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Combustible Edison

Contemporary classic · Party

4.2 72 ratings

Ingredients

3/4 oz Red bitter liqueur
3/4 oz Lemon juice
1/3 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)
1 1/2 oz Cognac (brandy)

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist (flamed).

Method

  1. 3 STIR first 3 ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 STRAIN into chilled glass.
  3. 5 WARM brandy in a metal ladle and ignite before pouring (from a height) as a flaming stream into the glass already containing other ingredients. PLEASE EXERCISE CAUTION!

Garnish

  1. 6 EXPRESS flamed lemon zest twist over cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour profile

18.6% alc./vol. · 1.3 standard drinks · 189 calories

History

The Edison or The Edisonian variation involves stirring all ingredients, including brandy, with ice. It is a bitter drink, though it lacks theatricality. Choose showmanship or discernment. This bittersweet cocktail suits the aperitivo moment.

Adapted from a recipe by Robert "Brother Cleve" Toomey, a regarded bartender, DJ and musician. Brother Cleve was a member of the band Combustible Edison and this cocktail was created in the 1990s by Michael "The Millionaire" Cudahy, the band's leader. The drink appeared on the back cover of the band's first CD, I, Swinger.

Created by Robert 'Brother Cleve' Toomey