Cookbook

the Smoking Gun
Smoking in the Side Car
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Prep  minutes
2
Serves
3 tablespoons (60ml) cognac
1 tablespoon (20ml) Cointreau
1 tablespoon (20ml) lemon juice
2 teaspoons (10ml) simple syrup
½ cup ice cubes
Pinch of cracked black pepper
Pinch of Hickory wood chips
Sugar, to garnish
Pinch of Applewood chips
Method
For the smoked sugar, put sugar in the bowl
and cover with plastic wrap. Add apple
wood chips to the burn chamber of the
smoking gun.
Place hose under plastic wrap with the
opening sitting above the sugar. Turn
smoking gun on to HIGH SPEED and
ignite wood chips. Switch to LOW SPEED
and smoke for a few seconds until bowl is
filled with a dense smoke. Remove hose and
reseal plastic wrap. Let infuse for  minutes,
shaking sugar occasionally.
Meanwhile, chill a cocktail glass. Just before
serving dip the edges of the glass into the
smoked sugar. Set aside.
For the cocktail, combine both alcohols,
lemon juice, syrup and ice in a cocktail
shaker. Add wood chips and pepper to the
burn chamber of the smoking gun. Place hose
in cocktail shaker with the opening sitting
above the liquid and cover. Turn smoking
gun on to HIGH SPEED and ignite wood
chips. Switch to LOW SPEED and smoke for
a few seconds until the shaker is filled with
a dense smoke. Remove hose and cover with
the lid. Gently swirl or shake the cocktail.
Strain into the chilled glass.
Serve immediately.
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