Charentes

Serve in a Coupe glass...
1½	fl oz	Cognac
⅔	fl oz	Pineau des Charentes rouge
⅓	fl oz	Mentzendorff Kummel Liqueur
⅔	fl oz	Freshly squeezed lemon juice
⅕	fl oz	Sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)

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How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Raspberries

Comment:

Kummel’s caraway flavours heavily influence this unusual cognac based cocktail with Pineau De Charentes and lemon juice.

About:

Created in 2015 by Tiarnan O'Gara at MASH, London, England.

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