The WSJ has an article about how cognac companies are trying to get a "signature cocktail", like the mojito was for rum or the Cosmo for citrus flavored vodka, and popularize it.

One they mention in the article is ginger, lemonade, and cognac.

I've made more than a few cognac cocktails, though I often use armagnac instead.

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My neighbor and his brother came over tonight.  My neighbor was sick.  I'd been reading Imbibe! the other day, so I made him a cherry smash:

Cherry Smash
by Julie Reiner via Imbibe! by David Wondrich

1 1/2 ounces Courvosier VS cognac (I used the Castarede XO armagnac)
3/4 ounce orange curacao (Cointreau)
3/4 ounce lemon juice
1/2 ounce cherry heering
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The Willett that I got from Schneider's was $49.99 when I bought it.  The price hasn't been raised if you're thinking of getting it there; that's the price for the 6 year old, and the older ones cost more.  Much more.

However, they are out of the 6 year old until some time next week, probably Thursday.

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I had so many bad jokes about brandy that I wanted to make, mostly dirty ones, that I didn't want to make - but I do have one joke I will make later, not about brandy, despite the advice of my emergency back-up lawyer Marshall aka
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So after a trip to Schneider's and World Market...


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