Hotshot Cocktail

By miss5elements

By Ms. Franky Marshall, VP of NYC's Bartender's Guild and a top mixologist at The Dead Rabbit and The Tippler, both in the New York City.

Ingredients

• 1 oz Louis Royer Force 53 Cognac
• 1/2 oz Becherovka Herbal Liqueur
• 1/4 oz honey syrup
• 2 dashes baked apple bitters
• 4 oz hot apple cider

Preparation

Step 1

1. Pour all ingredients except cider into a mug or glass, stirring to blend.
2. Slowly pour in cider and stir.
3. Adjust the proportion of honey depending on the sweetness of the cider.
4. Garnish with a cinnamon stick and a clove-studded lemon wheel.
5. For a richer flavor, add butter (about the size of a fingernail). Mix well.