Benedictine cocktails
Benedictine brings herbal depth and a whisper of honeyed sweetness, rounding out spirit-forward builds without announcing itself. It's an essential undercurrent in the Vieux Carré and lends the Singapore Sling its quiet complexity.
2 classic recipes from our canon that use benedictine — Benedictine sits in our liqueurs & fortified shelf.
Singapore Sling
Gin, cherry and a cast of liqueurs over pineapple — the lavish Raffles Hotel original.
Ingredients
- ◆30 ml gin
- ◆15 ml cherry liqueur
- ◆7 ml cointreau
- ◆7 ml benedictine
- ◆120 ml pineapple juice
- ◆15 ml lime juice
- ◆10 ml grenadine
- ◆1 dash angostura bitters
Method
- 1Shake all ingredients with ice until cold.
- 2Strain into a hurricane glass over fresh ice.
PRO TIP
Lots of fresh pineapple juice gives it the frothy top.
Garnish — Pineapple and cherry
Vieux Carré
Rye, cognac, vermouth and Bénédictine, double-bittered — a layered New Orleans sipper.
Ingredients
- ◆30 ml rye whiskey
- ◆30 ml cognac
- ◆30 ml sweet vermouth
- ◆1 bar spoon benedictine
- ◆2 dashes peychaud's bitters
Method
- 1Stir all ingredients with ice until cold.
- 2Strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass.
PRO TIP
The Bénédictine is the secret — a teaspoon ties the whole thing together.
Garnish — Lemon twist
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