Black Sesame Cognac

By Mark Brenneman on December 24, 2025

Overview

This is a specialty infusion I use for the Umami Sazerac I have been recreating. This is current batch 3 of the infusion.

Ingredients

1. 300g (10 fl oz) Pierre-Ferrand 1840 Cognac
2. 30g black sesame

Instructions

1. Roast the black sesames. 3 minutes on medium heat
2. Blend the roasted black sesames to release the oils, but not too much.
3. Put black sesames and Cognac together and seal in mason jar.
4. Shake the mason jar occasionally to mix. Let sit for 48 hours.
5. Pour the mixture through a strainer to get all the large black sesames out
6. Pour the mixture through a coffee filter to.

Previous Batches

1. Did not blend the sesame seeds. Steeped for 4 hours.
2. Did not blend the sesame seeds. Sous vide for 3 hours.

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