Chicago Cocktail

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Chicago Cocktail ingredients in original amounts, cl, oz and parts

Ingredient	Amount	cl	oz	parts
Brandy	60 ml	6 cl	2 oz	48 parts
Aromatic bitters	1 dash	—	—	—
Triple Sec	1.25 ml	0.1 cl	0 oz	1 part
Lemon	1 piece	—	—	—
White Sugar	5 ml	0.5 cl	0.2 oz	4 parts

Garnish: Sugar rim; no retained garnish

1. 01

   Chill the rocks thoroughly, prepare the Sugar rim; no retained garnish, and ready the mixing equipment.

2. 02

   Measure brandy, aromatic bitters, triple sec, lemon, white sugar accurately and add them to a clean mixing glass.

3. 03

   Fill the mixing glass with solid ice cubes and place a bar spoon against the inside wall.

4. 04

   Pre-chill a small rocks glass. Run one cut lemon lightly around only the outside edge of the rim, discard the lemon, and apply a thin even sugar rim. Combine the brandy, aromatic bitters, and triple sec in a mixing glass with solid ice, stir steadily for 20–25 seconds, fine-strain into the prepared glass without ice, and serve with no retained garnish.

5. 05

   Strain into the chilled rocks, keeping the finished drink clear of ice fragments.

6. 06

   Finish with Sugar rim; no retained garnish and serve immediately.

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