No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Honolulu Cocktail No.2
Measurements in:
Serves:
| 2⁄3 fl oz | Hayman's London Dry Gin |
| 1⁄2 fl oz | Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur |
| 1⁄2 fl oz | Luxardo Maraschino liqueur |
| 1⁄3 fl oz | Chilled water/mineral water (omit if using wet ice) |
| 1 dash | Orange Bitters by Angostura (optional) |
How to make
Glassware
Serve in a Nick & Nora glass
Prepare
- Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
Method
- STIR all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish
- Garnish with skewered cherry.
Flavour Profile
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Health & Nutrition
Nutrition:
One serving of Honolulu Cocktail No.2 contains 129 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.1 standard drinks
- 24.97% alc./vol. (49.94° proof)
- 15.1 grams of pure alcohol
History
The Honolulu appears in Hugo R Ensslin's 1917 Recipes for Mixed Drinks but is better known and gained its "No.2" moniker when repeated by Harry Craddock in his 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.
HONOLULU COCKTAIL.
Hugo R. Ensslin, 1917
1/3 Gin
1/3 Maraschino
1/3 Benedictine.
Shake well in a mixing glass with cracked ice strain and serve.
Adapted from a recipe in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.
HONOLULU COCKTAIL. (No. 1.)
Harry Craddock, The Savoy Cocktail Book, 1930
1 Dash Angostura Bitters.
1 Dash Orange Juice.
1 Dash Pineapple Juice.
1 Dash Lemon Juice.
1 Glass Dry Gin.
A little Powdered Sugar.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.
HONOLULU COCKTAIL. (No. 2.)
⅓ Maraschino.
⅓ Gin.
⅓ Bénédictine.
A little Powdered Sugar.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.
Review
Originally made with equal parts gin, Bénédictine and maraschino but better balanced with a tad more gin. (If making with equal parts this is a slightly sweet old-school after-dinner cocktail is best served on-the-rocks.)
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Comments & Discussion
I'm really surprised that no one has added citrus for a Last Word riff. I'm also surprised there isn't a chartreuse version of this, in other words the Last Word without the lime juice.
Rule 4: Just because you have the ingredients, doesn’t mean you should make it.
Ensslin refers to 'gin' here rather than 'dry gin' - I always wonder if that means Old Tom is meant, since in other recipes he does specify 'dry gin'. Old Tom might make more sense, leaning fully into the sweet sipper vibe.
As is, with London Dry, I find this fairly nasty...
Interestingly, it was hugely improved with some Fees orange bitters, become really quite tasty.
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