HONEYMOON COCKTAIL
2 ounces Calvados½ ounce Benedictine
½ ounce orange curacao
½ ounce lemon juice
My last vintage cocktail drink, the HONEYMOON was a
signature cocktail of the famous Brown Derby restaurant in Los Angeles in the
1920s. They didn’t invent it though. The cocktail recipe was first seen in a
1917 cocktail book. To make it, put the ingredients above into a cocktail
shaker from the 1920s or later, fill it with ice, shake it like the bed of
happy honeymooners and strain it into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a slice of
lemon or lime. Calvados is a French apple brandy, and you could use applejack
or any brand of apple brandy, but Calvados is your best bet.
The HONEYMOON cocktail has a smooth taste and is definitely
a special one. But the orange flavor is overwhelming and, with three liquors,
you may miss the bed and hit the floor instead. Hubby and I had to add ice, and
as it melted, the cocktail got a little sweeter and went down a little easier.
While I enjoyed the HONEYMOON and I’m ready for the next phase of my life —beach
cocktails! Ocean Isle, North Carolina, here I come.
Cocktail Connie
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