Name: The Book of Kells
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Whiskey - Irish blended whiskey; 22.5 ml Cognac (brandy); 22.5 ml Vermouth - Rosso/rouge (sweet) vermouth; 5 ml Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur; 2 Angostura or other aromatic bitters; 2 Peychaud's / Creole bitters

Serve in a

Snifter glass

Garnish:

Lime zest twist

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.

1 1/2 fl oz	The Busker Blended Irish Whiskey
3/4 fl oz	Rémy Martin 1738 Cognac
3/4 fl oz	Martini Rosso sweet vermouth
1/6 fl oz	Bénédictine D.O.M.
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
2 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters
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Rémy Martin 1738 Cognac, 70cl

£ 53.25 £ 1.72 per cocktail, makes 31 Martini Rosso sweet vermouth, 75cl

£ 10.45 £ 0.32 per cocktail, makes 33 Bénédictine D.O.M., 70cl

£ 28.45 £ 0.20 per cocktail, makes 140.5 Peychaud's Aromatic Bitters, 8cl

£ 9.25 £ 0.46 per cocktail, makes 20

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Review:

A Vieux Carré with more whiskey than cognac, and we're talking Irish whiskey rather than rye or bourbon.

History:

Created in 2015 by John Marshall at Melaza Bistro, Woodstock, Vermont, USA.

Nutrition:

One serving of The Book of Kells contains 201 calories.

Alcohol content:

2 standard drinks
28.97% alc./vol. (57.94° proof)
27.9 grams of pure alcohol

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