“Lift” drinks are always so fun to make for an audience – that foamy column shooting up inches over the edge of the glass without falling over never fails to amaze. Invented by Jennifer Colliau for a 2012 cocktail competition, it includes a special ingredient: honey-herbal Bénédictine liqueur, which adds a mystical complexity not usually found in this type of drink.
Though it’s called a “Brandy” Lift, you can certainly use cognac; in fact, cognac and a decent brandy are almost always interchangeable in cocktail recipes unless otherwise specified.
