Garnish:
Orange zest twist
How to make:
STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.
| 3 dried | Clove |
| 1 1⁄2 fl oz | Cognac VSOP |
| 3⁄4 fl oz | Stone's Original Green Ginger Wine |
| 1⁄2 fl oz | Benedictine D.O.M. |
| 1 1⁄4 fl oz | Claret red wine |
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Comment:
Based on cognac and named after one of the three wise men, this cocktail uses three spices – ginger, cloves and saffron (in the Bénédictine) and a good dash of red wine (after all, in later life the baby they visited reputedly turned water into wine).
About:
A Christmas cocktail named after one of the three wise men created in 2011 by yours truly (Simon Difford) at the Cabinet Room, London, England.
