The Chrysanthemum Delivers a Bigger Hit of Bénédictine

Three common ingredients. A familiar ratio. A strange and surprising cocktail.

This week’s cocktail is quite simple and easy to make, but it doesn’t come across as simple when you taste it. 

It’s the Chrysanthemum — made up of dry vermouth, Bénédictine, and absinthe, plus an orange peel for garnish. This drink not only tastes surprisingly great, it imparts a number of lessons. First, it demonstrates how Bénédictine works in somewha…