Ingredients:

• 50ml Rémy Martin Cognac
• 10ml Absinthe
• One sugar cube
• 2 dashes of Peychaud’s bitters
• Crushed ice
• Lemon peel to garnish (optional)

Method:

• Begin by rinsing a chilled old-fashioned glass with 10ml of absinthe, add crushed ice and set the glass aside.
• Secondly, mix the cognac, sugar and Peychaud’s bitters in a separate glass and stir with ice.
• Discard any excess absinthe and ice from the prepared glass, strain the drink into the glass and garnish with lemon peel.