Ich habe Diffords Poet's Dream noch nicht getestet, aber ich liebe die Kombination von
Gin - Dry Vermouth - Benediktiner/bzw.Kräuterlikör,
die ja das Martini-Thema aufgreift und erweitert.
Sie hat eine Reihe von äußerst anregenden Variationen hervorgebracht:
Im Savoy Cocktail Buch findet sich z.B. der
Merry Widow Cocktail
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1/2 Gin
1/2 French (Dry) Vermouth
2 ds Bénédictine DOM
2 ds Angostura Bitters
2 ds Absinthe
Stir-Strain-Cocktailglass
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Rolls Royce Cocktail
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1/2 Gin
1/4 French Vermouth
1/4 Italian(Sweet)Vermouth
1 ds Bénédictine DOM
Shake-Strain-Cocktailglass
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Simon Difford interpretiert den Caprice in seinem Guide#7 :
Caprice
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1 1/2 Plymouth Gin
1/2 Dry Vermouth
1/2 Bénédictine DOM
1 ds Orange Bitters
A long stir-Strain-Cocktailglass
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In "Erlesene Cocktails für private Gäste" führt Dietrich Bock folgenden Cocktail auf:
Argentina
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2cl Dry Gin
2cl Dry Vermouth
1cl Bénédictine DOM
1cl Curacao Triple Sec (ich empfehle Cointreau)
1 ds Angostura Bitters
1 ds Orange Bitters
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Das "Waldorf Astoria Bar Book" führt folgenden Cocktail
(hier in der Jay Hepburn Interpretation):
Guion
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1/2 Plymouth Gin
1/2 Italian Vermouth
1/4 Bénédictine DOM
2 ds Orange Bitters
Stir all ingredients well with ice and strain in to a cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon zest twist.
Jay Hepburn:
When making the drink I took a sneaky sip prior to garnishing and was rather disappointed, finding the drink quite sweet and with the vermouth dominating, making it quite one-dimensional.
However, in yet another demonstration of the power of the garnish, once I had cut a piece of lemon zest over the drink, imparting all that amazing juice, the drink was transformed. Vermouth was still the back-bone of the drink providing a lovely spicey, floral taste, but the cocktail had become far less sweet. This allowed the gin and the herbal notes of the Bénédictine to become more obvious, making for a lovely, balanced cocktail.
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Bei obigem Rezept ist man dann schon nahe am Bijou des Savoy Buchs:
Bijou Cocktail
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1/3 Plymouth Gin
1/3 Italian Vermouth
1/3 Green Chartreuse
1 Dash Orange Bitters
Stir, Strain, Cocktailglass, Cherry or Olive, Lemon Peel on Top