Pantheon Cocktail Kit

Pantheon is a bit of a global mix in a cocktail with whiskey, French liqueur, and invented in Japan. Daisuke Ito, the owner of Tokyo's Land Bar Artisan, created Pantheon at a time when invention so often means new syrups, liqueurs, or distillates and an apparatus or two. But this easy-to-replicate three-ingredient recipe has gained popularity with its simplicity; and it has appeared on menus as far away as Thailand and Germany in just five years.

Ito started with Bénédictine as he wanted to create a different cocktail but with ingredients most bartenders have. Therefore, no specific type of whisky is specified; according to Ito, it works with all types of whisky. Finally, lemon juice is included, which is often the best match for a liqueur with +40% alcohol - which Bénédictine is. The result is a cocktail that is wonderfully complex, with balanced sweet and sour notes. 

Suggested recipe:

• 3 cl Whiskey
• 1.5 cl Bénédictine
• 1.5 cl Lemon juice

You will purchase the following in the cocktail package:

• 1 bottle Monkey Shoulder Blended Whisky
• 1 bottle Dom Bénédictine liqueur
  

Steps

• Pour whiskey, Bénédictine, and lemon juice into a shaker.
• Add ice cubes and shake for 10-12 seconds.
• Strain through a sieve into a chilled glass.

If you wish, you can easily substitute the whiskey with rum, tequila, or calvados, which is said to taste excellent. While Bénédictine is necessary, a version blending Bénédictine with yellow Chartreuse has also been created.

The quantities presented in this recipe are merely our preference, but you can, of course, make the cocktail as you wish.