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Honeymoon
Measurements in:
Serves:
| 1 fl oz | Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack |
| 1 fl oz | Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur |
| 1/2 fl oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1/6 fl oz | Ferrand Dry Curaçao liqueur |
How to make
Glassware
Serve in a Coupe glass
Prepare
- Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
Method
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish
- EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Flavour Profile
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Health & Nutrition
Nutrition:
One serving of Honeymoon contains 189 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.5 standard drinks
- 23.9% alc./vol. (47.79° proof)
- 20.5 grams of pure alcohol
History
This pre-Prohibition cocktail was first published in Hugo R. Ensslin's 1916 Recipes for Mixed Drinks (1st Edition) and was popularised during the 1920s at the Brown Derby restaurant in Los Angeles, USA.
"HONEY MOON COCKTAIL
Hugo R. Ensslin, Recipes for Mixed Drinks, 1916
½ Benedictine
½ Apple Brandy
Juice of ½ lemon
3 dashes Curacao
Shake well in a mixing glass with cracked ice, strain and serve."
"HONEY-MOON COCKTAIL
Harry Craddock, The Savoy Cocktail Book, 1930
The Juice of ½ Lemon.*
3 Dashes Curaçao.
½ Bénédictine.
½ Apple Brandy.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.
* Some sensitive bartenders think it more tactful to substitute orange juice."
"The Honeymoon combines curaçao and Benedictine. Benedictine, being an aromatic liqueur, blends particularly well with whisky and apple brandy.
David A. Embury, The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks, 1948
HONEYMOON
1 part Curaçao & Benedictine, half & half
2 parts Lime Juice
8 parts Applejack
Shake well with cracked ice. This drink is also sometimes called the Farmer's Daughter."
Review
This equal parts apple brandy and Bénédictine recipe broadly follows Ensslin's 1916 (the first published) recipe and is not only faithful to the original but the best I've tried.
Most contemporary recipes call for:
60ml (2oz) apple brandy
15ml (½oz) Bénédictine
15ml (½oz) Orange curaçao
15ml (½oz) Lemon juice
My own previous recipe called for:
45ml (1½oz) apple brandy
22.5ml (¾oz) Bénédictine
7.5ml (¼oz) Orange curaçao
15ml (½oz) lemon juice
15ml (½oz) egg white
AKA: Farmer's Daughter
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Comments & Discussion
Choice of Calvados however made a huge difference. I tried one with a Boulard Calvados VSOP, which makes for a more full bodied but less 'sweet apple'-taste, whereas a 'simple' 2 yr casked Calvados gave this cocktail a lighter, fresher taste.
Both were however very pleasant!
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