The Royal Legacy

Ingredienti

• 45 ml Rémy Martin Louis XIII Cognac
• 15 ml Bénédictine DOM
• 10 ml Crème de Violette
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
• 1 sugar cube
• 5 ml filtered water

Preparazione

1. Place the sugar cube in a mixing glass
2. Add the Angostura bitters and filtered water to the sugar cube
3. Gently muddle until the sugar dissolves completely
4. Add the Rémy Martin Louis XIII Cognac, Bénédictine DOM, and Crème de Violette
5. Fill the mixing glass with large ice cubes
6. Stir continuously for 45 seconds until properly chilled and diluted
7. Strain through a fine mesh strainer into the prepared glass

Serve in a crystal coupe glass with a single large ice sphere (2 inches diameter). Garnish with a crystallized violet placed on the rim and a twisted expression of lemon peel draped over the ice sphere. Present with a small silver spoon resting across the glass rim.