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O'Henry

Name: O'Henry
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Scotch whisky; 22.5 ml Bénédictine D.O.M.; 120 ml Ginger ale

Difford’s Guide

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Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Blended Scotch whisky
³⁄₄ fl oz	Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur
4 fl oz	Thomas Henry Ginger Ale

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Collins glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
Prepare lemon slice wheel for garnish.

Method

POUR all ingredients into ice-filled glass.
Briefly STIR.

Garnish

Garnish with lemon slice.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of O'Henry contains 218 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
11.34% alc./vol. (22.68° proof)
21.3 grams of pure alcohol

History

Adapted from a cocktail discovered in 2006 at Brandy Library, New York City, USA. However, the Oh Henry has vintage origins and appears in numerous cocktail tomes stirred and served straight-up.

Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book (in the "cocktails" section):
"OH HENRY! Cocktail.
1/3 Bénédictine.
1/3 Whisky.
1/3 Ginger Ale.
Stir well and serve."

Stanley M. Jones 1977 by Jones' Complete Barguide:
"OH HENRY!
Cocktail glass
Stir
1 oz whiskey (Bourbon)
1 oz Benedictine
¾ oz ginger ale"

Review

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Comments & Discussion

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Olga María Gómez Henderson 2y

Good highball for whisky lovers. It has a perfect balance between sweet and dry.

Henry Kirk 5y

I have a book ‘The Cocktail Bar’ from 1977 by ‘Carlos’ of Raffles which gives the recipe as 1/6 Gill (25 ml?) each of ginger ale, Benedictine and Scotch whisky rather then bourbon- I have to say I prefer the Diffords but like the simplicity of Carlos!

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 5y

Sadly, I don't have a copy of Carlos of Raffles book, but I do have Jones' Bar Guide from the same year. This cocktail also features in 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book. I've added notes from both books above. I’ve just tried with bourbon and scotch and prefer the latter as drier, so I've amended my recipe accordingly. Many thanks for your feedback.