Corpse Reviver #1

The elder, mellower sibling of the better-known No. 2, the Corpse Reviver #1 is an all-brandy restorative: cognac deepened with the orchard bite of Calvados and rounded by Italian sweet vermouth. Harry Craddock enshrined it in the 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book, prescribing it "before 11 a.m., or whenever steam and energy are needed" — a morning-after tonic for a name that had meant a revivifying dram since the 1860s. Spirit-forward and softly autumnal, it drinks like a warmed Manhattan that wandered into an apple orchard.

ClassicSpirit-Forward

Ingredients

  • 1.5 ozCognac
  • 0.75 ozApple Brandy
  • 0.75 ozSweet Vermouth

Garnish: Lemon Peel

Preparation

Shaken · Coupe · None

  1. 1.

    add

    Combine the cognac, Calvados, and sweet vermouth in a shaker.

  2. 2.

    shake

    Add ice and shake well until chilled, per the Savoy original.

  3. 3.

    strain

    Strain into a chilled coupe (cocktail glass), served straight up.

  4. 4.

    garnish

    Optionally express a lemon twist over the surface and drop it in.

Flavor Profile

fruity
50%
body
35%
sweet
35%
spiced
32%
heat
20%
viscosity
20%
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