What I Learned from Making 3 Different COGNAC Drinks in One Night

Sidecar Cocktail Recipe 0:53
2 oz / 60 ml Cognac
.75 oz / 22 ml orange liqueur
.75 oz / 22 ml fresh lemon juice
2-3 dashes Gnome's Tavern Earl Grey Bitters ‪@gnomestavern8285‬
Sugar for rim (or add a tsp of simple syrup to the recipe)

Sugar the rim if you want and then shake and double strain all ingredients

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Vieux Carre Recipe 2:34

.75 oz / 22 ml Cognac
.75 oz / 22 ml Rye Whiskey
.75 oz / 22 ml Sweet Vermouth
1 barspoon Bénédictine
2 dashes Angostura bitters (https://amzn.to/4lOSYLS)
2 dashes Peychaud's bitters (https://amzn.to/3GnNn06)

Stir all ingredients in a mixing glass with ice, strain into an old-fashioned glass with fresh ice, and garnish with a lemon twist.

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Banana Cognac from Death and Company 4:00

1 oz / 30 ml Cognac
.5 oz./ 15 ml Avua Amburana Cachaca
.75 oz / 22 ml Lemon juice
.5 oz / 15 ml Orange juice
.75 oz / 22 ml Banana syrup
.25 oz / 8ml Orgeat
2 dashes Angostura bitters (https://amzn.to/4lOSYLS)

Banana Cognac with Modifications

1 oz / 30 ml Cognac
1 oz / 30 ml Avua Amburana Cachaca
1 oz / 30 ml Lime juice
.5 oz / 15 ml Banana syrup
.25 oz / 8ml Orgeat (https://amzn.to/4eVtR7R)
2 dashes Angostura bitters (https://amzn.to/4lOSYLS)
2 dashes Elemakule tiki bitters (https://amzn.to/44oWlDs)

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Video Contents
0:00 Intro
0:18 Difference between cognac and brandy
0:53 Sidecar Cocktail
2:34 Vieux Carre
4:00 Banana Cognac
7:02 Tasting Cognac Drinks

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