IT'S NOVEMBRANDY!!

1. **Sidecar**  

   - **Ingredients:** 2 parts brandy, 1 part triple sec, 1 part lemon juice  

   - **Method:** Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.  

   - **Serve:** Straight up, with a sugared rim if desired.

2. **Brandy Alexander**  

   - **Ingredients:** 1 part brandy, 1 part dark crème de cacao, 1 part cream  

   - **Method:** Shake with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.  

   - **Serve:** Straight up, garnished with grated nutmeg.

3. **Stinger**  

   - **Ingredients:** 2 parts brandy, 1 part white crème de menthe  

   - **Method:** Shake with ice and strain into an old-fashioned glass over ice.  

   - **Serve:** On the rocks.

4. **French Connection**  

   - **Ingredients:** 2 parts brandy, 1 part amaretto  

   - **Method:** Stir gently with ice and strain into an old-fashioned glass with fresh ice.  

   - **Serve:** On the rocks.

5. **Brandy Old Fashioned**  

   - **Ingredients:** 2 parts brandy, 1 sugar cube, 2 dashes Angostura bitters, splash of soda water  

   - **Method:** Muddle the sugar and bitters in an old-fashioned glass, add brandy and ice, and stir. Top with a splash of soda.  

   - **Serve:** On the rocks, garnished with an orange slice and cherry.

6. **Brandy Sour**  

   - **Ingredients:** 2 parts brandy, 1 part lemon juice, 1/2 part simple syrup, 1 dash Angostura bitters  

   - **Method:** Shake with ice and strain into an old-fashioned glass over fresh ice.  

   - **Serve:** On the rocks, garnished with a lemon wedge.

7. **Between the Sheets**  

   - **Ingredients:** 1 part brandy, 1 part light rum, 1 part triple sec, 1 part lemon juice  

   - **Method:** Shake with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.  

   - **Serve:** Straight up.

8. **Brandy Manhattan**  

   - **Ingredients:** 2 parts brandy, 1 part sweet vermouth, 2 dashes Angostura bitters  

   - **Method:** Stir with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.  

   - **Serve:** Straight up, garnished with a cherry.

9. **Corpse Reviver #1**  

   - **Ingredients:** 1 part brandy, 1 part apple brandy (or Calvados), 1 part sweet vermouth  

   - **Method:** Stir with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.  

   - **Serve:** Straight up.

10. **Champagne Cocktail**  

    - **Ingredients:** 1 part brandy, 1 sugar cube, 2 dashes Angostura bitters, top with champagne  

    - **Method:** Place sugar cube in a champagne flute, add bitters, brandy, and top with champagne.  

    - **Serve:** Straight up, garnished with a lemon twist.

11. **Vieux Carré**  

    - **Ingredients:** 1 part brandy, 1 part rye whiskey, 1 part sweet vermouth, 1/2 part Bénédictine, 1 dash Angostura bitters, 1 dash Peychaud’s bitters  

    - **Method:** Stir with ice and strain into an old-fashioned glass over fresh ice.  

    - **Serve:** On the rocks.

12. **Metropolitan**  

    - **Ingredients:** 2 parts brandy, 1 part sweet vermouth, 1/2 part simple syrup, 1 dash Angostura bitters  

    - **Method:** Stir with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.  

    - **Serve:** Straight up, garnished with a cherry.

13. **Jack Rose**  

    - **Ingredients:** 2 parts apple brandy (or Calvados), 1 part lemon juice, 1/2 part grenadine  

    - **Method:** Shake with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.  

    - **Serve:** Straight up.

14. **Brandy Smash**  

    - **Ingredients:** 2 parts brandy, 1/2 part simple syrup, handful of mint leaves, splash of soda water  

    - **Method:** Muddle mint with simple syrup in an old-fashioned glass, add ice and brandy, stir, and top with soda water.  

    - **Serve:** On the rocks, garnished with mint sprig.

15. **Brandy Crusta**  

    - **Ingredients:** 2 parts brandy, 1/2 part maraschino liqueur, 1/2 part orange curaçao, 1/2 part lemon juice, 1 dash Angostura bitters  

    - **Method:** Shake with ice and strain into a glass with a sugared rim.  

    - **Serve:** Straight up, garnished with a long lemon peel.

16. **Hot Toddy**  

    - **Ingredients:** 1 part brandy, 3 parts hot water, 1/2 part honey, 1/2 part lemon juice, spices (clove, cinnamon stick)  

    - **Method:** Combine all ingredients in a mug, stirring until honey dissolves.  

    - **Serve:** Hot, garnished with a lemon wheel and a cinnamon stick.

17. **Brandy Daisy**  

    - **Ingredients:** 2 parts brandy, 1/2 part lemon juice, 1/4 part grenadine, splash of soda water  

    - **Method:** Shake all but soda with ice and strain into a glass, then add soda.  

    - **Serve:** On the rocks, garnished with a lemon wheel.

18. **Pisco Sour (brandy variation)**  

    - **Ingredients:** 2 parts brandy, 1 part lime juice, 1/2 part simple syrup, 1 egg white, 1 dash Angostura bitters  

    - **Method:** Shake all ingredients without ice, then add ice and shake again. Strain into a glass and add bitters.  

    - **Serve:** Straight up, garnished with a few drops of bitters on top.

19. **Brandy Rickey**  

    - **Ingredients:** 2 parts brandy, 1 part lime juice, top with soda water  

    - **Method:** Pour brandy and lime juice over ice in a highball glass, top with soda water.  

    - **Serve:** On the rocks, garnished with a lime wheel.

20. **California Brandy Collins**  

    - **Ingredients:** 2 parts brandy, 1 part lemon juice, 1/2 part simple syrup, top with soda water  

    - **Method:** Shake with ice, strain into a tall glass, and top with soda water.  

    - **Serve:** On the rocks, garnished with a lemon wheel.

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These recipes should add some variety to your brandy cocktails! Enjoy experimenting with each preparation style.