Name: Brainstorm
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktails
Ingredients: 2 oz Irish whiskey; ½ oz dry vermouth; ¼ oz Bénédictine

A stirred Irish whiskey cocktail combining dry vermouth and Bénédictine, from the Savoy Cocktail Book era. The herbal liqueur softens the Irish whiskey's grain character into something complex and gently sweet.

combine and stir

cocktail glass

Irish whiskey

dry vermouth

Bénédictine

orange peel

Brainstorm

Cocktails with pronounced herbal or botanical character from mint, basil, sage, thyme, rosemary, Chartreuse, or herbal liqueurs. Herbal notes feel green, fresh, and aromatic.

Herbal

Cocktails with little residual sweetness, emphasizing spirit and botanical character. Dry drinks include classic martinis, bone-dry vermouth pours, and stirred, spirit-forward builds.

Cocktails with layered flavors that reveal themselves over multiple sips, often built from many modifiers or aged components.

Complex

Spirit-forward cocktails where the alcohol is the main event, typically stirred builds on ice. Boozy drinks reward sipping.

Brainstorm

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