HISTORY

      Brandy Crusta is an IBA Official Cocktail made of brandy, Maraschino Luxardo, curaçao, fresh lemon juice, sugar syrup, and Angostura bitter. The cocktail, named for the crust of sugar on the rim, was invented by Joseph Santini, a bartender in New Orleans at his bar, Jewel of the South

      Jerry Thomas was the first to publish the recipe in his 1862 cocktail manual

INGREDIENTS

52,5 ml Brandy
7,5 ml Maraschino Luxardo
1 Bar Spoon Curacao
15 ml Fresh Lemon Juice
1 Bar Spoon Simple Syrup
2 Dashes Aromatic Bitters

METHOD

Mix together all ingredients with ice cubes in a mixing glass and strain into 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 will adhere to the edge of the glass. Carefully curling place the orange/lemon peel around the inside of the glass

                                                                                 Image from ：Melina Hammer for The New York Times

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While learning to bartend, remember to prepare a set of Kitessensu Cocktail Shaker to make your bartending smoother

 Text from ：wikipedia and iba-world