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The classic sipper is also one of the hottest cocktail ingredients right now. Check out these creative concoctions made with cognac being served everywhere from Portland to NYC.
COGNAC HIGH ROAD
By Allen Katz Cognac educator of the New York Distilling Company, N.Y. INGREDIENTS 1 1⁄2 oz. VSOP cognac 1 ⁄3 oz. XO cognac 1 ⁄3 oz. grenadine 1 ⁄2 oz. fresh lime juice Thin lime wheel (for garnish) PREPARATION Shake ingredients vigorously over ice and strain into an Old Fashioned glass over fresh ice. Garnish with a thin lime wheel in the glass.
HOLIDAY IN THE TROPICS PUNCH By Allen Katz
INGREDIENTS 2 oz. VSOP cognac 3 ⁄4 oz. cinnamon bark syrup 3 ⁄4 oz. fresh pineapple juice 3 ⁄4 oz. fresh orange juice 1 ⁄2 oz. pink grapefruit juice 1 ⁄2 oz. fresh lime juice 1 ⁄4 oz. fresh lemon juice 2 dashes DeGroff’s Pimento Bitters 1 oz. champagne PREPARATION Shake ingredients (except champagne) over ice; add champagne. Fine strain into a Collins glass filled with fresh ice. Garnish with a pineapple wedge and one brandied cherry on a cocktail pick with 2 ripe pineapple leaves.
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