Inspired by the stern and mysterious Professor Snape, this cocktail blends robust Cognac, bitter liqueurs, and pomegranate juice for a dark, complex flavor profile balanced with saline and served cold in a chilled coupe, accompanied by 70% cacao chocolate to soften and sustain its rich, smoky bitterness. (Recipe Below)
Our second cocktail is inspired by the stern, dark and hardened Professor Snape. Like Professor Snape, we use a deep and robust Cognac along with Sfumato Amaro and a Bitter Coffee Liqueur leaving you uncertain where the bitterness is coming from, while bringing in deep flavors of fruit, cocoa, and a slight smokiness. Pomegranate Juice is used to freshen the flavors ever so slightly and saline is used to balance the bitterness out and bring forward the dried fruit flavors of the Cognac. Serve as cold as Professor Snape is in a chilled coupe with a square of 70% Cacao Chocolate which softens the bitterness and helps sustain the flavors of the cocktail when pairing with the cocktail.
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Professor Snape
1.5 oz Cognac
1.5 oz Sfumato Amaro
.25 oz St George's Coffee Liqueur
.75 oz Pomegranate Juice
2 Droppers Saline
Dark Chocolate
In a mixing glass, combine 1.5 oz Cognac, 1.5 oz Sfumato Amaro, .25 oz Bitter Coffee Liqueur, .75 oz Pomegranate Juice, 1/3 capsule of Activated Charcoal, Pinch of Edible Glitter, and 2 droppers of saline. Fill with ice and stir for 2 minutes. Strain into a chilled coupe and garnish with a square of dark chocolate.
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Remy Martin Cognac
80 proof/ 40% ABV
Remy Martin Company
Very Superior Old Pale, meaning it must be aged for a minimum of 4 years. Remy Martin Cognac is made by fermenting then distilling Petite Champagne and Grande Champagne grapes in separate batches aged for 4-12 years with blending happening just before the final year of the aging process. The resulting flavor is deep and rich reminiscent of a handful of gut-health dried fruit trail mix.
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Sfumato Rubarbaro Amaro
40 proof/20% ABV
Cappelletti
"Rubarbaro", meaning, rhubarb, and "fumo" meaning smoke. This can be characterized almost as Mezcal's bitter cousin. Smoky, woodsy, and berry notes much like mezcal, but far more bitter and deeper and the smokiness is more round, vegetal and savory than the biting, citrus smoke of Mezcal. Much like Mezcal, delicious with tropical fruits and citrus.
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St. George's NOLA Coffee Liqueur
50 proof/25% ABV
St. George Spirit Inc.
A neutral-flavored spirit is infused with Ethiopean coffee beans in a cold brew method. It is then blended with Madagascar vanilla, spices, chickory, and lightly sweetened. The result is a deeply flavored NOLA coffee liqueur with notes of blueberry and spice with a light bite and sweetness.
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Pomegranate Juice
4-5% acidity
Bottled pomegranate juice is widely available in supermarkets. The acidity in bottled products will be significantly lower than in fresh-pressed juices. Pomegranate tases citrusy with a neutrality in its sweetness and acidity (as acidic as a lemon, but as sweet as apple juice. This make pomegranate a nice mixer where you want a citrus like flavor without increasing acidity or sweetness.

