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Back in Black

Course Drinks
Keyword Black sesame seeds, bourbon, Cognac, Cynar, Licor 43, orange bitters

Ingredients

  • ¾ oz. H by Hine VSOP Cognac
  • ¾ oz. Black sesame-infused Knob Creek bourbon*
  • 1 oz. Cynar
  • ½ oz. Licor 43
  • 2 dashes Orange bitters

Instructions

  • Combine ingredients and stir.
  • Strain into a Martini glass.
  • Garnish with an orange twist.

Notes

*For Black sesame-infused Knob Creek bourbon
1 750-ml. bottle overproof Knob Creek bourbon
25 g roasted salted black sesame seeds
Using a spice grinder, roughly grind the sesame seeds. Combine the ground sesame and bourbon and let steep for 10 minutes. Strain through a coffee filter and return strained liquid to the bottle.
Kevin Diedrich, owner of P.C.H. in San Francisco, created this recipe.