This is the “Vieux Carré” made of rye, Cognac, sweet vermouth, Bénédictine and bitters. It’s one of those classic cocktails that many have tried or heard of, but it’s still a very interesting and tempting drink. It gets a dark rich color from the sweet vermouth and the Peychaud’s bitters, so contrasting with a yellow… Continue reading Vieux Carré Cocktail
Tag: Cognac
Silk & Gators Cocktail
Greg Henry’s “Savory Cocktails” is quickly becoming a favorite of ours, and today we are making the Silk & Gators cocktail from his book. There is something intricate about cognac cocktails isn’t there? In this drink the cocktail is the true star, supported by minor amounts of other spirits.
Grönstedts XO Noel
Some liquors you should not blend a cocktail with, supreme cognac is one of them. At Christmas time with all great food one can always enjoy a classic avec. A Christmas favorite of ours is Swedish classic Grönstedts. John Daniel Grönstedt started to blend his cognac already 1846 in Stockholm. Today we are drinking Grönstedts… Continue reading Grönstedts XO Noel
Christmas Porthole Punch
Merry Christmas to you all, today we are drinking punch. We have a porthole (an infusing container) that we use too seldom and punch for two is an excellent occasion. Punch is a loanword from Sanskrit and means “five”. The drink was originally done with five different ingredients: alcohol, sugar, lemon, water and tea or… Continue reading Christmas Porthole Punch
Conference Cocktail
This is another nice cocktail from Death & Co’s excellent book. The cocktail is made with a lot of ingredients, however all of them are common. It’s still an unusual drink though, as it’s made with both whiskey, calvados and cognac – hence combining two very different base spirits. The result is pure geniality. A… Continue reading Conference Cocktail
Sidewinder Cocktail
Cognac is easy to overlook as a cocktail ingredient. Thankfully in Death & CO’s book there are several recipes with both cognac and some other brandy’s. Today we tried a Sidewinder cocktail, with both cognac and applejack, as well as herbal liqueurs benedictine and yellow chartreuse. Finally there is also some spice added to the cocktail, in… Continue reading Sidewinder Cocktail
Solera Sidecar – from Death & CO
Once again we turn to Death & CO’s excellent book, for an inspirational new recipe. And this time we decided to try their twist on the classic Sidecar. Death & CO alters it by substituting cointreau with the more potent grand marnier, adding both sherry and amaretto to mellow everything just a tiny bit. The… Continue reading Solera Sidecar – from Death & CO
Brandy Crusta
So, using cognac in cocktails is not overly common. The Sidecar is of course an iconic cognac-cocktail most know of, but this time we wanted to try a “Brandy Crusta”. It has similarities with a sidecar, but the brandy crusta uses maraschino liqueur as sweetener (rather than cointreau). Just like champagne in cocktails, cognac adds… Continue reading Brandy Crusta