Name: Behemoth
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 25 ml Whiskey - Bourbon whiskey; 25 ml Vermouth - Rosso/rouge (sweet) vermouth; 20 ml Whiskey - Rye whiskey (100 proof / 50% alc./vol.); 20 ml Crème de cacao liqueur (white); 10 ml Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) (optional); 10 ml Maple syrup (optional); 15 ml Pasteurised egg white; 2 Peychaud's / Creole bitters

Serve in a

Coupe glass

Garnish:

Lemon zest twist and drops of walnut bitters on the foam

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker. DRY SHAKE (without ice) and fine strain into chilled glass.

5/6 fl oz	Bourbon whiskey
5/6 fl oz	Martini Rosso sweet vermouth
2/3 fl oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof / 50% alc./vol.)
2/3 fl oz	Dutch Cacao white crème de cacao
1/3 fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) (optional)
1/3 fl oz	Maple syrup (optional)
1/2 fl oz	Pasteurised egg white
2 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters
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Review:

Tangy, citrus bourbon with a hint of chocolate.

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 245 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
18.49% alc./vol. (36.98° proof)
23.2 grams of pure alcohol

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