Updated May 2026.
A Hennessy cocktail is bar English: cognac in a mixed pour. Hennessy already is cognac, not brandy 12. VA ABC: VS / VSOP / XO 40.0/80. IBA: Sidecar 50/20/20; French Connection 35/35; Sazerac 50/10 + sugar + 2 dashes Peychaud’s.
House: Hennessy. Proof: how much alcohol is in Hennessy. What: what is Hennessy. Region: regions of Cognac. Class: what is cognac made from. Brandy: cognac vs brandy. Brand: what makes a cognac brand. Taste: what does cognac taste like. Jigger: what is a jigger measurement.
IBA card vs recovered house riff
BNIC already: sold ≥40%; VS ≥2 / VSOP ≥4 / XO ≥10 / XXO ≥14. six crus; Fine Champagne ≥50% Grande. Grand Marnier already is orange liqueur, not cognac. if a house card treats it as a cognac type.
IBA names the Sidecar as cognac / triple sec / lemon 50/20/20. French Connection is cognac / amaretto 35/35. Sazerac is cognac 50 mL / absinthe 10 mL / sugar cube / 2 dashes Peychaud’s; the card notes rye substituted after cognac got scarce. Recovered 15-best ranking (Strawberry Hennessy #1 through Sidecar) Recovered 2 oz as IBA Recovered Hennessy Martini as IBA Dry Martini unused — already is 60+10 gin, not Grey Goose and not Hennessy. Recovered French 75 as a Hennessy card unused — IBA French 75 already is 30/15/15/60 gin. Recovered Manhattan as a Hennessy card unused — IBA Manhattan already is 50/20 + 1 dash whiskey. Recovered Mint Julep as an IBA cognac card House riffs are not IBA.
| Lock | What it is not |
|---|---|
| VS / VSOP / XO 40.0/80 | A recovered house ABV |
| Sidecar 50/20/20 | A recovered 2 oz card |
| French Connection 35/35 | A recovered 15-way |
| Sazerac 50/10 + sugar + 2 dashes | A Hennessy-only statute |
| French 75 30/15/15/60 gin | A recovered cognac-75 |
| Dry Martini 60+10 gin | A Hennessy martini lock |
| Manhattan 50/20 + 1 dash | A Hennessy Manhattan |
| 1.5 fl oz at 40% | A recovered 2 oz pour |
Count the pour
1.5 fl oz at 40.0% is one US drink. 50 mL at 40% is about 1.13 drinks. 35 mL at 40% is about 0.79. A 750 mL 40% bottle is about 17 × 1.5 oz pours.
Sources
- IBA Sidecar 50/20/20; French Connection 35/35; Sazerac 50/10.
- VA ABC 40.0/80. BNIC grades. IBA 60+10. NIAAA Dec 2025.
- 1.00 NIAAA drink