Roffignac

Name: Roffignac
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Cognac; 30 ml Raspberry Shrub; 90 ml Club Soda

A tall, fizzy highball where cognac meets tangy raspberry shrub, lengthened with club soda. Fresh, fruity and a little sour.

Similar names: The Roffignac

The Roffignac is thought to have originated in New Orleans around the 1870s, and its name is tied either to the city's mayor in the 1820s or to the Roffignac cognac brand, though other explanations exist. Stanley Arthur's 1937 book "Famous New Orleans Drinks and How to Mix 'Em" revived the drink, calling for whiskey in place of cognac while noting that the original recipe used cognac. The ingredient listed as "Red Hembarig" remained a mystery for years, until Robert Moss identified it as raspberry shrub in 2011.

Method

Shaken

Glass

highball

Difficulty

Easy

Flavor Profile

Dry

Fruity

Sour

Sweet