Walnut Infusion
Remove nuts from shells and set on a sheet pan. Toast walnuts in the oven at 400 degrees for 15 minutes. Place walnuts in a bottle of V.S. quality Cognac and let it sit for one week, agitating daily.
Dandelion Cointreau Infusion
Remove only the yellow petals of the flowers immediately after picking the flowers. Add to a bottle of Cointreau. Let mascerate for 4 days again, agitating daily.
Cocktail: Le Sidecar Charantais
- 3 parts Walnut infused Cognac
- 2 parts Dandelion infused Cointreau
- 1 part lemon juice
- Honey
Mix all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. (Infusions/cocktail created by: Eben Freeman, New York NY)
Eben Freeman:
Eben Freeman is a native New Yorker, who has worked in the city's food and beverage industry for nearly two decades and consults for distilled spirit brands such as Jack Daniel's, Bailey's, Courvoisier and more. In 2006, Freeman was selected as a finalist in Bols' international cocktail master competition.
