Cognac cocktails.

Got Cognac on the shelf? Here are 3 cocktails you can make with it — classics and a few worth discovering. Pick one, see what else you need, and start pouring.

№ 10

Brandy Alexander

Cognac, crème de cacao, and cream, shaken and dusted with nutmeg — dessert in a coupe. Silky, chocolatey, and unapologetically indulgent.

1.5 oz Cognac

1 oz Creme de Cacao

1 oz Heavy Cream

dash Grated Nutmeg

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№ 53

Sidecar

Cognac, orange liqueur, and lemon, shaken and served up, sometimes with a sugar rim. A brandy sour in a tuxedo — tart, warming, and timelessly elegant.

1.5 oz Cognac

0.75 oz Cointreau Orange Liqueur

0.75 oz Lemon Juice

dash Orange Peel

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№ 26

Vieux Carré

Rye, cognac, sweet vermouth, Bénédictine, and two bitters — the French Quarter in a rocks glass. Complex, boozy, and built to be sipped.

1 oz Rye

1 oz Cognac

1 oz Sweet Vermouth

.25 oz Benedictine

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