I found this recipe in PDT Cocktail Book, it is also available on diffordsguide.com.

gin, dry vermouth, Benedictine, orange bitters

Caprice, noun:
a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior.

I honestly didn’t know what the word meant until today. I only knew about the Chevy Caprice, a homely sedan made from the 1960s into the 90s.

Knowing the definition is kind of like opening a fortune cookie and trying to see how it applies to my life. Have I had a sudden an unaccountable change of mood or behavior? Hmmm. I don’t think I have. Dang. Wish I had an amazing story about my latest caprice. Gonna use that word as much as I can from now on.

The drink. Very, very yummy. It was a little sweet for me so I added a squeeze of fresh lemon juice, then it was perfect. I haven’t used Benedictine in a while, and I guess I forgot how sweet it is. (If you just heard Jackie Gleason say those last four words, I want to be friends with you.)

On my list this week – booze order! I used dry vermouth in this drink, but I don’t think my vermouth is optimal anymore. Both bottles (sweet and dry) are 11 months old, purchased when The Drinky-Drink Project was a new thing, and they spent plenty of time out of the fridge. Time to refresh and remember what vermouth is supposed to taste like.