In this recipe from Romain Fornell’s Azul restaurant, we discover a classic old fashioned cocktail with cognac in the starring role.
Being an old fashioned, it is considered an after dinner drink, best enjoyed in good company after a meal, when you are not ready for the evening to end
Preparation time
5 min
      
                  Ingredients For
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          1 teaspoon
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          20 ml
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          2 dashes
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Preparation
1
Add the cognac, Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur, fig liqueur and 2 dashes of cardamom bitters to a mixing beaker. Add a generous amount of ice and stir with a bar spoon.
The fig liqueur can be replaced with pear liqueur.
                  2
Strain into a glass that has been cooled in the freezer, leaving the ice in the mixing beaker.
The drink can be garnished with a shiso leaf, which adds a herbal note.
                  
                  Contributor
            
    
      
        Guillermo Neffke      
    
          
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