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Pass the Courvoisier

Jan 25 2007 by Andrew Higgins, Liverpool Daily Post

No longer a medicinal tipple, brandy is now the drink of choice for the hip-hop generation, as Andrew Higgins discovers

Brandy cocktails

Babycream's Classic Singapore Sling

1½ oz (1 shot) Bombay Sapphire gin
½ oz cherry brandy
¼ oz Cointreau
¼ oz oz Benedictine
4 oz fresh pineapple and orange juice
½ oz lime juice 1/3 oz grenadine

Shake with ice. Strain into an ice-filled Collins glass (tall straight glass). Garnish with cherry, chunk of pineapple and orange slice.

The Living Room's Brandy Alexande

1½oz brandy
1 oz dark Creme de Cacao
1 oz milk and cream
¼tsp grated nutmeg

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine the brandy, creme de cacao, milk and cream. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with the nutmeg.

Very fashionable drink >>>

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