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Poet’s Dream

Yields1 ServingPrep Time2 mins

A classic cocktail of unknown origin, which made it's first appearance in print in the 1931 Old Waldorf Bar Days book. It is a variant of the Ford Martini.

Poet's Dream

 30 ml (1 oz) London Dry Gin
 30 ml (1 oz) Benedictine D.O.M
 30 ml (1 oz) dry vermouth
 Lemon twist
1

Half-fill a mixing jug with ice.

2

Add all ingredients and stir until well-chilled.

3

Strain into a chilled Nick and Nora glass.

4

Express oils from the lemon twist and then garnish the glass with the twist.