NO. 849 · AN ORIGINAL HOUSE VARIATION
Ginger Cognac Smash
Ginger meets a mellow cognac foundation. Fresh mint brings a little garden-party charm.
- The glass
- Rocks glass
- The method
- Shaken
- With ingredients ready
- 4 min · Easy
An original, pregenerated variation. This recipe has not been taste-tested.
What this means
- Recipe basis
- Generated from a cocktail-family template; not a published classic.
- Preparation
- Complete measured ingredients and instructions. No individual editorial method review is recorded.
- House tasting
- Not recorded. A reference, editorial review, or AI photograph does not establish a taste test.
THE QUIET PREPARATION
Before the first pour.
with ingredients ready
Set out rocks glass for each drink. Keep the tools and prepared ingredients within reach.
- Jigger or graduated measure
- Cocktail shaker
- Cocktail strainer
- Fine-mesh sieve
- Citrus juicer
- Muddler or rounded spoon
- Kitchen scale
PREPARE FIRST, OR USE THE SAME PREPARED INGREDIENT
Ginger syrup20 min heating or steeping + cooling
Syrup preparation — Dissolve 100 g sugar in 100 g hot water. Add 30 g finely sliced fresh ginger, cover, and steep for 20 minutes. Strain and cool. Refrigerate in a clean sealed jar and use within 7 days.
These are preparation ratios. Make enough for the measured drink quantities; cooling time and final yield are not included in the mixing time.
- Squeeze the citrus and measure its juice before you start. Keep the listed garnish aside.
A PROPER POUR BEGINS HERE
The ingredients.
- 60 ml
- 22.5 ml
- 20 ml
- 6 leaves
- 1
Exact measures for one drink. Fresh ice is part of the method.
US fluid ounces convert the exact milliliter specification and round to three decimal places.
A LITTLE CEREMONY
The method.
Prepare your glass
Set out a clean rocks glass for each serving. Add 120 g of fresh cubed ice to each glass just before pouring.
Wake up the mint
Put the measured mint leaves in a shaker with the syrup. Press gently 3 times with a muddler or the back of a wooden spoon; do not shred the leaves.
Shake with confidence
Measure the still ingredients first. Add the recipe’s mixing ice, seal the shaker, and hold both parts firmly. Shake for the stated time. Keep bubbles and garnish outside the shaker.
Press mint gently
Use the rounded end of a muddler or spoon to press the mint as directed. Aim to release its aroma, keeping the leaves mostly whole. Add the ice at the point stated in the recipe.
Measure into your shaker
Add the measured liquid ingredients to a cocktail shaker. Keep any garnish and sparkling ingredients aside.
Shake with confidence
Measure the still ingredients first. Add the recipe’s mixing ice, seal the shaker, and hold both parts firmly. Shake for the stated time. Keep bubbles and garnish outside the shaker.
Shake until properly cold
Use one serving of the measured ingredients per batch. Add 180 g cubed ice and seal the shaker. Shake firmly until the outside feels very cold. Repeat with fresh mixing ice for each serving.
Shake with confidence
Measure the still ingredients first. Add the recipe’s mixing ice, seal the shaker, and hold both parts firmly. Shake for the stated time. Keep bubbles and garnish outside the shaker.
Strain and finish
Use a cocktail strainer and a fine-mesh sieve to pour into the prepared rocks glass. Add the measured garnish and serve immediately.
Use two strainers
Hold the mixing ice back with the cocktail strainer. Pour through a fine-mesh sieve held above the serving glass; it catches small ice chips and fruit or herb fragments.
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