French Connection
Description
French Connection is an extremely simple yet profound cocktail that combines equal parts of France's pride cognac and Italian amaretto. The elegant richness of cognac and the sweet almond flavor of amaretto harmonize beautifully, creating a romantic and mysterious worldview like a movie scene. Its imagination-stirring taste is like opening a door to a mysterious world.
Origin
Country of Origin: United States （1970年代）
Born in 1970s America following the huge success of the 1971 movie 'The French Connection.' Inspired by the movie title, it expresses the 'connection' between different cultures of France and Italy. It continues to be loved as a cocktail that gives a dramatic impression like a movie, hiding sophisticated taste within simplicity.
Birth Date Meaning
An imaginative resident of a mysterious world
The exotic combination of French cognac and Italian amaretto expresses imaginative creativity
Famous Quotes
- "Imagination is more important than knowledge" - Albert Einstein
Trivia
- Named after the 1971 movie 'The French Connection' starring Gene Hackman
- One of the world's simplest cocktails with only two ingredients
- Ultimate simple recipe mixing equal parts cognac and amaretto
- Popular as an after-dinner drink, enjoyed like dessert
- A cocktail symbolizing the cultural connection between France and Italy
Recipe
Ingredients:
- Cognac - 30 ml
- Amaretto - 30 ml
- Ice - 適量 適量
Instructions:
- Fill old fashioned glass with ice
- Pour 30ml cognac
- Add 30ml amaretto
- Stir gently with bar spoon
- Garnish with lemon or orange twist
- Lightly express twist for aroma