Name: 1919
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 40 ml Vermouth amaro (Pun.); 22.5 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 22.5 ml Aged Jamaican rum; 15 ml Bénédictine D.O.M.; 1 dash Mole bitters

Chris Dimal 15w

What is this? An OLD MONK CRAFT COCKTAIL?! (sorry for the caps, I was genuinely stunned to see an Old Monk cocktail which is supposed to be good). I duly made it with Old Monk rum as a result and it is... good. Not great. Could veer into too much sweetness at times, with the bite of the vermouth Amaro just about giving some balance. The molasses, treacly quality definitely comes through, alongside the herbaceousness of the rye.

Doug Bain Premium Member 42w

Fantastic. So much more than the sum of its parts

Chris Brislawn 1y

Only had a dribble of Punt E Mes so had to improvise with a blend of Carpano Antica and Amaro Averna, complemented with Smith & Cross for Jamaican funk. Cut the Benedictine back to 1/3 oz (10 ml). This really lives up to the memory of the Great Molasses Explosion of 1919. And as if that wasn't bad enough for Boston, on the day after Christmas 1919 the Red Sox traded Babe Ruth to the Yankees, initiating The Curse of the Bambino.

Caspian Berggren Premium Member 1y

Really interesting cocktail. I was a bit hesitant about the large amount of Punt E Mes but it absolutely works, albeit on the sweeter side. The wine brings some acidity which really helps to elevate all of the other components. The rye is not lost, it helps support the herbal notes from the Benedictine and brings some oak. The rum is noticeable but maybe I'll use a slightly more funky one next time so it asserts itself even more.

Simon Sedgley Premium Member 1y

Really lovely...but 10ml Benedictine is enough for us.

Cole Hladun 1y

Nearly perfect. Complex and balanced, but a bit sweet. I'll go light on the Benedictine next time. The rum was Hampden HLCF classic.

Tuber Magnatum Premium Member 1y

Sipping this lovely cocktail for the first time to celebrate my birthday! Depending on your flavour profile, I think the choice of rum is what will make this drink shine. What I particularly enjoyed was the chocolate notes from the bitters. Definitely a repeat!

Paloma Difford Verified User Premium Member 1y

Happy belated Birthday!

John CARR Premium Member 2y

Wow. Broadly Manhattan-like, but with really wonderful fruity and herbal notes, and almost Smokey quality. Highly flavoursome!

John CARR Premium Member 2y

Tempted to try this next a 100 year old cigar for comparison.

Stephen C 2y

Tried this the other day after I saw it mentioned in the fort point discussion. Definitely prefer this between the two.

Andy Parnell-Hopkinson 2y

Big hitter. Among with the Fort Point, makes me sad I never visited Drink.

1 1/3 fl oz	Punt E Mes vermouth amaro
3/4 fl oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
3/4 fl oz	Jamaican-style aged blended rum with funk
1/2 fl oz	Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur
1 dash	Mole bitters

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