Cognac Sour

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Cognac Sour

This cocktail is a perfect balance of sweet and sour infused with woodsy scent of fresh rosemary. It’s actually a take on a cocktail classic. The sour is one of the standards of cocktail making. It’s based on the formula you see in this recipe. And that formula is 4:2:1. Which looks complicated but really just means that you need 4 parts liquor, 2 parts lemon juice and 1 part sugar syrup. The liquor can change, and does often. Whiskey is most famous, but there are lots of options you can choose from. I just happen to love the taste of Cognac, which makes this my personal favourite.

Homemade sugar syrup

If you don’t mind spending a few minutes behind the stove do make your own sugar syrup instead of buying it. And when you do make it use unrefined Demerara/Turbinado sugar which adds incredibly delicious caramel notes to otherwise flat and plain sugar syrup. Just boil the water with sugar until the sugar has completely dissolved. It’s easy to do, and the recipe I’ve given will give you lots of leftovers that can be bottled and used for future recipes. I’ve suggested using demerara sugar as it adds a richness to the flavour, but white sugar will do fine as well.