East India Cocktail

Ingredients

• 2 oz Brandy
• 0.25 oz Orange Liqueur
• 0.25 oz Pineapple Juice
• 2 dashes Angostura Bitters
• Lemon twist · optional garnish

Method

1. 1

   Add the brandy, orange liqueur, pineapple juice, and bitters to a shaker with ice.

2. 2

   Shake until well-chilled.

3. 3

   Strain into a chilled coupe glass.

4. 4

   Garnish with a lemon twist.

The Story

The East India Cocktail is a brandy cocktail from nineteenth-century bar books, dressed with orange, a little pineapple, and bitters in the style of the era. Several versions exist, and modern bartenders have revived it.