Ingredients: Served: Straight up: chilled, without ice. Drinkware: Cocktail glass. Method: Pour all ingredients into mixing glass with ice cubes. Stir well. Strain into chilled martini cocktail glass. Notes: It has been suggested that during the 1920s the stinger ceased being an after-dinner cocktail, and instead should be consumed before dinner.[1] However, until recently the IBA listed the stinger as an after-dinner cocktail. 50 ml cognac, 20 ml white crème de menthe