Best Brandy & Cognac Cocktails
Warm and fruit-forward, brandy and cognac make some of the most elegant classic cocktails behind the bar.
Sidecar
An elegant, citrus-forward classic balancing cognac with orange liqueur and fresh lemon.
Brandy Alexander
A rich, dessert-like classic blending cognac with crème de cacao and cream.
Stinger
A cool, minty after-dinner classic pairing cognac with white crème de menthe.
Jack Rose
A tart, rosy classic built on apple brandy, lime, and a touch of grenadine.
Pisco Sour
A frothy South American classic blending pisco with lime, egg white, and bitters.
French Connection
A simple, warming sipper pairing cognac with sweet, almond-forward amaretto.
Between the Sheets
A potent Sidecar cousin splitting its base between cognac, white rum, and triple sec.
Corpse Reviver No. 1
A rich, warming brandy classic blending cognac, calvados, and sweet vermouth.
Champs-Élysées
A herbal, citrusy cognac classic sharpened with a dash of green Chartreuse.
Widow's Kiss
A rich, monastic classic blending apple brandy with Bénédictine and Chartreuse.
Café Brûlot
A spiced, flaming brandy coffee classic infused with citrus peel and warm spices.
Coffee Flip
A rich, velvety after-dinner classic blending brandy, coffee liqueur, and a whole egg.
Brandy Crusta
The elegant 1850s original that inspired the Sidecar and the Margarita: cognac, orange curaçao, and lemon in a sugar-crusted coupe.
Horse's Neck
A stately brandy highball spiraled with a long lemon peel that curls over the glass like a horse's neck — refreshing, aromatic, and endlessly elegant.
Pisco Punch
San Francisco's legendary Gold Rush cocktail: pisco, pineapple, lemon, and sugar — once called the most delicious drink in the world.
Brandy Daisy
A forgotten 19th-century classic: cognac sharpened with lemon juice, sweetened with orange curaçao, and brightened with a splash of soda.
Japanese Cocktail
One of the oldest recorded cocktails: cognac stirred with orgeat and Angostura bitters, finished with a lemon twist. Sweet, nutty, and spirit-forward with no citrus juice in sight.
Brandy Old Fashioned
Wisconsin's beloved spin on the Old Fashioned: brandy over a muddled orange and cherry, sweetened with sugar and bitters. Warming, slightly fruity, and unapologetically Midwestern.