New Vieux

Name: New Vieux
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 3 dash Angostura Bitters; 23 ml Bénédictine; 60 ml Rye Whiskey; 20 ml Apricot Brandy

Rye whiskey stirred with apricot brandy and Bénédictine, with Angostura bitters keeping the fruit and herbal sweetness in check. Created by Kevin Ludwig at Beaker & Flask in Portland in 2009.

Kevin Ludwig created the New Vieux at Beaker & Flask in Portland, Oregon, in 2009 as a fuller-bodied variation on the classic Vieux Carré. It has plenty of Bénédictine, a redder colour, and is stirred.

Method

Stirred

Glass

rocks

Difficulty

Medium

Flavor Profile

Bitter

Dry

Herbal

Strong