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In-Seine
Elderflower liqueur mellows and boosts the brandy's floral notes, while dashes of absinthe balance sweetness and add aniseed notes
Owen Daulton
2nd July at 01:52
I don't mind a sweeter cocktail, but the other comments are correct - an equal part of St. Germain is too much. A little extra cognac helped, but even 90 proof rye didn't cut through very well. Still, not bad, and allows the fruit/nut cognac flavors to come through. I think that removing the absinthe and muddling the grapes could be nice- an absinthe spritz is almost always better than adding directly to the mixing glass.