Hennessy 250th Anniversary Bartender Competition
Published:Tuesday | February 10, 2015 | 4:41 PM
Raising the bar
Hennessy celebrates 250th with bartender competition
It was a lot of mixing and a few spills, but it was all worth it for the recent Hennessy 250th anniversary bartender competition. In the end, three bartenders were able to capture the real essence of Hennessy in their cocktails. Here are the highlights.
Belle Femme
Ingredients
2 oz Hennessy vs
2 heaped bar spoon vanilla yogurt
11/2 oz sour sop juice
3/4 oz otaheiti apple and ginger syrup
1/2 oz lemon juice
2 dashes aromatic bitters
Method
Combine ingredients, shake with ice, double strain on to rock glass and garnish with candied carmelised otaheiti apple and foam from shaker.
Hennessy 250 slammer
Ingredients
3 slices of cucumber
3 slices of orange
1 1/2 oz sweet and sour
1 1/2 oz hennessy
Method
Muddle and strain over ice in a rock glass on ice. Add three cherries to rock glass.
The Axe Factor (aka Green Gold)
Ingredients
2 1/2 oz Hennessy vs
1/2 oz Pimento liqueur
2 oz cucumber juice
dash of ginger juice
3 oz sugar cane juice
2 sprig basil
Method
Place all ingredients in mixing can with cracked ice. Shake vigorously then strain over ice into high ball glass.