Lannister Gold

Ingredients

• 1.5 oz cognac
• 0.75 oz blood orange juice
• 0.5 oz Cointreau
• 0.25 oz honey syrup
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
• Gold luster dust (optional, food grade)

Instructions

1. 1Combine cognac, blood orange juice, Cointreau, honey syrup, and bitters in a mixing glass with ice
2. 2Stir for 30 full rotations — no shaking, this is a dignified cocktail
3. 3Strain into a chilled coupe glass
4. 4If using gold luster dust, whisk a tiny amount in a teaspoon of cognac and pour gently on top
5. 5The blood orange gives a crimson tint to the gold cognac — the colors of house Lannister
6. 6Garnish with a blood orange twist expressed over the glass and rested on the rim