Clarified Wythe Russian

Name: Clarified Wythe Russian
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 3 drops Orange Bitters; 1 dash Cane Syrup; 8 ml Bénédictine; 3 drops Kahlúa; 1 twst Lemon Twist; 1 drops Orange Flower Water; 38 ml Vodka; 8 ml Rum; 23 ml Honey Liqueur

Vodka and honey liqueur lead this stirred drink. A little rum, Bénédictine and Kahlúa add herbal, coffee-tinged depth, and orange bitters and orange flower water give it a floral citrus edge. Created by Rafa García Febles in New York in 2021.

Rafa García Febles of New York City created the Clarified Wythe Russian in 2021, after serving milk-clarified White Russians and Piña Coladas in several bar settings. It gets its creamy, chocolatey character without a dairy step, though honey as the sweetener, as in Benedictine, keeps it from being vegan. The drink suits both single servings and batching in advance.

Method

Stirred

Glass

rocks

Difficulty

Hard

Flavor Profile

Bitter

Citrus

Floral

Herbal

Strong