Agnostic Monk

1 1⁄2 oz Rye (jefferson 10 yr)
3⁄4 oz Bénédictine
1⁄4 oz Falernum, Velvet Falernum
1⁄4 oz Islay Scotch, Laphroaig 10 (or less)
2 ds Lactart
Instructions

Stir on good ice and strain, serve neat like you would any mans drink.
at the oakland we leave out the scotch and flame it o'er the top with an atomizer. a very long and hot flame it is indeed. it gives a guest the interesting sensory experience of a cold drink and hot glass on the first sip. we like it.

Notes

Feel free to taste before the addition of the acid... The sweet smokey flavors are quite muddled, but separate very nicely on the palate with the lactart. Thanks darcy

History

We ordered acid phosphate from the extinct chemical company and they sent us the lactart as a bonus, so i did what seemed natural. . . I incorporated it into a cocktail(...)

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©2011 Kindred Cocktails
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David Porcaro, the Oakland Art Novelty Company Ferndale(N of Detroit) Mi
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  • Tasty, but the falernum dominates. Next time I'll cut back to a couple of dashes - mabe a rinse.
  • I didn't have the lactart, so used orange cream citrate - Bittermens makes one. Made this one with w/bourbon, will try with rye when I get some more.
  • A customer favorite
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Comments

I made major substitutions for this; I used Sazerac, I used Highland Park 12, I'm never going to stock Lactart, so I used 1/2 tsp Lime Juice, and I'm not setting anything on fire. Despite all of that, I'm here to say this is a truly elevated whiskey experience and I conceptually highly recommend it.

Lactart has been difficult to find, so I worked around the problem by making my own. I ordered a 4 oz bottle of lactic acid solution (88%), and made a small bottle diluted to 10% using distilled water--which is the strength found in the Emil Hiss recipe from 1897. I haven't tested it in this drink yet.