8th Arrondissement

Name: 8th Arrondissement
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 15 ml Grenadine; 45 ml Cognac; 1 twst Orange Peel; 15 ml Lemon Juice; 15 ml Amer Picon

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Shake Cognac, Grenadine, Amer Picon, Lemon Juice with ice. Strain into a coupe.

After attending Thirst Boston, I reflected on discussions about the Ward 8 cocktail and Robert Vermeire's 1922 recipe for it. The original used orange juice with American whiskey, but I found this combination unappealing due to clashing flavors. Wondering what spirits might work better, my gaze landed on Cognac at home. Inspired by French elements, I considered swapping the orange juice with Amer Picon, a choice that reminded me of Trader Vic's recipes and Paul McGee’s curaçao substitution for orange juice. Naming it after Paris's 8th Arrondissement, which includes the Champs-Élysées, seemed fitting.

Method

Shaken

Glass

coupe

Difficulty

Medium

Flavor Profile

Bitter

Citrus

Herbal

Sour

Sweet