Name: The Fig Easy
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 1 Figs; 50 ml Cognac (brandy); 15 ml Honey

Serve in an

Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
1 whole	Figs
1 2/3 fl oz	Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
1/2 fl oz	Honey
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Garnish:

Thin fig slice

How to make:

Scoop out the soft inner flesh of fig into shaker. Add other ingredients, SHAKE with ice and fine strain into ice-filled glass

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Review:

Rich fig and honey fortified with cognac.

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History:

Created in 2015 by Alex Francis at Revolucion De Cuba, Sheffield, England. Alex named his drink “as a nod to brandy's strong history with New Orleans, and the many classic American cocktails that it spawned.”

Alcohol content:

1.1 standard drinks
22.62% alc./vol. (45.24° proof)
14.7 grams of pure alcohol

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