Cocktail recipe
Brandy Crusta
A stirred cocktail featuring Brandy, Maraschino, Orange Curaçao.

Ingredients
- 52 ml Brandy
- 7 ml Maraschino Liqueur
- 1 barspoon Orange Curaçao
- 15 ml Lemon Juice
- 1 barspoon Simple Syrup
- 2 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
Method
- For the traditional crust, moisten the rim with citrus, coat it with sugar, and fit a long strip of lemon or orange peel inside the glass before mixing.
- Combine Brandy, Maraschino Liqueur, Orange Curaçao, Lemon Juice, Simple Syrup and Angostura aromatic bitters in a mixing glass with ice.
- Stir until cold and diluted.
- Strain into a chilled Nick & Nora glass.
Story
Joseph Santini created it in New Orleans in the 1850s, with a sugared 'crust' on the rim and a whole lemon peel lining the glass. It is the ancestor of the Sidecar and most other sours with liqueur.