Name: Ford Cocktail
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktails
Ingredients: 1 ½ oz gin; ¾ oz dry vermouth; ¼ oz Bénédictine; 2 orange bitters

A dry, herbaceous gin cocktail from Harry Johnson's 1882 Bartender's Manual. Bénédictine adds an herbal, honeyed note that elevates the classic martini template into something more complex.

combine and stir

cocktail glass

dry vermouth

Bénédictine

orange bitters

orange twist

Ford Cocktail

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.

Ford Cocktail

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