Brandy new start

Our cocktail expert Miriam Nice shares her favourite brandy recipe, and drinks maestro Salvatore Calabrese reveals the best ways to serve this spirit

Brandy sour

SERVES 1 PREP 5 mins EASY V

25ml lemon juice, plus

1 lemon slice to serve

1 maraschino cherry, plus

15ml syrup from the jar few drops of Angostura bitters

½ egg white

50ml brandy or cognac ice

1 Tip the lemon juice, cherry syrup, bitters, egg white and brandy into a cocktail shaker with a large handful of ice. Shake until the outside of the shaker feels very cold. Double strain into a tumbler filled with ice.

2 Thread the lemon slice and cherry onto a cocktail stick, rest across the rim of the tumbler and serve.

GOOD TO KNOW gluten free

PER SERVING 170 kcals • fat none • saturates none • carbs 13g • sugars 13g • fibre none • protein 2g • salt 0.08g