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Brandy Crusta（ブランディ・クラスタ）

Brandy Crusta served in a small wine glass glass
ブランディ・クラスタ · 1855Small wine glass · Shaken

Brandy, curacao, lemon inside a sugared crust — the first sour.

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01Recipe

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House spec — an editorial spec drawing on the sourced versions below.

Ingredients and measures
IngredientMeasure
Brandy52.5 ml
Maraschino7.5 ml
Curaçao1 bar spoon
Lemon Juice15 ml
Sugar Syrup1 bar spoon
Angostura Bitters2 dashes

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  1. 01

    Mix together all ingredients with ice cubes in a mixing glass and strain into a prepared slim cocktail glass.

Garnish — Rub a slice of orange (or lemon) around the rim of the glass and dip it in pulverized white sugar, so that the sugar wil

02Taste profile

Sweetness
50Moderate
Sourness*
67Strong
Bitterness
30Light
Fruitiness
45Moderate
Herbal*
22Light
Alcohol
60Strong
Crisp
60Strong

Independent editorial scores, 0–100. *Estimated from the ingredient list — a profile sketch, not a verdict.

03History

Santini's Crusta appeared in Jerry Thomas's 1862 'How to Mix Drinks' — brandy, maraschino, curacao, lemon, bitters, inside a glass encrusted with sugar. It is the documented ancestor of the Sidecar and therefore the Margarita.

The name describes the glass: a lemon peel shell rimmed in sugar crust.

Origin contested — the entry keeps verified record and received legend distinct.

Sources — IBA Official Cocktails · Pierre Ferrand — cognac

04Recipe versions

Each version is shown exactly as recorded in its source — unverified claims are flagged.

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  • Jerry Thomas, Bar-Tender's Guide

    Jerry Thomas, Bar-Tender's Guide

    Jerry Thomas · 1862 · Book · unverified

    • maraschino2 dashe

    Shake; serve in a lemon-peel-lined, sugar-crusted glass.

    Santini's New Orleans spec, preserved by Thomas.

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05Variations

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