don't go near the water

1/2 Brandy (1 1/2 oz Pierre Ferrand 1840 Cognac)
1/6 Curaçao (1/2 oz Pierre Ferrand Dry)
1/6 Maraschino (1/2 oz Luxardo)
1/6 Lemon Juice (1/2 oz)

Shake with ice, strain into a sugar-rimmed cocktail glass, and garnish with a lemon twist.

Two Mondays ago, I selected Crosby Gaige's 1945 Cocktail Guide and Ladies' Companion from my bookshelf and spotted the Don't Go Near the Water as perhaps an interesting Sidecar riff that reminded me of the gin-based Snowdrop. In that book, Gaige has a habit of renaming recipes to fit his chapter's themes, and I recalled that Trader Vic has the combination as the Classic Cocktail as perhaps a nod to the Brandy Crusta (albeit without the bitters and sugar rim).The Don't Go Near the Water began with lemon oil over a brandy, orange, and nutty cherry aroma. Next, lemon and orange notes on the sip flowed into Cognac and nutty cherry on the swallow with an orange finish.