French Connection

Name: French Connection
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: makes 1 Cocktail
Ingredients: 1 (3"-strip) lemon zest; 1 oz. Hypnotiq French cognac; 3 ⁄ 4 oz. vodka; 1 ⁄ 3 oz. passion fruit syup, preferably Lilikoi Passion Fruit Syrup; 2 oz. lemon-lime soda; 1 rock candy swizzle stick, for garnish

Serves
makes 1 Cocktail

At Nico's Pier 38, Lyon-born chef Nico Chaize serves some of Oahu's most creative drinks, like a citrusy marriage of cognac and Hawaiian vodka that he sweetens with passion fruit syrup. This recipe first appeared in the iPad edition of our October 2013 issue with the article A Toast to Paradise.

Ingredients

1 (3"-strip) lemon zest
1 oz. Hypnotiq French cognac
³⁄₄ oz. vodka
¹⁄₃ oz. passion fruit syup, preferably Lilikoi Passion Fruit Syrup
2 oz. lemon-lime soda
1 rock candy swizzle stick, for garnish

Instructions

Step 1

Twist and rub lemon zest around rim of a martini glass and drop into a martini glass. Combine cognac, vodka, and syrup in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously and pour into glass; top with soda and garnish with rock candy stick.