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Everything Everywhere All at Once cocktail in a coupe garnished with lemon twist and black sesame seeds floated on surface
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Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Everything Everywhere All at Once

A Multiverse of Flavors in One Glass

The beauty of *Everything Everywhere All at Once* was how it threw every possible idea at the screen and somehow made it work. This cocktail does the same thing with your palate. You've got French Cognac meeting Japanese sake, Mediterranean figs colliding with Chinese tea, and those everything bagel sesame seeds floating on top like little portals to another dimension. The first sip hits you with bright lemon and the brandy's warmth, then the fig liqueur adds this almost jammy sweetness that shouldn't work with the tea's tannins but absolutely does. That whisper of absinthe in the rinse? It's the disorienting touch that makes you question what you're tasting, in the best way. The sake brings this subtle savory note that ties the chaos together, proof that seemingly random ingredients can create something surprisingly cohesive. Mix this up when you want a drink that's as adventurous as the movie itself. It's complex without being pretentious, weird without being gimmicky. Give it a shake and see what universe you land in.
other·brandy

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Medium·coupe
sweetcitrusherbalbitter

Ingredients

  • 1.5 ozCognac
  • 0.5 ozsake
  • 0.5 ozcrème de figue
  • 0.75 ozfresh lemon juice
  • 0.5 ozblack tea syrup
  • 2 dashescardamom bitters
  • 1 dashabsinthe
  • 1 barspoonblack sesame seeds

Method

  1. 1.Rim half the coupe glass with black sesame seeds
  2. 2.Add absinthe to shaker, swirl to coat interior, discard excess
  3. 3.Add Cognac, sake, crème de figue, lemon juice, black tea syrup, and cardamom bitters to shaker
  4. 4.Add ice and shake vigorously for 15 seconds
  5. 5.Double strain into the prepared coupe glass
  6. 6.Express lemon twist over drink and discard or place on rim
  7. 7.Float a few black sesame seeds on surface
Garnishlemon twist and black sesame seeds floated on surface

Note: Inspired by 'Everything Everywhere All at Once,' this cocktail layers seemingly impossible flavors into a harmonious whole. The Cognac provides elegance, sake adds delicate umami, fig liqueur brings unexpected sweetness, and black tea adds tannic depth. The absinthe rinse creates a disorienting multiverse sensation, while black sesame seeds reference the iconic everything bagel. Make black tea syrup by brewing strong Assam or English Breakfast tea and mixing 1:1 with sugar while hot.

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