Poets Dream
The Poets Dream is a herbal spirit-forward cocktail made with Gin, Dry Vermouth, Bénédictine and Orange Bitters. It is stirred and served in a cocktail glass, about 26% ABV.
- Method
- Stirred
- Glass
- Cocktail glass
- Served
- Neat/Up
- Strength
- About 26% ABV
- Family
- Spirit-forward
- Flavour
- Herbal & floral
- Listed in
- Difford's Guide Hall of Fame
Ingredients
- 45mlGin
- 22mlDry Vermouth
- 7.5mlBénédictine
- 2 dashesOrange Bitters
How to make it
- Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Tip: Stir with plenty of cold, hard ice for 20 to 30 seconds. You want it chilled and silky, not cloudy.
About the Poets Dream
Printed in the Savoy Cocktail Book (1930), it's essentially a Martini sweetened and spiced with Bénédictine.
Missing something?
- No Gin? Use Old Tom Gin (Sweeter and rounder, so cut the syrup a little)
- No Gin? Use Genever (Maltier and rounder)
- No Dry Vermouth? Use Bianco Vermouth (Sweeter)
- No Dry Vermouth? Use Lillet Blanc (Fruitier and sweeter)
- No Bénédictine? Use Drambuie (Honeyed like Bénédictine, but whisky-based)
- No Bénédictine? Use Yellow Chartreuse (More herbal)
All swaps for Gin, Dry Vermouth and Bénédictine
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