PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Johnnie Walker Black Label scotch o 1 ounce Remy Martin VSOP cognac o 1 ounce Grand Marnier o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice Garnish o lemon peel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Strain into a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with lemon peel. Remarks: There is a lot of alcohol in this drink. Just an observation. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Remy Martin VSOP cognac o 1 ounce Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao o 1 ounce fresh lemon juice Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Moisten the rim of a cocktail glass with lemon juice and invert it into a shallow dish of sugar to coat the rim. 2. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 3. Serve up in the prepared glass. 4. Express the lemon peel over the cocktail and drop it in as the garnish. Remarks: The Sid

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Armenian Soul 10-Year-Old cognac o ¾ ounce Blandy's 5-Year-Old Malmsey Madeira o ¾ ounce fresh lime juice o ½ ounce maple syrup o 1 dash Angostura bitters Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. Remarks: It’s the maple syrup that takes centerstage here, the bitters and citrus notwithstanding. We don't think that is a bad thin g at all. . . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Remy Martin VSOP cognac o 1 ounce Boulard Calvados VSOP o ¾ ounce Grand Marnier o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o 1 teaspoon Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with lemon peel. Remarks: This is a location that deserves to have a cocktail named for it. . . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Hennessy VS cognac o 1 ounce Boulard Calvados VSOP o 1 splash grenadine o 1 tablespoon lemon juice Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. Remarks: Not at all like dropping a shot glass filled with something into a mug filled with something else. That original Depth Charge did illustrate the name of its drink better than most. . . .

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o sugar o 2 ounces 1800 Reposado tequila o 1 ounce Hennessy VS cognac o 1 ounce Cointreau o ½ ounce fresh lime juice o 1 tablespoon agave nectar Garnish o lime wedges Method: 1. Moisten the rim of a cocktail glass with lime juice and invert it into a shallow dish of sugar to coat the rim of the glass. 2. Shake remaining cocktail ingredients over ice. 3. Serve up in the prepared glass. 4. Garnish with lime

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ¾ ounces Hennessy VS cognac o ¼ ounce Wray & Nephew Overproof White rum o ¼ ounce Pierre Farrand Dry Curaçao o ¼ ounce pineapple juice o 1 dash Angostura bitters or to taste Garnish o lemon twist o Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with a cherry and lemon peel. Remarks: : There are more recipes for East I

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o sugar o 3 raspberries o 1 ½ ounces Remy Martin RSVP cognac o 1 ounce sake o ½ ounce Cointreau o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o ½ ounce agave nectar Garnish o raspberries or lemon peel Method: 1. Moisten rim of a cocktail glass with lemon and invert it into a shallow dish of sugar to coat the rim of the glass. 2. Muddle raspberries in a cocktail shaker. 3. Add ice and remaining cocktail ingredients and sh

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Remy Martin VSOP cognac o ½ ounce Sandeman Tawny Porto 20 Year Old o ¼ ounce Pierre Farrand Dry Curaçao o 1 ounce pineapple juice o ¼ ounce fresh lime juice o ¼ ounce grenadine Garnish o pineapple wedge Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a chilled cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with pineapple wedge (optional). Remarks: If you looked at this and said I bet this will taste

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Remy Martin VSOP cognac o ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice o 1 tablespoon Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o champagne Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Stir to combine first three ingredients in a champagne flute. 2. Top with champagne. 3. Stir once gently. 4. Garnish with a lemon twist. Remarks: There are many theories of its origins, and much debate over gin vs. brandy. We do know the recipe was fi

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Hennessy VS cognac o 1 ounce Lazzaroni amaretto Method: 1. Stir over ice in an Old Fashioned glass. Remarks: As you would expect from this traditional coupling, it's not like drinking a liqueur and not like sipping a brandy either, . . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Hennessey VS cognac o ½ ounce Lillet Blanc o ½ ounce St. Germain liqueur o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o 1 egg yolk o ½ ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 1 star anise Garnish o 1 star anise Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients without ice. 2. Add ice and shake again. 3. Double strain into a martini glass. 4. Garnish with star anise. Remarks: This cocktail is both subtle and unusual.

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Remy Martin VSOP cognac o ½ ounce Crème de Cassis o 1 splash fresh lemon juice Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a snifter. Remarks: Actually it's much more a soft touch than a hard case. It's a pleasant cocktail that is easy to make. . . .

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ¼ ounces Remy Martin VSOP cognac o ¾ ounce Licor 43 (Cuarenta Y Tres) o 2 teaspoons Lillet Rouge o 2 ounces fresh orange juice Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a chilled cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with lemon twist. Remarks: This is a good combination of ingredients though we feel the proportions may need a bit of tweaking. Perhaps less

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Hennessy VS cognac o 3 ounces Fever-Tree Premium Ginger Beer o 2 dashes Angostura bitters Garnish o long spiral of lemon peel Method: 1. With a knife or a peeler create a strip of lemon peel as long as possible and spiral it up the inside of a tall glass. 2. Add ice and cognac 3. Add ginger beer and stir lightly. 4. Top with a dash or two of bitters. Remarks: The goal is to create a spiral of the

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Hennessy VS cognac o 1 ounce Chambord Garnish o raspberry Method: 1. Combine cocktail ingredients and heat until fragrant. 2. Serve up in a snifter. 3. Garnish with raspberry. Remarks: Brandy and Chambord when warmed together release a very heady aroma. A Chambord exec was so impressed with this that an ad campaign was created to introduce the drink by asking the question, “Is Paris Burning?” .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ¾ ounces Hennessy VS cognac o ½ ounce Honey Syrup, see: Syrups etc. o ½ ounce Lavender Syrup, see: Syrups etc. o ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice Garnish o lavender sprig Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with a lavender sprig. Remarks: Honey and lavender are made for each other. They also make this cocktail a little

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ½ ounce Remy Martin VSOP cognac o 1 ½ ounces Lillet Blanc o ½ ounce fresh lime juice o 1 ounce fresh orange juice o 1 teaspoon Honey Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Garnish o 1 half of an orange slice Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with a rosemary sprig. Remarks: This is a pleasant alternative to wine with lunch. . . .

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Remy Martin VSOP cognac o 1 dash Hella Orange bitters or to taste o champagne Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Combine cognac and bitters in a champagne flute. 2. Top with champagne. 3. Stir once gently. 4. Garnish with lemon twist. Remarks: A champagne cocktail for those who take celebrating seriously. . . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Bombay Sapphire gin o ½ ounce Cointreau o ½ ounce Luxardo maraschino o 1 tablespoon Remy Martin VSOP cognac o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. Remarks: We had to work hard with this drink. We not only changed the proportions of the ingredients, we also added maraschino. We think it now has the gravitas its name deserves. .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Hennessey VO cognac o ½ ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. o ¼ ounce Fernet~Branca Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with lemon twist. Remarks: This exactly what you mean when you say, “I could use a drink, a real drink.” . . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ¼ ounce fresh lemon juice o ½ orange slice o ½ lemon slice o 1 ½ ounces Remy Martin VSOP cognac o ½ ounce Pierre Farrand Dry Curaçao o 1 ounce Lindemans Framboise Lambic o 1 ounce Lindemans Pêche Lambic Method: 1. Lightly muddle fruit in a mixing glass. 2. Add remaining and gently stir to combine. 3. Pour all into a wine glass. 4. Add an ice cube or two. Remarks: As exotic as the destination it was named

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ¼ ounce Pernod Absinthe Supérieure o 2 ounces Remy Martin VSOP cognac o ½ ounce Grand Marnier o 1 dash Angostura bitters o 1 teaspoon Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 2 ounces champagne Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Swirl absinthe in an Old Fashioned glass to coat the glass and discard the excess. 2. Add ice to the glass and set it aside. 3. Stir remaining cocktail ingredients except champagne over i

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Remy Martin VSOP cognac o ½ ounce Aperol o ½ ounce Amontillado sherry o ¼ ounce green Chartreuse o 1 dash Angostura bitters o 1 dash Hella Orange bitters Garnish o lemon peel Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with a lemon peel. Remarks: Move over doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles