365 Drinks a Year: #68 The Snobby Ding-Dong

I fervently believe that when naming a cocktail the only question one should ask is "What will this name sound like with the inevitable order-question in front of it?" Previously I named a cocktail "Something Dirty" for just this reason. This cocktail is so named because I'd really love to see a booze-snob walk into a bar and say "Make me a Snobby Ding-Dong!" But you already are a Snobby Ding-Dong Mr. Booze-Snob!

Tonight's cocktail is an attempt to make another classic Cognac drink along the lines of the awesome Sidecar I made last night. Most everything else I looked for online was WAY too involved so I decided to make my own. (The simplest cocktails are the best, am I right?)

Here's what I'm working with:

Once again we have our trusty Courvoisier as a base. I keep wanting to find ways to use Domaine De Canton as well because I love it on it's own; so that's in there. Cherry Heering may seem like an oddball choice but it was calling to me tonight so that's another piece of the experiment.

Here's the recipe

The Snobby Ding-Dong

2 oz Cognac

1/2 oz Domaine De Canton

1/2 oz Cherry Heering

1/4 oz Fresh Lemon Juice

The lemon juice was a later addition because the initial mix was a bit too sweet and I really liked the lemon in the Sidecar. The result was actually pretty decent. You've got your strong Cognac backbone which is modified by a weaker liqueur-ratio. The cherry comes through pretty well and, surprisingly, the ginger component is mostly muted until the finish where you really feel the spice. The lemon balances the sweetness of the liqueurs and rounds out our newest BOOZEBLOGGER ORIGINAL. This may not become a new classic but here's hoping that one day one of us may have the pleasure of over-hearing the order.