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Vieille Place

Aperitivo/aperitif · Nightcap/sipping · Short and stirred

4.2 173 ratings

Ingredients

5/6 oz Bourbon whiskey
5/6 oz Cognac (brandy)
2/3 oz Gentian liqueur
1/2 oz Dry vermouth
1/6 oz Amaretto liqueur
1/6 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)
1 dash Creole bitters
1 dash Aromatic bitters

How to make

Serve in a old-fashioned glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Garnish

  1. 5 EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour profile

24.4% alc./vol. · 1.7 standard drinks · 207 calories

History

Spirit-forward and bittersweet, yet balanced. Reminiscent of an old-fashioned, drinkable as an aperitif.

Robbie Neskens created this cocktail in 2018 at Bruut, Hasselt, Belgium. Neskens explains, "This cocktail is a twist on the classic Vieux Carré. Vieux Carré and Vieille Place both have the same meaning: Old Square. With the difference Vieux Carré being masculine and Vieille Place feminine."

Created by Robbie Neskens