Glass: Old Fashioned or Snifter

Equipment:

Ingredients

• Pernod Absinthe Superieure
• 3 oz Rémy Martin 1738 cognac
• ½ oz. simple syrup
• 3 dashes bitters, ideally Peychaud’s 
• Lemon peel

Directions

• Rinse glass with absinthe.
• Fill with ice and let chill while preparing cocktail.
• Fill shaker halfway with ice.
• Add the cognac, simple syrup and bitters and shake well.
• Discard the ice and any excess absinthe from the glass.
• Strain the drink into the glass.
• Express lemon peel oils on top of the drink, and garnish with same.

Barkeep Notes

I add the extra step of using the shaker to make sure that the simple syrup mixes well.