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When I use Cognac in cocktails, I almost always use VS. It offers all the wonderful flavors you expect from a Cognac and retains the bright, almost “raw” notes needed to stand up to your other cocktail ingredients. I also tend to use yellow Chartreuse more in cocktails because it's sweet, delicious, and more approachable to general consumers.
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The Tropical Toddy Recipe:
From San Antonio's historic Esquire Tavern comes this versatile hot toddy recipe. Learn how to make a hot toddy with bourbon, brandy, or rum here.
The Brandy Holiday Sour Recipe:
A fragrant and flavorful brandy cocktail, perfect for the holidays, or whenever you want to show off. Egg whites add body and a delicate foam.
Sazerac:
Get our recipe for a great Sazerac. Learn everything you need to know to make a perfect Sazerac.
The Bardstown Recipe:
This boozy apple brandy and rye cocktail from Maggie Hoffman’s “Batch Cocktails” serves eight and is easy to make in advance. Get the recipe here!
The Calvados Negroni Recipe:
This festive, fall-friendly version of a classic Negroni swaps out gin for Calvados, an apple and pear brandy from Normandy, France. Serve it up!
The Armagnac Daiquiri Recipe:
In this riff on the Hemingway Daiquiri, or El Floridita, Armagnac swaps in for white rum, playing off of lime, grapefruit, and Maraschino liqueur.
