WHAT TO DRINK BASED
ON YOUR CHINESE ZODIAC?
Celebrate Chinese New Year with a cognac cocktail that matches your sign!
HENNESSY ZODIAC COCKTAILS
THE SNAKE COCKTAIL
1.5 oz Hennessy V.S.O.P cognac
2.5 oz Ginger lemon tea
Garnish: Lemon twist and candied ginger
Glass: Rocks Glass
Add all ingredients into a glass with ice, garnish with a lemon twist and a piece of candied ginger.
THE HORSE COCKTAIL
1.5 oz Hennessy V.S.O.P cognac
2.5 oz Jasmin green tea
Garnish: Lemon twist, Jasmin flowers
Glass: Collins glass
Add all ingredients to a glass with ice, garnish with a lemon twist and jasmine flowers attached to the side of the glass before adding liquid into the glass.
THE GOAT COCKTAIL
1.5 oz Hennessy V.S.O.P cognac
2.5 oz Green tea
Garnish: Basil leaf, strawberry slices
Glass: Rocks glass
Add all ingredients to a rocks glass with ice, garnish with mint sprig and apricot slices.
THE MONKEY COCKTAIL
1.5 oz Hennessy V.S.O.P cognac
1.75 oz Chrysanthemum Tea syrup
Garnish: Orange twist, and Chrysanthemum buds
Glass: Rocks glass
Add all ingredients to a shaker tin with ice, and shake until chilled. Strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice, and garnish with a lemon twist.
THE ROOSTER COCKTAIL
1.5 oz Hennessy V.S.O.P cognac
0.5 oz Lychee juice
2 oz Red berry tea, or Rooibos tea
Garnish: Lotus flower
Glass: Rocks
Add all ingredients in a rocks glass with ice, and garnish with a lotus flower.
THE DOG COCKTAIL
1.5 oz Hennessy V.S.O.P cognac
1.5 oz Fresh Pineapple juice
4 Dashes Angostura Bitters
Garnish: Pineapple leaves
Glass: Rocks glass
Add all ingredients to a shaker tin with ice and shake until chilled; strain into a rocks glass with ice and garnish with two pineapple leaves.
THE PIG COCKTAIL
2 oz Hennessy V.S.O.P cognac
3 oz Club soda
Garnish: Mint Sprig, Apricot slices
Glass: Collins glass
Add all ingredients into a Collins glass with ice, garnish with mint sprig and apricot slices.
THE RAT COCKTAIL
1.5 oz Hennessy V.S.O.P cognac
2 oz Hibiscus tea
Garnish: Hibiscus salt* and hibiscus flower
Glass: Rocks
Spritz the outside of the rocks glass with Hennessy, and shake hibiscus salt over the damp areas. Add all ingredients to the glass with fresh ice and garnish with a hibiscus flower. Add one tablespoon of dried hibiscus flower to a grinder and grind to fine powder; now add ½ tsp fine ground pink salt, and mix together.
THE OX COCKTAIL
1.5 oz Hennessy V.S.O.P cognac
2 oz Lemon soda
Garnish: Slice of white peach, peach flower or orange twist
Glass: Rocks
Pour all ingredients into a rocks glass with ice, stir to combine, and garnish with an orange twist, peach slice or peach flower.
THE TIGER COCKTAIL
1.5 oz Hennessy V.S.O.P cognac
1 Dash Angostura Bitters
3.5 oz Coconut water
Garnish: Orange twist, Daisy flower
Glass: Collins
Pour all ingredients into a Collins glass with ice, stir to combine, and garnish with an orange twist.
THE RABBIT COCKTAIL
1.5 oz Hennessy V.S.O.P cognac
3 oz Milk Oolong tea
Garnish: Lemon twist, narcissus flower
Glass: Collins Glass
Pour all ingredients into a Collins glass with ice, stir to combine, and garnish with a lemon twist and a narcissus flower.
THE DRAGON COCKTAIL
1.5 oz Hennessy V.S.O.P cognac
2 oz Chai Tea
1 oz Milk, or oat milk or almond milk
Garnish: Orange twist, star anise, peony petals
Glass: Collins Glass
Pour all ingredients into a Collins glass with ice, stir to combine, and garnish with an orange twist, star anise, and peony petals.