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The Pleasant Surprise - Cocktail Recipe

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Ingredients

  • 1 oz of Cognac
  • 1 oz of amontillado sherry (alt: dark sherry)
  • 1 oz of port
  • 1 twist of lemon peel
  • 1 tsp of sugar
  • 1 dash of soda water
  • 1 pinch of nutmeg

Instructions

Mix the lemon peel and sugar with a dash of seltzer in an old fashioned glass. Fill it with cracked ice, add the other ingredients, and stir until the glass is frosted. Garnish with a pinch of nutmeg.

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