The Premier Cru

Ingredients

• 60 ml Hine XO 1er Cru Cognac
• 15 ml Bénédictine D.O.M.
• 10 ml fresh lemon juice
• 8 ml honey syrup (1:1 ratio)
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
• 1 dash orange bitters

Method

1. Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
2. Shake vigorously for 12-15 seconds until well-chilled.
3. Double strain through a fine mesh strainer into the prepared glass.
4. Allow the drink to settle for 5 seconds before serving.

Serve in a crystal coupe glass. Garnish with a thin expressed orange twist placed delicately across the rim, and a single gold leaf applied to the surface of the cocktail for an elegant shimmer. Present on a dark slate coaster with the Hine XO bottle visible nearby.