Name: Behemoth
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 25 ml Bourbon whiskey; 25 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 20 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 20 ml White crème de cacao; 10 ml Lemon juice; 10 ml Maple syrup; 15 ml Egg white (pasteurised); 2 dash Creole bitters

Behemoth
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
⁵⁄₆ oz	Bourbon whiskey
⁵⁄₆ oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
²⁄₃ oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
²⁄₃ oz	White crème de cacao liqueur
¹⁄₃ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) optional
¹⁄₃ oz	Maple syrup optional
¹⁄₂ oz	Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer or Aquafaba or Vegan egg white alternative
2 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist and drops of walnut bitters on the foam.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker.
DRY SHAKE (without ice).
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
Egg white (pasteurised) - Eggs

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Tangy, citrus bourbon with a hint of chocolate.

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History:

This 'monstrous beast' was created in 2004 by yours truly and 'improved' in December 2021.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Behemoth contains 247 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
17.85% alc./vol. (17.85° proof)
22.4 grams of pure alcohol

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Charlie Forbes

14th August 2024 at 00:06

What fun! I'm not sure a 9-ingredient cocktail will be showing up for guests too, too often, but definitely interesting from start to finish. I will confess to cheating and using Knob Creek's smoked maple bourbon.

Brandon H

23rd March 2024 at 22:53

Came out pretty good, very well balanced flavors! I agree with the other commenters that as is, it was just a tad sweet. I also used an extra dash of Fee Brother's, as in my experience 1 dash doesn't provide sufficient foam in the end drink.

John Hinojos

7th December 2022 at 00:37

Wonderfully balanced. The mixture of the two whiskeys work perfectly together. Did find it a bit on the sweet side for my taste, but would make it again with a bit more whiskey to offset.

Braden Pendlebury

26th December 2021 at 02:34

Found it a little sweet. Think I would cut the simple in half in favor of a little more bourbon.

Simon Difford

27th December 2021 at 20:50

Agreed! I've switched the sugar syrup for maple syrup and added some rye for strength and muscular tone.

K&J in Calgary

6th August 2020 at 04:24

So aptly named. A luxuriously rich dinner or evening sipper. Lemon forward when it’s cold but opens up marvellously as it warms. We always do this with the egg white (dry shake) and then top the froth with walnut bitters. Tremendous.

Simon Difford

27th December 2021 at 21:02

Many thanks for the nod to walnut biters - I've added to the recipe above.

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