- Drink: Cognac
- How to Serve: Chilled
- Main ingredients: alcohol, sugar, cloves, tea
- Cooking time: over a month
- Strength: over 45°
Cognac is the strongest alcohol made from grapes. The name was given in honor of the city in which it was first produced and now it is exclusive and controlled by the laws of France. Cognac is made from a special grape variety, and the main feature is that the taste only gets better over the years.
By the way! Did you know that the most popular brand of cognac is Hennessy. Starting from the first batch, from the distant 1765, it has become the standard of this type of drink. Another feature of the brand is that some alcohols can age up to two hundred years. That is why he is appreciated.
Composition of cognac “Hennesy” and homemade recipe
Despite the fact that the Hennessy recipe is kept strictly secret by the manufacturers, we can cook a very similar one right in our kitchen. Moreover, the real Hennessy is super expensive.
The classic composition of “Hennessy” includes a mixture of grape spirits. In our home version, I suggest taking ordinary medical alcohol, vodka, or several times distilled and purified moonshine. So, we will need:
- Alcohol – 1500 ml
- Allspice – 1 pc.
- Carnation – 2 buds
- Sugar – 2 tbsp. l
- Black hot pepper – 1 pc.
- Lemon zest – to taste
- Tea – 1 tbsp. l
To begin with, we mix all the spices and spices, put them in a bag made of natural fabric and tie them tightly.
You can also use a tea strainer, but this is not Feng Shui. Okay, then let’s lower the strainer with spices into a jar and fill it with diluted alcohol vodka.
After that, you need to quickly close the jar with a nylon lid and put the semi-finished product in a cool place for 3 days. Remove the spice bag and discard, and leave the resulting tincture in a cool place for another 7-10 days.
To make the resulting drink as reminiscent of expensive cognac as possible, put oak chips and a little vanilla in it, and leave it for another two weeks. Pour the finished drink into a beautiful decanter and you can try.