Charente-16

1 1⁄2 oz Blanco tequila, Chinaco
3⁄4 oz Pineau des Charentes, Chateau d'Orignac (Montifaud Rosso)
1⁄2 oz Curaçao, Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao
1⁄4 oz Crème de Banane, Giffard (Banana du Brasil)
1 Orange peel
Instructions

Stir for about 10 to 15 seconds, then strain into a Nick & Nora glass. Garnish with expressed orange peel.

History

Named for the train station in Cognac, France

Cocktail summary
Created by
Brian Means, Dirty Habits at the Hotel Zelos, San Francisco, CA
Year
2016
Is an
authentic recipe
Reference

https://punchdrink.com/recipes/charente-16/

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Comments

Was looking to use up an open bottle of Pierre Ferrand Pineau I have in the fridge and found this recipe on Punch.  Always on the lookout for more stirred tequila cocktails (especially using blancos), so I mixed it up but didn't read close enough to realize this uses a Rosso Pineau. not Blanc.  Oops.  But it was solid with the Blanc.  Pretty fruity, but the earthy agave notes did cut through nicely.  You definitely want to use a punchy, agave forward tequila, no triple distilled Patron or diffuser garbage.  I thought it needed a bit of a spice counterpoint to all the fruit, so I hit the glass with a couple atomizer spritzes of allspice liqueur.