Drinking With The Saints

Labor Day | Benedictine Beer and the shocking truth behind Benedictine liqueur

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Mike and Alexandra discuss:

  • What is St. Michael’s Lent?

  • Labor Day and International Workers’ Day

  • St. Joseph the Worker

  • Alexandra’s surprise cocktail

  • The scandalous background of Benedictine liqueur

  • The theology of work

    • Drink of the Week: Birra Nursia Extra Abbey Ale   

    Bonus Cocktail: Monte Cassino Cocktail

    ¾ oz. rye whisky

    ¾ oz. Benedictine liqueur

    ¾ oz. yellow Chartreuse

    ¾ oz. lemon juice

    Twist of lemon for garnish 

     

    Combine ingredients in a shaker filled with ice. Shake 40 times. Strain into a cocktail glass. Add lemon twist for garnish. 


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