American Pharoah Brandy Cocktail

Name: American Pharoah Brandy Cocktail
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American

RECIPE: Jeff Bell, PDT, New York City

Photo: Eric Medsker

May 31, 2019

Brandy, sherry, strawberry, and mint make for the perfect warm-weather sipper.

This brandy cocktail from acclaimed bartender Jeff Bell combines the spirit with sherry, strawberry, and mint for the perfect warm-weather sipper.

Ingredients

1 3/4 oz. brandy
1/4 oz. Lustau East India sherry
1/4 oz. strawberry syrup
6 mint sprigs

Tools:muddler, swizzle stick
Glass:julep cup
Garnish:strawberry and mint sprig

Preparation

Muddle the mint with the strawberry syrup in a chilled julep cup, then add the remaining ingredients and fill with crushed ice. Swizzle until the cup frosts over, then top with crushed ice. Garnish.

Strawberry SyrupMake a 1:1 simple syrup (16 oz. of granulated sugar and 16 oz. of water). Combine 16 oz. of washed and de-stemmed fresh strawberries with 16 oz. of the simple syrup in an immersion blender. Bottle and refrigerate for up to 2 weeks.