The Cordon Bleu Manhattan

Ingredients

• 60 ml Martell Cordon Bleu Cognac
• 30 ml sweet vermouth
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
• 1 dash orange bitters
• 5 ml crème de cacao (white)

Method

1. Add all ingredients to a mixing glass filled with ice.
2. Stir continuously for 30 seconds until the mixture is properly chilled and diluted.
3. Strain into a chilled coupe glass using a fine strainer.
4. Express the oils from an orange peel over the surface of the cocktail.

Coupe glass, chilled. Garnish with a single Luxardo maraschino cherry suspended on a cocktail pick placed across the rim, and an orange twist draped over the edge of the glass. Present with the cherry pick positioned horizontally.