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Sleepy Head

Sleepy Head

Classic

Brandy, orange, mint, and ginger ale.

FruitySummerRefreshingMinty
3 minEasyLight

Fresh mint and juicy orange over soft brandy with a ginger fizz. Cool, fruity, and gently sweet.

Ingredients

  • 2 oz Brandy
  • 1 oz Fresh Orange Juice
  • 6 Mint Leaves
  • 2 oz Ginger Ale
  • Mint sprig · optional garnish

Method

  1. 1

    Gently press the mint leaves in a highball glass.

  2. 2

    Fill the glass with ice and add the brandy and orange juice.

  3. 3

    Top with the ginger ale and stir gently.

  4. 4

    Garnish with a mint sprig.

The Story

The Sleepy Head is a fruity brandy cooler from early twentieth-century recipe books, built like a mint julep lengthened with orange and ginger ale. The name suggests a drink to drift away on a warm afternoon.

Glass · Highball glassGarnish · Mint sprig