PH factor: 10 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Finlandia vodka o ½ ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. o ½ ounce Cointreau o ½ ounce Galliano o 2 ounces pineapple juice o 3 ounces freshly squeezed orange juice Garnish o orange wedge Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except Galliano over ice. 2. Strain into ice-filled hurricane glass. 3. Float the Galliano on top of the drink. 4. Garnish with the orange wedge. Comments: This is a remarkable cocktail. Y

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail       o 1 ½ ounces 1800 Añejo tequila o ¾ ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. o 2 ounces fresh...

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Johnnie Walker Blue Label scotch o 1 ounce Ilegal mezcal o ½ ounce...

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 tablespoon cloves o 1 cinnamon stick o ½ ounce Heaven’s Door Straight Rye whiskey o...

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Bombay gin o ½ ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur o 2 ounces grapefruit juice Garnish o thin grapefruit wedge Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Serve over ice in an Old-Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with grapefruit wedge. Remarks: Discover the congruence of gin, Bénédictine D.O.M., and grapefruit. Close your eyes, take a sip, and it is summer in Antibes. . . .

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ½ ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. o ½ ounce Chambord o ½ ounce Cointreau o 1 ounce sake o ...

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Remy Martin VSOP cognac o 1 ½ ounces Bénédictine D.O.M. Method: 1. Combine in a snifter. 2. Enjoy. Remarks: In the early 1900’s combining equal parts of these spirits became a cocktail. In the 1930’s it was commercialized as B&B by aging 60% Bénédictine D.O.M and 40% brandy and in oak. We return to the golden age of the B&B Cocktail, with a 50-50 split. You can of course let it “age” by drinking it very slowl

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Johnnie Walker Black Label scotch o ½ ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur o ...

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Chivas Regal scotch o 1 ounce Lillet Blanc o 1 ounce Lillet Rouge o 1...

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Hennessy VS cognac o ½ ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. o 1 dash Hella Orange bitters o 3 ounces fresh orange juice Garnish o lemon wheel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled collins glass. 3. Garnish with lemon wheel. Remarks: Why the #6 7/8 you ask? Just monkeying around. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Lillet Blanc o 1 ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. o 1 dash of Pernod Absinthe...

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Crown Royal o ¾ ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. o ¾ ounce Lillet Rouge o 1...

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Grey Goose vodka o ¾ ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. o ½ ounce Schladerer Edel-Kirsch liqueur o 1 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice o ¾ ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 2 dashes Woodford Reserve Cherry bitters or to taste Garnish o 2 Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherries Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with cherries. Comments: Inten

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Woodford Reserve bourbon o 1 ounce Pedro Domecq Fundador brandy o 1 splash Bénédictine D.O.M. o 1 splash Amontillado sherry o 1 dash Angostura bitters or to taste Garnish o orange twist Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with orange twist. Remarks: This is a complicated drink but one with real potential. The four spirits may b

PH factor:  10 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Old Forester bourbon o 1 splash Bénédictine D.O.M. o 1 ounce Lillet Rouge o 1 splash Luxardo maraschino Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with lemon twist. Remarks: With this cocktail, it’s all about balancing the tastes. Done right, it’s about as New Orleans as it can be. . . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Jim Beam Bonded bourbon o ¼ ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. o 1 dash Angostura bitters Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with a lemon twist. Remarks: This is an excellent drink that demonstrates the influence even a small amount of Bénédictine D.O.M. can have. . . .

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o sugar o 2 ounces 1800 Reposado tequila o 1 ounce Hennessy VS cognac o 1 ounce Cointreau o ½ ounce fresh lime juice o 1 tablespoon agave nectar Garnish o lime wedges Method: 1. Moisten the rim of a cocktail glass with lime juice and invert it into a shallow dish of sugar to coat the rim of the glass. 2. Shake remaining cocktail ingredients over ice. 3. Serve up in the prepared glass. 4. Garnish with lime

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Ilegal mezcal o 1 ounce Heaven’s Door Straight Rye whiskey o ½ ounce...

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Bombay Gin o ¾ ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. o ¾ ounce yellow Chartreuse o ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. Remarks: Chartreuse and gin provide the strong wind driving this cocktail. While the Bénédictine and citrus make for its smooth sailing. So, a strong but smooth cocktail that would be good any time of day. We'll drink to that. . . .

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Chivas Regal scotch o 1 ounce Boulard Calvados VSOP o ¾ ounce Lillet Rouge o ¼ ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. o 1 dash Angostura bitters o 1 dash Peychaud’s bitters Garnish o orange twist Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve over ice in an Old-Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with orange twist. Remarks: The balance of sweetness and bitterness is crucial. Take care when using multiple bi

PH factor:   10 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Tullamore DEW Irish whiskey o 1 ounce Ilegal mezcal o ½ ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. o 1 dash Peychaud’s bitters or to taste Garnish o apple slice Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass or over ice in an Old-Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with a slice of apple. Remarks: Adapted from a recipe by Phil Ward of NYC’s Mayahuel Bar. This is an excellent ex

PH factor:  10 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Boulard Calvados VSOP o ½ ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. o ½ ounce Pierre Farrand Dry Curaçao o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with lemon twist. Remarks: The Honeymooner recipe appeared in print in 1917. It clearly predates the TV show. But as Ralph Kramden would say while looking at his glass, “Ho

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1/3 ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. o 1/3 ounce Chartreuse (yellow) o 1/3 ounce Cointreau o 1/3 ounce Licor 43 (Cuarenta Y Tres) o 1/3 ounce Luxardo maraschino Garnish o 1 Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with a cherry. Comments: Complicated, in an interesting way. You will want to sip this. Perfect f

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Mount Gay Eclipse rum o ½ ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. o 1 dash Hella...