As true believers of the work hard, play hard mantra, we present you with It’s Been a Long Week, a weekly column aimed at awarding some liquid appreciation to you for just being yourself, dammit. Make yourself a glass or two, on us — you deserve it.
Chinese New Year (February 5th) is just around the corner and coincides with New York Men’s Fashion Week, both perfectly good reasons for a drink. D’USSÉ offers a cognac take for some celebratory cocktails using their most premium expression– D’USSÉ XO. On the rocks or straight up, you’re sure to enjoy unparalleled aromas and a complex taste:
RED DRAGON:
Ingredients:
- 2 oz- D’USSE XO
- ¾ oz- Fresh Lemon Juice
- ¾ oz- Simple Syrup
- 1/4 Tspn- Chinese Five Spice Powder
- 4 Dashes- Peychaud’s Bitters
- Star Anise
Method:
Add ingredients into a shaker with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into an ice-filled rocks glass. Garnish with star anise.
LUCKY LYCHEE
Ingredients:
- 2 oz- D’USSE XO
- 1- Lychee
- 1- Strawberry
- ¼ oz- Simple Syrup
- 2 Dashes- Rhubarb Bitters
- Ace Of Spades Champagne
Method:
Muddle lychee, strawberry and simple syrup in a shaker. Add D’USSÉ XO, Rhubarb Bitters, and ice. Shake vigorously and strain into a chilled coupe glass. Top with Champagne. Garnish with lychee on a metal skewer.
