Improved Japanese Cocktail

Lemon turns the brandy-and-orgeat combination into a citrus sour, with Peychaud’s bitters adding another aromatic layer. Liber & Co. publishes this named drink with generous almond syrup and a simple lemon-wheel finish.

Cloudy pale gold cocktail in a coupe, no ice, lemon wheel.

Active preparation: 4 minutes

Ingredients

  • 60 ml Brandy
  • 22.5 ml Liber & Co. Almond Orgeat Syrup
  • 22.5 ml Fresh lemon juice
  • 2 dash Peychaud’s bitters
  • 1 piece Lemon wheel

Instructions

  1. Add the brandy, orgeat, lemon juice and bitters to a cocktail shaker.
  2. Fill with ice, seal, and shake until the shaker feels cold.
  3. Strain into a chilled coupe, leaving the shaking ice behind.
  4. Add the optional lemon wheel.