I know, I know, another whiskey drink… But these days, when I’m browsing for new cocktails to try, more often than not it’s the smoky, edgy whiskey drink that’s going to grab my attention. This one mixes a liqueur I’ve never heard of before, Benedictine - first made by monks in the 1500’s, with 27 different herbs (thanks wikipedia!). It’s a very simple drink to make, but it has so many interesting layers of flavor.
New Vieux cocktail, adapted from Food & Wine.
Ingredients: 2 ounces whiskey (the original calls for rye whiskey, but I used Maker’s Mark), 2/3 ounce apricot brandy, 3/4 ounce Benedictine liqueur, 3 dashes Angostura bitters.
Pour the whiskey into an ice-filled shaker.
Then add the apricot brandy…
… and the Benedictine.
Top with 3 dashes of bitters, then shake and strain into old-fashioned glass filled with ice.
Fri, Sep 4, 2009
Drinks