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Honolulu Cocktail No.2
Originally made with equal parts gin, Bénédictine and maraschino but better balanced with a tad more gin. (If making with equal parts this is a slightly...
15th October 2021 at 19:40
This is another recipe that Craddock pilfered from Hugo Ensslin (unless it's first recorded somewhere else I don't know of).
Ensslin refers to 'gin' here rather than 'dry gin' - I always wonder if that means Old Tom is meant, since in other recipes he does specify 'dry gin'. Old Tom might make more sense, leaning fully into the sweet sipper vibe.
As is, with London Dry, I find this fairly nasty...
Interestingly, it was hugely improved with some Fees orange bitters, become really quite tasty.
Ensslin refers to 'gin' here rather than 'dry gin' - I always wonder if that means Old Tom is meant, since in other recipes he does specify 'dry gin'. Old Tom might make more sense, leaning fully into the sweet sipper vibe.
As is, with London Dry, I find this fairly nasty...
Interestingly, it was hugely improved with some Fees orange bitters, become really quite tasty.
17th October 2021 at 06:16
Alas, I can't help you there sorry Simon! I've also only got access to the 1917 Ensslin edition.
16th October 2021 at 15:07
Many thanks for the heads up. I've added reference to Ensslin above but don't have access to his 1916 edition. Do you know if it also appears in this first edition? I look forward to trying with orange bitters later.
6th February 2021 at 00:33
Far too sweet, even though I like sweet drinks. A 1, 1/2,1/2 ratio might be better.
1st October 2020 at 22:18
It's funny to find this after making myself a shot of 1/2oz benedictine with 1/2oz luxardo last night. I'm not surprised the gin is so muted here because the liqueurs pack such a punch of flavor. A beautifully sweet cocktail to sip for sure.
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