APPLE
BRANDY
RICKEY
With the requisite lime
1½ ounces apple brandy
1 splash Rose’s lime juice
Club soda
Lime wedge for garnish
Pour brandy into ice-filled rocks glass. Add juice and club soda to taste, and garnish.
APRICOT
FIZZ
Apricot brandy is one of The Four Seasons bartenders’ favorite mixers.
2 ounces apricot brandy
1 ounce fresh sour mix
4 ounces club soda
Combine brandy and sour mix in mixing glass. Add ice, shake, and pour with ice into glass. Top with club soda and stir.
APRICOT
KISS
For Scotch lovers
2 ounces apricot brandy
1 ounce Scotch
½ ounce sweet vermouth
Pour ingredients into ice-filled rocks glass and stir.
APRICOT
SOUR
Tart and refreshing
3 ounces apricot brandy
1 ounce fresh sour mix
Orange slice for garnish
Maraschino cherry for garnish
Combine brandy and sour mix in mixing glass. Add ice and shake. Strain into glass and garnish.
ARMAGNAC
WITH MINT
ARMAGNAC
WITH MINT
Armagnac brandy is triple-distilled, leaving it with a lower alcohol content than Cognac.
2 ounces Armagnac
1 ounce dry vermouth
1 ounce green crème de menthe
Combine ingredients in mixing glass. Add ice, stir, and strain into glass.
BARCELONA
BABY
Flavored with orange and apricot, fruits that thrive in the fair Castilian capital
2 ounces apricot brandy
1 ounce gin
1 ounce orange juice
½ teaspoon sweet vermouth
Combine ingredients in mixing glass. Add ice, shake, and strain into glass.
BLACKBERRY
BLAST
With a touch of white chocolate
2 ounces Hiram Walker blackberry brandy
1 ounce Godiva white chocolate liqueur
1 ounce Baileys Irish Cream
Pour ingredients into ice-filled rocks glass and stir.
BLACKJACK
Two brandies plus cream
1½ ounces brandy
1 ounce blackberry brandy
1 ounce heavy cream
Combine ingredients in mixing glass. Add ice, shake, and strain into glass.
BLISSFUL
BANANA
Cognac teams up with a dreamy banana liqueur.
2 ounces Cognac
1 ounce crème de banane
Combine ingredients in mixing glass. Add ice, stir to chill, and strain into glass.
BRANDY
ALEXANDER
Classic and ultra-rich
1½ ounces Cognac
1 ounce white crème de cacao
1 ounce heavy cream
Nutmeg for sprinkling
Combine liquid ingredients in mixing glass. Add ice and shake. Strain into glass and sprinkle with nutmeg.
BRANDY AND
SODA
See also Harmony.
2 ounces brandy
5 ounces club soda
Orange peel spiral for garnish
Pour brandy into ice-filled highball glass. Top with club soda and garnish.
BRANDY
À L'ANANAS
Translation: brandy with pineapple
1½ ounces brandy
1 ounce pineapple juice
1 splash grenadine
Crushed ice
Maraschino cherry for garnish
Combine liquid ingredients in mixing glass. Add ice and stir to chill. Strain into glass filled with crushed ice and garnish.
BRANDY
CANDY CANE
No Santa cap required
2 ounces brandy
½ ounce green crème de menthe
½ ounce grenadine
Maraschino cherry for garnish
Pour liquid ingredients into ice-filled rocks glass. Stir and garnish.
Here’s a guide to deciphering the initials you’ll see on some Cognac bottles—to be exact, older Cognacs. The list below runs from youngest to oldest.
V.S. Very Special—Aged 2 to 4 years
V.S.O.P. Very Superior Old Pale—Aged 4 to 6 years
X.O. Extra old—Indicates the oldest Cognac made by a particular house, as do the words “Extra” or “Reserve.” It is aged for a least 6 years, but usually around 20 years.
BRONZE
BULLET
Fortified with B & B, a mix of brandy and Bénédictine liqueur
2 ounces brandy
1 ounce B & B
Maraschino cherry for garnish
Pour brandy and liqueur into ice-filled rocks glass. Stir and garnish.
BURNT
CHERRY
A cherry triple whammy
2 ounces cherry brandy
½ ounce maraschino liqueur
½ ounce Cointreau
½ ounce lemon juice
1 tablespoon powdered sugar
Maraschino cherry for garnish
Combine liquid ingredients and sugar in mixing glass. Add ice and shake. Strain into glass and garnish.
CAFÉ
MYSTIQUE
Coffee-flavored brandy with port
2 ounces DeKuyper coffee brandy
1½ ounces tawny port
½ teaspoon Cointreau
3 coffee beans for garnish
Combine liquid ingredients in mixing glass. Add ice and stir to chill. Strain into glass and garnish.
CENTRIFUGE
Swirling with flavor
2 ounces brandy
1 ounce sambuca negra
¼ ounce fresh sour mix
Combine ingredients in mixing glass. Add ice, shake, and strain into glass.
CHARMED
The enchantress is Madeira.
2 ounces brandy
1 ounce Madeira
½ ounce Cointreau
Combine ingredients in mixing glass. Add ice, stir to chill, and strain into glass.
CHOCOLATE-
COVERED
CHERRY
As tempting as it sounds
1½ ounces cherry brandy
1½ ounces dark crème de cacao
½ ounce Kahlúa
½ ounce heavy cream
Cherry with stem for garnish
Combine liquid ingredients in mixing glass. Add ice and shake. Strain into glass and garnish.
CLASSIC
STINGER
Fashionable in British literary circles of the 1930s
2 ounces brandy
1 ounce white crème de menthe
Ice water as chaser
Pour brandy and liqueur into ice-filled rocks glass and stir. Serve with a glass of ice water on the side.
THE CLUB
BOUNCER
Licoracy drink that doesn’t mess around
1½ ounces brandy
½ ounce anisette
1 dash bitters of choice
Pour brandy and liqueur into ice-filled rocks glass. Add bitters and stir.