Name: Benny and Hot
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 40 ml Bénédictine D.O.M.; 80 ml Boiling water

Benny & Hot
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Serve in a Toddy glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₃ oz	Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur
2 ²⁄₃ oz	Boiling water

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Garnish: Lemon wedge squeezed over and dropped into glass

How to make:

POUR both ingredients into pre-warmed glass.

Strength & taste guide:

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Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Make this winter warmer to the classic 'Burnley' 50:50 proportions and it can be a tad rich, hence the 1:2 proportions used here.

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History:

Burnley Miner's Club in North West England is, somewhat bizarrely, thought to be the world's biggest single account for sales of Bénédictine. Its 700-odd members consume around 48 bottles each week.

This conspicuous liqueur consumption dates back to after the First World War when men of the 11th battalion of the East Lancashire Regiment, which survived the Somme, were billeted in Normandy. They discovered the local liqueur, Bénédictine D.O.M., which they drank as a grog with hot water. This became known as a 'Benny and Hot' and its popularity travelled home with the troops to Lancashire towns such as Accrington and Burnley.

At Burnley Miner's Club the Benny & Hot is served 50/50 Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur and hot water with a squeeze of lemon juice.

Nutrition:

One serving of Benny & Hot contains 131 calories

Alcohol content:

1 standard drinks
12.12% alc./vol. (12.12° proof)
14.5 grams of pure alcohol

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G. M. Genovese

14th May 2024 at 19:39

I tried this with both 1:1 and 1:2. I can understand the appeal of the 1:1, provided it's not super sized. The 1:2 is also good, but it leaves me wanting to use some kind of mellow (herbal) tea instead of just plain hot water.