Recipe:

• ½ oz Saigon Cinnamon Cordial *
• 2 oz Maison Rouge Cognac
• 2 Dashes Orange Bitters

* To make Cinnamon Cordial: in a saucepan, combine 1 cup water, 1 cup Demerara sugar, and 8 sticks of Saigon (Vietnamese) Cinnamon.  Stir over heat until sugar dissolves completely, remove from heat, and allow to steep as it cools.  When at room temperature, remove cinnamon sticks, and add ½ cup of white rum.  Use immediately, or store in the refrigerator for up to 2 months.

Instructions:

Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass with ice; stir to chill and dilute.  Strain into a lowball glass over a large rock of ice.  Garnish with a spritz from an orange peel, and of the Cinnamon Cordial.

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