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any ideas for substitute for Benedictine? |
thePorpoise
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Joined: Jan 23, 2011
Posts: 732
From: Tampa Bay
|  Posted: 2012-03-10 12:32 pm Permalink
I have yellow chartreuse, the aroma seems similar...
I want to make an Oh Henry cocktail...
anybody have a go-to substitute?
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kid_dynamo
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Joined: Oct 13, 2011
Posts: 42 | Posted: 2012-03-10 6:01 pm Permalink
I imagine that yellow chartreuse would be an acceptable substitute. They are certainly in the same family of drinks, though I don't have any currently on hand to test this theory out (perhaps you could spread a little of that $40 a bottle love around).
They are both made by monks after all...
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CincyTikiCraig
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From: Cincinnati, Ohio USA
| Posted: 2012-03-10 7:55 pm Permalink
Use another multi-herbal liqueur like Chartreuse (yellow is the closest, followed by green), Strega or Izarra. Many claim that Drambuie makes a good substitute for Benedictine, but I can't picture that working. Who knows though.
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thePorpoise
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From: Tampa Bay
| Posted: 2012-03-11 10:55 am Permalink
well i indeed used the yello chartreuse, and the drink was fantastic!
better than with the benedictine i must say. i wonder if the same would hold true for other drinks calling for benedictine. (the only ones i can think of that i periodically make are the singapore sling, and several n'awlins drinks such as the vieux carre...)
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thePorpoise
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From: Tampa Bay
| Posted: 2012-03-11 10:57 am Permalink
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On 2012-03-10 18:01, kid_dynamo wrote:
(perhaps you could spread a little of that $40 a bottle love around).
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my bottles of green and yellow chartreuse are so dusty i think they cost me in the $30 range back when i bought them. i've seen the green in some shops these days for $60-- i wonder if i can sell my open bottle for a profit?
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