Description
The Ritz Hotel in Paris claims to have created this cocktail in the early 20th century. The potent combination of Cognac and orange-flavored liqueur shaken until ice cold with lemon juice is a timeless classic.
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon white sugar
- 2 fluid ounces Cognac
- 1 fluid ounce orange-flavored liqueur (such as Cointreau®)
- ½ fluid ounce lemon juice
- 1 cup ice cubes
Instructions
- Sprinkle sugar on a small plate. Lightly wet half the rim of of a coupe glass with a damp paper towel. Dip the moistened rim in sugar to coat. Set the glass in the refrigerator to chill.
- Combine Cognac
- orange-flavored liqueur
- and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker. Add ice
- cover
- and shake until chilled. Strain into the chilled
- sugar-rimmed coupe.
Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 5 mins
Total Time: 10 mins
Servings: 1