Cocktail

Merry Widow

The Merry Widow is a classic cocktail that perfectly blends the botanical notes of gin with the herbal complexities of dry vermouth and Bénédictine, creating a refreshing and delightful drink.

Merry Widow cocktail

What you need

Plus ice and your own shaker or glass. The Bartifier cup measures every pour.

Make it with Bartifier

Choose the strength and how many glasses. Each pour shows which sections of the cup to fill; the free app walks you through the same steps.

Strength

Strength changes the base spirits only (vodka, gin, rum, tequila, whiskey, brandy). Everything else stays the same.

Steps for 1 glass, Standard.

  1. Step 1: Fill the highlighted sections with gin, then pour into your shaker.

  2. Step 2: Fill the highlighted sections with dry vermouth, then pour into your shaker.

  3. Step 3: Fill the highlighted section with benedictine liqueur, then pour into your shaker.

  4. Step 4: Add 1 dash of la fée parisienne absinthe to your shaker.

  5. Step 5: Add 1 dash of peychaud's bitters to your shaker.

  6. Step 6: Add ice to your shaker.

  7. Step 7: Close your shaker, then swirl.

  8. Step 8: Strain into a cocktail glass.

  9. Step 9: Garnish With Lemon Twist.

Midori being measured into Bartifier beside the app showing the current step

BARTIFIER

One cup. Six sections. No guesswork.

Bartifier is a measuring cup with six sections. Fill the ones the app highlights and pour into your shaker: every drink measured the same way, from 1 glass to 100.