The Fifth Generation
A layered sherry and Cognac sipper, oldest at the bottom, newest on top — a family business in five strata
The Freeman family legacy continues with a strong fourth generation and now a fifth, as the newest generation has just been born.
Why this cocktail? Five generations in one company. Poured in layers, oldest to newest, tasted all at once.
The Story
Read the full story →Eighty-nine years of a family business is not a plaque on a wall; it is five living generations with different expectations of the same company, which is also true of the four or five generations working inside it. This drink is poured in strata — aged oloroso at the base, Cognac above it, a bright young apple cordial on top — so you taste the whole lineage in a single sip.
Ingredients
- 1 oz aged oloroso sherry
- 1 oz Cognac
- 0.5 oz green apple cordial
- 1 dash aromatic bitters
- Apple fan
Preparation
- 1.Pour chilled oloroso into a small stemmed glass.
- 2.Layer Cognac gently over the back of a spoon.
- 3.Float the apple cordial on top.
- 4.Add a dash of bitters and garnish with a thin apple fan.
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