Base: Cognac
Stinger
Cognac with crème de menthe — just two ingredients.
Quick answer: 50 ml cognac • 20 ml crème de menthe • Ice
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Ingredients
Story
Popular since the 1890s, it hit peak fame in the Jazz Age of the 1920s as an after-dinner digestif.
Method
- 1Fill a mixing glass with ice.
- 2Add cognac and crème de menthe.
- 3Stir until very cold.
- 4Strain into a chilled rocks glass.
- Crème de menthe
- Cognac
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Questions and answers
Stinger: where to get the ingredients?
All 2 items are BrandBar catalogue bottles; the “I want it” button next to each one opens it at brandbar.ua. One bottle lasts for many servings, and some of them go into other recipes too.
Stinger: what do you need?
50 ml cognac; 20 ml crème de menthe; Ice.
What can replace “Cognac” in this recipe?
Any item from the same selection will do — for example Cognac Bogart 3* 0.5 L, Cognac Bogart 4* 0.5 L, Cognac Bogart VS 0.5 L. The taste will change, but the ingredient keeps its role in the drink.
Stinger: how long does it take?
About 5 minutes, 4 steps.