Ingredients
- 1½ ozscotch whisky
- ¾ ozsweet vermouth
- 1 barspoonbenedictine
- 🍋Lemon twist(garnish)
🔧 Tools
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass filled with ice.
- Stir for 20 to 25 seconds until well chilled.
- Strain into a chilled coupe glass.
- Express a lemon twist over the drink and place on the rim to garnish.
📜 History
The Hoot Mon first appeared in Harry Craddock's landmark 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book. The name is a Scottish exclamation of surprise or emphasis. The recipe sits in the same family as the Bobby Burns, combining Scotch whisky with sweet vermouth and the herbal honey-forward complexity of Benedictine. Craddock's Savoy Cocktail Book codified dozens of pre-Prohibition recipes that might otherwise have been lost, and the Hoot Mon remains one of its more underappreciated entries.
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