Frank Caiafa’s Corpse Reviver No. 1

Frank Caiafa | New York

photo: Lizzie Munro
Corpse Reviver No 1 Cocktail Recipe

A sibling to the much more popular No. 2, the Corpse Reviver No. 1’s name is a bit of a misnomer; the spirit-heavy cocktail is much more suited to be a nightcap than a hangover remedy. To the original recipe’s Cognac, Calvados and sweet vermouth, Frank Caiafa adds orange bitters and an orange twist garnish in his revived recipe.

Ingredients

Serving: 1

  • 1 1/2 ounces Cognac, preferably Courvoisier VSOP
  • 1 1/2 ounces Cognac, preferably Courvoisier VSOP
  • 3/4 ounce Calvados, preferably Boulard Grand Solage VSOP
  • 3/4 ounce Calvados, preferably Boulard Grand Solage VSOP
  • 3/4 ounce sweet vermouth, preferably Carpano Antica
  • 3/4 ounce sweet vermouth, preferably Carpano Antica
  • 1 dash orange bitters, preferably Regans’
  • 1 dash orange bitters, preferably Regans’

Garnish: orange twist

Directions
  1. Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass filled with ice and stir for 30 seconds.
  2. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
  3. Garnish with an orange peel.

Tagged: calvados, cognac, Corpse Reviver

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