The Poet's Dream

Name: The Poet's Dream
Ingredients: 1 oz Two Eagles Prospect Gin; 1 oz Dry Vermouth; .5 oz Benedictine; 2 dash(es) Orange Bitters

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By Noah Heath

5.0 Submitted on: April 12, 2023

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Elevate your cocktail game with ease with 'The Poet's Dream' cocktail, featuring Two Eagles Prospect Gin from Mount Prospect, Illinois. Huge thanks to @twoeaglesdistillery for sending this bottle to test. This gin boasts bold juniper and a hint of citrus, making it the perfect base for this easy-to-make gin martini riff, perfect for those tired of traditional martinis. With dry vermouth, Bénédictine, which has a complex herbal flavor profile with a touch of honey and spice, and orange bitters...

Ingredients

1 oz
Two Eagles Prospect Gin

1 oz
Dry Vermouth

.5 oz
Benedictine

2 dash(es)
Orange Bitters

Instructions

Garnish

Lemon twist

Build

Stir & Strain

Glass

Coupe

Estimated strength

About 23% ABV (estimate)

By Noah Heath

Mixologist

I'm just a guy who, like most people two years go, found himself with a lot free time and a bar full of odds and ends and figured out he liked making cocktails while in quarantine! I love to cook and experiment in the kitchen, this seemed like the next great frontier to scratch that creative itch!...

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Stir with ice. Strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a lemon twist.

Editor's Note

A classic Martini riff that swaps sweet vermouth for the honeyed, herbal complexity of Bénédictine. The result is a sweeter, richer, and deeply botanical sipper.