Charentes Cocktail

Serve in Coupe glass...
7	whole	Seedless white grapes
1⅔	fl oz	Cognac
⅚	fl oz	Pineau des Charentes rouge
3	drop	Bob's Chocolate Bitters

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How to make:

MUDDLE grapes in base of mixing glass. Add other ingredients, STIR with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Lemon zest twist (discarded) & white grape

Comment:

White grape juice fortified with cognac and lightly sweetened by pineau des charentes with faint hints of chocolate.

About:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2015 by Steve Lawson at M.A.S.H, Soho, London, England

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