Active Time

　　5 minutes

　　Total Time

　　5 minutes

　　High-quality hard apple cider—not the overly sweet stuff you might have had—is one of fall's greatest beverages. Cognac only makes it better.

　　

Ingredients

Makes 1 cocktail

　　6 ounces chilled hard apple cider, preferably semi-dry

　　2 ounces cognac

　　1 (3 x ½") strip orange zest

　　

Special Equipment

Matches

　　

Step 1

Pour apple cider and cognac into a Collins glass filled with ice.

　　

Step 2

Light a match, let it burn 2 seconds to get rid of excess sulfur, and hold it 3" over cocktail and 1" away from peel; the outside of the peel should face down, over the drink. Squeeze peel to release oils into drink.

　　

Step 3

Rub flamed peel around rim of glass, then place peel in glass.