Black Sesame Cognac
By Mark Brenneman on December 24, 2025
Overview
I have been trying to recreate a great cocktail called the Umami Sazerac from Red Frog in Lisbon. I found the recipe online and have been on a journey to recreate the cocktail.
This is current batch 3 of the infusion.
Ingredients
- 300g (10 fl oz) Pierre-Ferrand 1840 Cognac
- 30g black sesame
Instructions
- Roast the black sesames. 3 minutes on medium heat
- Blend the roasted black sesames to release the oils.
- Put black sesames and Cognac together and seal in mason jar
- Shake the mason jar occasionally to mix
Previous Batches
- Did not blend the sesame seeds. Steeped for 4 hours.
- Did not blend the sesame seeds. Sous vide for 3 hours.
