Poet's Dream

Difford's Guide
Discerning Drinkers (568 ratings)
Ingredients:
3/4 fl oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1/2 fl oz Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur
3/4 fl oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:


Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:


Review:

Subtly boozy, honeyed and herbal.

History:

Adapted from a recipe in the 1949 edition of Esquire's Handbook for Hosts.

POET'S DREAM
1/3 Benedictine
1/3 French vermouth
1/3 Gin
Lemon peel squeezed on top

Esquire's Handbook for Hosts, 1949

Nutrition:

120 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.1 standard drinks
  • 25.35% alc./vol. (50.7° proof)
  • 15.2 grams of pure alcohol
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