Benton's Old-Fashioned
Ingredients
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05

Stir with ice and strain over one large cube into a chilled rocks glass
Total liquid~66 g

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Created by: Don Lee
Year: Winter 2007
Drink size: ≈ 98 ml
Strength: ≈ 25% ABV
Alcohol: 24 ml (19 g)
Same alcohol as: 61 ml of 40% vodka
Sugar: 6 g (6.0%) [aka 1.5 sugar cubes]
Acidity: 0.01%
Non-Citrus: Sweet
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