Stinger

PH factor: 8.0

Recipe

Ingredients:     

Cocktail

o 2 ounces Hennessy VS

cognac

o 1 ounce white Crème de

Menthe

Garnish

o lemon twist

Method:

1. Shake over ice.

2. Strain into a cocktail glass

or into an Old Fashioned glass

over ice.

3. Garnish with lemon twist.

Remarks:

The Stinger was at one time

considered to be a cocktail for

the members of high society. It

was rumored to have been a

favorite of millionaire Reginald

Vanderbilt and author Somerset

Maugham. Today, though still

uncommon, the International

Bartenders Association lists it

as one of it's Unforgettable

Cocktails.

. . .