Copy

Sheltering Sky

1 1⁄2 oz Cognac
1⁄2 oz Swedish Punsch
1⁄2 oz Bénédictine
1⁄2 oz Amontillado Sherry (Or Oloroso)
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Orange peel (As garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into a cocktail coupe, and garnish with an orange twist.

Notes

Orange and nutty nose. A rich grape sip. Cognac, tea, minty, chocolate, and nutty flavors on the swallow with an allspice and rum funk finish.

History

Crafted for a 2014 ShakeStir competition with a Cognac sponsor. I was inspired by the Rocket from Pioneers of Mixing in Elite Bars: 1903-1933 with its brandy, Swedish punsch, sweet vermouth, and Picon elements. I converted the vermouth to nutty sherry and the Picon to Benedictine and Angostura Bitters. For a name, I was lured in by the Paul Bowles' mid-century classic for the combination seemed to represent world travel in a glass.

Cocktail summary
Posted by yarm on
Created by
Frederic Yarm, Russell House Tavern, Cambridge, MA
Year
2014
Is the
author's original creation
Reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2017/06/sheltering-sky.html

Curator
Not yet rated
User rating
5 stars
(9 ratings)
Yields Drink

From our sponsors

Cocktail Book
Log in or sign up to start building your Cocktail Book.
Similar cocktails
  • Fall on Me — Rye, Sweet vermouth, Sherry, Bénédictine, Apricot liqueur, Orange peel
  • The Williamsburg — Bourbon, Sweet vermouth, Dry vermouth, Herbal liqueur
  • Fontana — Rye, Aromatized wine, Herbal liqueur, Triple sec, Peychaud's Bitters
  • Bonnie & Clyde — Cognac, Amontillado Sherry, Byrrh, Bénédictine, Bitters
  • Worth The Wait — Whiskey, Aromatized wine, Orange bitters, Añejo rum, Simple syrup
  • Long Road to Jefferson — Bourbon, Sweet vermouth, Herbal liqueur, Amontillado Sherry, Bitters, Bénédictine
  • Dashfire — Bourbon, Bénédictine, Amontillado Sherry, Orange bitters, Galliano, Cherry
  • Forty Virtues — Armagnac, Bianco Vermouth, Herbal liqueur, Bonal Gentiane Quina, Orange bitters
  • Golden Dog — Scotch, Apricot liqueur, Aromatized wine, Bénédictine
  • Sade's Taboo — Cognac, Aromatized wine, Sweet vermouth, Grapefruit bitters
Comments
subspot commented on 5/29/2020:

Subbed Swedish Punsch for Xaymaca and it didn't have the nuanced finish as the given recipe. Tried it with Lustau amontillado Los arcos and I'd like to try it with a less dry amontillado or a big Olorosso, we also made it with multiple cognac and it worked great but shined with Courvoisier VS.