Brainstorm

Brainstorm image
Serve in
a Coupe glass...
2 shot Teeling Small Batch Irish whiskey BUY
½ shot Benedictine D.O.M. BUY
½ shot Martini Extra Dry vermouth BUY
½ shot Chilled water(omit if wet ice)
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How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Orange zest twist

Comment:

Dry vermouth balances the sweet notes of Bénédictine over a boozy Irish whisky base.

Origin:

This classic from the 1920s first appears in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book

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