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. Remarks: This is a remarkable cocktail. Yo

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 orange juice Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Serve over ice in a collins glass. Remarks: Sweet and citrusy up front but with an interesting something going on in the background. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Johnnie Walker Blue Label scotch o 1 ounce Ilegal mezcal o ½ ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. o 1 dash Peychaud’s bitters or to taste Garnish o 1 thin apple slice Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with a thin apple slice. Remarks: This is very similar to the Good Cork cocktail from the Mayahuel Bar in the East Village

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 1 ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur o ½ ounce Blandy's 5-Year-Old Malmsey Madeira Method: 1. Pile spices on a shallow dish. 2. Torch the spices and cover with a cocktail glass to capture the smoke. 3. Stir remaining cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 4. Strain into the prepared glass. 5. Drink it quickly so

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. Strain into an ice-filled 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 1 dash Angostura bitters o 1 ounce pineapple juice o 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice o 1 ounce fresh orange juice Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. Remarks: Of all the ways to enjoy the many colors of autumn this is by far the tastiest. . . .

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 3 ounces Fever-Tree Premium Ginger Beer Garnish o lemon wheel Method: 1. Stir all but soda over ice in a highball glass. 2. Top with ginger beer and stir gently to combine. 3. Garnish with lemon wheel. Remarks: Bénédictine D.O.M. and scotch might well be the tastiest use of ginger beer we’ve found yet. . . .

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 splash Bénédictine D.O.M. 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: A classic cocktail with many recipes and origin stories. We suggest you try this version of the Bobby Burns. We think you will like it. . .

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 Supérieure 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 a orange twist. Remarks: This is smooth and flavorful. As with all drinks with absinthe, remember a dash is not a splash. . . .

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 dash Pernod Absinthe Supérieure o 1 dash Peychaud’s bitters or to taste 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: Once the house cocktail for the Restaurant de la Louisiane. The mix of whiskey, sweet vermouth, and

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 fresh 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. Remarks: We intended this

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 Bénédictine D.O.M. o 1 dash Peychaud’s bitters or to taste Garnish o orange peel Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Strain into a double Old Fashioned glass over one large ice cube. 3. Garnish with orange peel. Remarks: The oversized ice cube allows you the time to enjoy the flavor without too m

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. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with orange twist. Remarks: The balance of sweetness and bitterness is crucial. Take care when using multip

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. Strain into a cocktail glass or an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with an apple slice. Remarks: Adapted from a recipe by Phil Ward of NYC’s Mayahuel Bar. This is an excellent examp

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 yellow Chartreuse 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. Remarks: Complicated, in an interesting way. You will want to sip this. Perfect for a

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 Orange bitters 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. Remarks: This is an easy to make and tasty cocktail. It's definitely worth a try. Worth several, actually. . . .