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Themed Cocktail

Blue Magic

Inspired by American Gangster

Ingredients

  • 2 oz cognac
  • 0.75 oz blood orange liqueur
  • 0.5 oz fresh lemon juice
  • 0.25 oz demerara syrup
  • 3 dashes Peychaud's bitters
  • 1 oz chilled club soda

Instructions

  1. 1Combine cognac, blood orange liqueur, lemon juice, demerara syrup, and bitters in a shaker with ice.
  2. 2Shake hard for 12 seconds.
  3. 3Strain into a rocks glass over one large ice cube.
  4. 4Top with club soda and stir once gently.
  5. 5Garnish with a wide blood orange peel, expressed and draped over the glass edge.

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Disclaimer: Drink responsibly. This is intended for adults of legal drinking age. Never drink and drive.