JavaScript is not enabled!
For information on how to enable Javascript on your browser click here.

Benny & Hot

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

Difford’s Guide

Discerning Drinkers (15)

Measurements in:

Serves:

Keep screen awake

Ingredients
1 1/3 fl oz	Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur
2 2/3 fl oz	Boiling water

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Toddy glass

Prepare

Select and pre-heat a TODDY GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lemon wedge.

Method

POUR both ingredients into pre-warmed glass.
Briefly STIR.

Garnish

Squeeze lemon wedge over glass and drop into cocktail as a garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Benny & Hot contains 131 calories

Alcohol content:

0.9 standard drinks
10.5% alc./vol. (21° proof)
12.6 grams of pure alcohol

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.

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.

Benedictine D.O.M. 750ml - makes 18.5 cocktails
$37.99 $2.05 per cocktail Benedictine D.O.M. image

$2.05 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 18.5 cocktails.
Shipping and applicable tax calculated at checkout.

Orders are processed by a licensed Fulproof retailer. The buy now button is added simply for convenience.

Checkout

* May not include all ingredients. Price per cocktail is an estimate based on cost of one cocktail with ingredients shown above and does not include shipping.

Gallery

Comments & Discussion

Please log in to make a comment

G. M. Genovese Premium Member 2y

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.

Stephen Curtin 2y

I used a twist of lemon rather than a wedge. Very nice.

Olga María Gómez Henderson 3y

It's really good, although too sweet for me.