Marsala Sour

     Sifting through our endless bottles of unused liquor at the bar yesterday, the owner/chef challenged me to create a drink using marsala wine. Definitely not my drink of choice by any means, but challenege accepted. The nose  was of sweet wine and old grapes. The first drink that came to mind was a play on the classic Sidecar.
     I grabbed a bottle of Courvoisier the Sweet Marsala, and some fresh squeezed lemon juice. Trial number one yielded a drink too sour for most drinkers palates. A splash of simple syrup really opened the drink up alot. The initial taste was of Courvoisier, a good sour and sweet middle that we all love in the hot days of summer. (We are getting closer and closer.) The finish was pure marsala wine which in this cocktail tasted very much like honeyed fig. We have a winner!

Marsala Sour
1.5 oz. Courvoisier VS Cognac
0.75 oz. Marsala Wine
0.75 oz. Lemon Juice
splash simple syrup
- shake and strain