Calm Your Mind With the Brainstorm Cocktail
Happy weekend everyone, and welcome back to Happy 3 Ingredient Hour , a weekly drinks column featuring very simple yet delicious libations. This week we’re doing a classic – I’m talking about the 1930s – cocktail: brainstorming.
The drunken backbone of Brainstorm is an abundance of Irish whiskey balanced with herbal Benedictine and dry vermouth. While you’re probably used to using sweet vermouth in whiskey-based drinks, Manhattan drinks, here you already get a lot of sweetness from liquor, so it’s best to use the driest vermouth you can find. To prepare this strong drink you will need:
- 2 ounces Irish whiskey
- 1/2 ounce dry vermouth
- 1/2 ounce Benedictine
Mix everything in a stirring glass filled with ice and stir until the glass is too cold to hold comfortably. Don’t be afraid to breed with this little one. Strain in your compartment, garnish with a strip of orange peel if you’re not afraid of unnecessary ingredients, and let the storm calm your mind.