American Beauty Recipe

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The perfect signature drink for your soiree, this is surprisingly smooth, so it’ll go down easy. But be careful: Too many of these and you’ll go from American Beauty to Sleeping Beauty! —Simple & Delicious Test Kitchen

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American Beauty Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 5 min.

Yield: 1 Servings

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Ingredients

Ice cubes
1/2 ounce dry vermouth
1/2 ounce orange juice
1/2 ounce brandy
1/2 ounce grenadine syrup
1/4 teaspoon clear creme de menthe
1 teaspoon port wine

Directions

Fill a shaker three-fourths full with ice. Add the vermouth, orange juice, brandy, grenadine and creme de menthe; cover and shake for 10-15 seconds or until condensation forms on outside of shaker. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass; top with port. Yield: 1 serving.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving equals 98 calories, trace fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 4 mg sodium, 11 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, trace protein.

Originally published as American Beauty in Simple & Delicious February/March 2012, p56