Name: Preakness Cocktail
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 22.5 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 15 ml Bénédictine D.O.M.; 1 dash Aromatic bitters

Preakness Cocktail
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
³⁄₄ oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
¹⁄₂ oz	Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur
1 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist discarded & Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A Sweet Manhattan with a herbal touch of Bénédictine.

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History:

Thanks to a 2009 article by Dave Wondrich in The Malt Advocate we know that this cocktail was created in 1936 by a chap called George who was the head bartender at Baltimore's Emerson Hotel. The Preakness Stakes is an American horse race held on the third Saturday in May annually at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. George was the winner of a contest to come up with an official cocktail for the first Preakness Ball held that year. Incidentally, The Pimlico Racetrack is said to be named after Ben Pimlico's Tavern which once stood in the area.

Nutrition:

One serving of Preakness Cocktail contains 184 calories

Alcohol content:

1.8 standard drinks
30.7% alc./vol. (30.7° proof)
25.4 grams of pure alcohol

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