The Eternal Optimist (GINtender original)
Photo by Asif Akbar Hey GINtender fans! As promised, here is the GINtender Benedictine original that was featured on a L.A. radio station last month. We are a little behind the eight-ball, but we haven’t forgotten! The Eternal Optimist Ingredients: 1.5 oz. Leopold’s American small-batch whiskey .5 oz. Benedictine Liqueur .5 oz. Fresh-squeezed lemon juice [...]
B&B
Ingredients: 1/2 oz. Bendictine 1/2 oz. Brandy Instructions: Float brandy on top of Benedictine in a cordial glass. **The B&B — a Benedictine classic– concludes our month of Benedictine cocktails. Not to worry though GINtender fans! There are plenty of new recipes to come in February. However, you might be a [...]
Supreme Cocktail
Ingredients: 1 oz Light rum 1/2 oz Benedictine 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice 1/2 oz Sweet vermouth Instructions: Shake on ice and strain into martini glass (4.5 oz)
Argentina Cocktail
Ingredients: Instructions: 1 oz Gin 1 oz Dry Vermouth 1/4 oz Cointreau 1/4 oz Benedictine 1 dash Orange bitters 1 dash Angostura bitters Shake on ice and serve in cocktail glass (4.5 oz).
Golden Ticket
Ingredients: 2 oz Green Chartreuse .25 oz Brandy Dash of Benedictine Instructions: Shake well on ice and strain into cocktail glass.
Queen Elizabeth Martini
Ingredients: 3 oz. Gin 2 tsp. Benedictine 1/2 oz. Dry Vermouth Instructions: Shake with cracked ice and strain into a chilled martini glass. **Note: It is better to use a floral gin in this instance as opposed to the typical London Dry Gin.**
Coffee Bustamante
Ingredients: 7 oz. Coffee (Hot) 1.5 oz. Courvoisier Cognac 1 oz. Kahlua .5 oz. Benedictine .5 oz. Mozart Liqueur Instructions: Pour all ingredients into large coffee mug and drizzle chocolate liqueur on top. Garnish with whipped cream and grated white chocolate.
Denver Sling (GINtender original)
Ingredients: 1 oz. Vodka 1 oz Leopold’s Michigan Tart Cherry Liqueur .5 oz Benedictine .5 lemon juice dash(es) Angostura Bitters Instructions: Shake and strain into ice-filled glass. Top with soda water. **This is a GINtender original recipe. Give it a try and don’t be shy; let us know what you think!**
Monkey Gland
Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz. Gin 1 tbsp. Orange Juice dash(es) Benedictine dash(es) Grenadine Instructions: Shake over ice and serve in Collins or old-fashioned glass. **Note: This is really a gin based drink, but it wouldn’t be the same without those dashes of Benedictine!**
Silent Monk
Ingredients: 1 oz Benedictine 1/2 oz Cointreau® Orange Liqueur 1 oz Light Cream Instructions: Shake well with shaker half-filled with ice. Serve in chilled cocktail glass.
Alchemist Punch
Ingredients: 17 oz. Mandarin oranges 16 slice(s) Lemon 12 oz. Lemon Juice 12 wedge(s) Tangerine 10 oz. Water 1 2/3 oz. Honey 1 bottle(s) Benedictine Thyme (garnish) Instructions: Dilute honey with warm water in a large punch bowl. Gently stir in all other ingredients, adding the fresh fruit last. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours. [...]
Widow’s Kiss
Ingredients: 1 oz. Applejack 1/2 oz. Benedictine 1/2 oz. Yellow Chartreuse dash(es) Angostura Bitters Instructions: Shake with ice and strain into a lowball glass. Garnish with a strawberry.
Bonny Doon
Ingredients: 2 tsp. Benedictine 1 1/2 oz. Peaty Scotch 1/2 oz. Sweet Vermouth Instructions: Add ice and stir, don’t shake.
Cucumber Champagne
Ingredients: 1 oz Benedictine 1/2 oz Fresh squeezed lemon juice Champagne Instructions: Fill Collins glass to top with ice. Add Benedictine and lemon juice. Fill the rest of the glass with champagne. Garnish with lemon twist. **Note: Drink does not actually include cucumber. That’d be kind of gross**
Gipsy
Ingredients: 2.5 oz. Vodka 1.25 oz. Bénédictine Dash(es) Angostura Bitters Instructions: Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.
Liqueur Of The Month: Bénédictine
This month, the GINtender will be experimenting with Bénédictine, an herbal liqueur which is fabled to have originated from an old Benedictine monk, Dom Bernardo Vincelli, in 1510. We will be posting new and exciting recipes daily and might even have a few original concoctions of our own that you can try at Wisdom/Fruit Bat/Church [...]
