The XO Reverie

Ingredients

• 60 ml Hennessy XO Cognac
• 20 ml Bénédictine DOM
• 15 ml fresh lemon juice
• 10 ml honey syrup
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
• 1 dash orange bitters

Method

1. Fill a mixing glass with ice.
2. Add the Hennessy XO Cognac, Bénédictine DOM, fresh lemon juice, and honey syrup.
3. Add both dashes of Angostura bitters and orange bitters.
4. Stir continuously for 15 seconds until well-chilled.
5. Strain into a chilled coupe glass using a fine strainer.

Serve in a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a single large-format ice cube and a carefully expressed orange twist (expressed oils sprayed over the surface, then placed on the rim). Serve with a thin, crystallized honey stick balanced across the rim as an optional stirrer and visual accent.