Brandy Daisy
The Quirky Foodster Team
Ingredients
- Cognac — 60 ml (2 oz)
- Fresh lemon juice — 20 ml (3/4 oz)
- Grenadine — 10 ml (2 tsp)
- Orange curaçao — 10 ml (2 tsp)
Method
- Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
- Shake until well chilled.
- Strain over fresh crushed ice in a rocks glass.
- Garnish with an orange slice and cherry.
Description: The original 19th-century Daisy, the foundational format that eventually led to the Margarita and countless other spirit variations.
Cultural Background: Documented from the mid-1800s, the very first named member of the Daisy family before it spread to gin, rum, whiskey and tequila.
Tips: Crushed ice gives the classic Daisy texture and keeps the drink extra cold.
Variations: A soda water top turns this into a longer, fizzier "Brandy Daisy Fizz."
Serving Suggestion: Serve over crushed ice as a historically foundational sour.
Nutrition: Approx. 180 kcal per serving
FAQs:
Q: Is this really where the Margarita comes from?
A: Cocktail historians generally trace the Margarita's format back through the tequila Daisy to this original brandy version.
- Cognac — 60 ml (2 oz)
- Fresh lemon juice — 20 ml (3/4 oz)
- Grenadine — 10 ml (2 tsp)
- Orange curaçao — 10 ml (2 tsp)
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