Cognac Cocktails to try out

PALAIS D'ELYSEES
An update of the Champs-Élysées cocktail

1 ounce Pierre Ferrand Ambre Cognac
½ ounce yellow Chartreuse
½ ounce lemon juice
2 ounces Brut Champagne

Combine ingredients in shaker with ice and shake well. Strain and serve in a 5-ounce cocktail glass rimmed with sugaR

LA LOUISIANE
A spinoff of the Cocktail à la Louisiane, made with cognac instead of rye

1 ounce Pierre Ferrand Reserve Cognac
¾ ounce Carpano Antica Formula vermouth
¾ ounce Béesnéesdictine liqueur
Absinthe, to coat glass
Orange peel for garnish

Stir cognac, vermouth and Béesnéesdictine in mixing glass with ice. Rinse a 5-ounce cocktail glass with absinthe and pour out. Strain mixture into absinthe-coated glass and garnish with orange peel

SOUTH OF NO NORTH
Named for Charles Bukowski’s collection of short stories of the same name

1 ounce Bombay dry gin
1 ounce Hennessy VS Cognac
½ ounce St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram rum
½ ounce lemon juice
¼ ounce sugar syrup* or to taste
Orange peel for garnish

*Sugar Syrup (Simple Syrup)
2 cups sugar
2 cups water
In a saucepan, bring water and sugar to a simmer. Continue simmering 2 minutes. Remove and cool 2 hours.

Stir ingredients in a mixing glass with ice. Strain into a small cocktail class and garnish with orange peel.

CHICAGO
A classic cocktail

1 ounce Grand Marnier
1 ounce Hennessy VS Cognac
2 dashes Angostura bitters
2 ounces Brut Champagne
Orange peel for garnish

Stir ingredients in mixing glass with ice. Serve in an old-fashioned glass on the rocks. Garnish with orange peel.