Romance Cocktail

Written By Al Culliton

This drink comes from Charles H. Baker, Jr.'s 1939 Gentleman’s Companion and is attributed to a bartender named Toyama at a Yokohama dance hall called the Romance Cabaret. The original spec he recorded is a mixture of Cognac, cherry brandy, lime cordial, and lime juice, either shaken or blended. I swapped out the sweet cherry brandy for eau de vie and added chocolate and vanilla flavors for an exceedingly pleasing brandy sour.

INGREDIENTS

1 oz. Cognac 
¾ oz. lime juice
½ oz. kirschwasser
½ oz. creme de cacao
¼  oz. vanilla syrup
5 drops saline

Garnish: long lime peel, cocktail cherry on a pick

ABV LEVEL

Combine all in a shaker. Shake vigorously for 15 seconds. Strain into a double rocks glass over a big cube. Garnish with a cocktail cherry on a pick and a long strip of lime peel.

 
Al Culliton
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