Classic cocktail
Brandy Smash
Jerry Thomas printed it in 1862 as a small julep. Cognac, mint, and sugar over cracked ice.
- Glass
- Rocks glass
- Method
- Shake
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Ingredients
- 3
Ingredients
- 6 leaves Mint Leaves
- ½ oz Simple Syrup
- 2 oz CognacMore Cognac cocktails
Garnish: Mint sprig and seasonal berries
How to make it
- Gently muddle the mint with the simple syrup in a shaker.
- Add the cognac and shake with ice.
- Strain into a rocks glass filled with cracked ice.
- Garnish with a mint sprig and seasonal berries.
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