open & shut

1 1/2 oz Amaro Lucano
1/2 oz Cognac (Monnet VSOP)

Build in a rocks glass without ice and give a quick stir. Optional to garnish with a lemon or orange twist (lemon twist).Two Sundays ago, I spied Kara Newman's Nightcap book on the shelf, and I began flipping through the pages. There, I was lured in by Julia Momose's Open & Shut whuch was a Scaffa (room temperature "cocktail" without dilution) that she described as, "Simply build in the glass, retire to bed, sip, and ease yourself into slumber." Once assembled, the Open & Shut provided a lemon, caramel, and orange bouquet to the nose. Next, caramel and roast notes on the sip led into bitter herbal, Cognac, and dark orange peel flavors on the swallow.