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Hennessy Blood Orange cocktail

Here's a delicious summer and fall drink featuring my namesake - Hennessy VSOP (or XO if you're fancy,) with vodka blood orange.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Course brunch
Servings 1

Equipment

  • cocktail shaker
  • Peeler

Ingredients
  

  • 2 oz Hennessy VSOP
  • 2 oz blood orange vodka
  • 1.5 oz fresh lemon juice
  • 1 oz agave nectar
  • a dash of Angostorua bitters
  • 1 blood orange peel
  • handful of ice

Instructions
 

  • First, pour two parts Hennessy into a cocktail shaker filled with ice, followed by two parts blood orange vodka, and 1.5 parts fresh lemon juice. Add 1 part agave nectar, and a dash of bitters.
  • Cover and shake the cocktail shaker until frosted, and then strain into a highball or Old-Fashioned glass. Arrange the blood orange twist in the middle of the drink. Enjoy!

Notes

You can find blood orange vodka online, or at local retailers. The easiest one for me to find was Skyy Blood Orange Vodka, which I bought at Safeway.
Keyword alcohol, blood orange, cocktail, Hennessy