Brandy Snapper

Name: Brandy Snapper
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: makes 1 cocktail
Ingredients: 2 oz. cognac, such as Ferrand Ambre, Remy Martin VSOP, or Hennessy Black; 1 ⁄ 2 oz. fresh lemon juice; 1 tsp. creme de framboise; 1 tsp. honey dissolved in 2 tsp. hot water; 1 ⁄ 2 crosswise orange slice, to garnish

Serves
makes 1 cocktail

MICHAEL KRAUS

This lightly floral, honey-sweetened drink comes from Frank Newman's 1907 book, American Bar. This recipe first appeared in the 2012 SAVEUR 100, with the article Cognac Cocktails.

Ingredients

2 oz. cognac, such as Ferrand Ambre, Remy Martin VSOP, or Hennessy Black
¹⁄₂ oz. fresh lemon juice
1 tsp. creme de framboise
1 tsp. honey dissolved in 2 tsp. hot water
¹⁄₂ crosswise orange slice, to garnish

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Instructions

Step 1

Shake cognac, juice, framboise, and honey mixture in a shaker filled with ice until chilled. Strain into a chilled highball glass filled with cracked ice; garnish with orange slice.