# Corpse Reviver No. 1

Cognac, Calvados, and sweet vermouth make a dark, spirit-forward member of the loosely named Corpse Reviver family, entirely unlike the bright gin-and-citrus No. 2.

Strength: 34% ABV before dilution

## Ingredients

- 45 ml [Cognac](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/cognac.md)
- 22.5 ml [Calvados](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/calvados.md)
- 22.5 ml [Sweet vermouth](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/sweet-vermouth.md) — Use a fresh, assertive, relatively dry sweet vermouth.
- 1 dash [Orange bitters](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/orange-bitters.md)

## Glassware

Coupe glass

## Garnish

- Orange twist — Express the peel oils over the drink and retain the twist.

## Method

1. Stir all ingredients with cubed ice until thoroughly chilled and diluted.
2. Strain into a chilled coupe.

## Related drinks

- [Vieux Carré](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/vieux-carre.md): Rye, Cognac, and vermouth layered with Bénédictine and Peychaud’s bitters.
- [Sazerac](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/sazerac.md): Cognac, sugar, and Peychaud’s bitters served in an absinthe-rinsed glass.
- [Conference](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/conference.md): A four-spirit Old Fashioned uniting rye, bourbon, Cognac, and Calvados with demerara and bitters.
- [Stinger](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/stinger.md): Cognac softened and cooled by white crème de menthe.
- [Japanese Cocktail](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/japanese-cocktail.md): Cognac, orgeat, and aromatic bitters form a foundational stirred cocktail whose dry brandy structure keeps the almond syrup far from tropical territory.
- [Newark](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/newark.md): Bottled-in-bond apple brandy takes the Brooklyn template across the Hudson, with sweet vermouth, Fernet-Branca, and maraschino around a dry, oak-aged core.
- [El Capitán](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/el-capitan.md): A Peruvian classic joining fragrant grape spirit and sweet vermouth in equal measure, sharpened with aromatic bitters and a savoury olive.
- [French Connection](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/french-connection.md): A restrained measure of amaretto rounds Cognac with silky texture and bittersweet stone-fruit-kernel perfume without burying the brandy's fruit and oak.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/corpse-reviver-no-1
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/corpse-reviver-no-1-4d9b0cbb.webp
- Recipe source: https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/471/corpse-reviver-no1-savoy-recipe