

Glass · Coupe glassGarnish · Orange peel

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