Bonnie Prince Charlie

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Speakeasy Nick & Nora 4.75oz
Ingredients:
40 ml Cognac (brandy)
15 ml Honey herbal liqueur (e.g. Drambuie)
7.5 ml Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
3 drop Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water)
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Read about cocktail measures and measuring.

How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of half lime slice wheel or dehydrated lime slice.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. Garnish with half lime wheel on rim or float dehydrated lime slice.

Strength & taste guide:


Review:

Honeyed, spiced cognac with a touch of citrus. Fit for a Prince?

History:

The Bonnie Prince Charlie Cocktail's first appearance in a recipe book is Hyman Gale and Gerald F. Marco's 1937 The How and When.

Bonnie Prince Charlie Cocktail
⅓ Drambuie
⅔ Cognac
Juice of ½ Lime
Shake well
Strain into Cocktail Glass

Hyman Gale and Gerald F. Marco, The How and When, 1937

However, this cocktail is better known due to its being repeated in Victor Bergeron's 1972 Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide (Revised Edition).

BONNIE PRINCE CHARLES
1 ounce Cognac
½ ounce Drambuie
Juice of ½ lime
Shake with ice cubes. Strain into chilled cocktail glass.

Victor Bergeron, Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide (Revised Edition), 1972

Nutrition:

One serving of Bonnie Prince Charlie contains 137 calories.

Alcohol content:

  • 1.2 standard drinks
  • 25.85% alc./vol. (51.7° proof)
  • 16.2 grams of pure alcohol
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