A nice change from my usual tipple. A couple dashes of Angostura certainly lifts it.
Tried this one a couple of times. You really need a bright, fresh, new world Savvy B (I went for an Awatere Valley from New Zealand) to stand up to the ice wine. Lovely tension between the two wines while the gin plays referee.
What a cocktail! Fascinating to see how different people taste it. For me, this is about the tequila/mezcal and the absinthe coming together via the vermouth to give beautiful off-dry creme de cacao note, lovely earthy and sweet floral interplay too. Great stuff!
Dropped the lime juice to 15 ml as I felt it was bullying the other ingredients. Let the boozier elements do the talking.
Beautiful delicate flavours all working in harmony. Elegance in a glass. The cucumber is essential.
Cracking drink, full of tension, balance, and poise, sweet yet dry and slightly mineral.
Such delicate flavours, cucumber is essential
I've reformulated and rephotographed this cocktail. I've also specified the style of moscato. Now better all around. Thanks for bringing to my attention.
Lovely, I look forward to trying this one.
I believe I used Lustau Emilin Moscatel Sherry. I've just ordered a bottle to test.
Ah, exactly the same as I used. Wasn't sure if a different style as the resulting drunk was a fair bit darker than the one in the picture.
What style of Moscatel is intended for this?
Perfectly balanced, all ingredients playing their part, tension is sublime.
Fino very much the star of the show here. Lovely balance and complexity.
Absolutely delightful. Balanced and lovely tension. Used gomme rather than simple to give less sweetness and a floral hint.
Really lovely, unexpected fresh green and floral notes, nice boozy sunny evening sipper. Highly recommended.
I’m a really big fan of a regular Martinez, and of Cynar. But this hits me as much too thick, heavy and dense. I think I have a particular dislike of Angostura cocoa bitters though, so maybe I was never destined to like this odd tasting thing.
I think I'm not a fan either, it has an odd "farmyard" aroma to it when put together.
This is great to test the quality of your gin. If it's still noticable after the addition of sugar (or gomme) and the bitters, it's a good gin. A nice long stir (60 seconds), or shaking, gives enough dilution without having to add water, works fine in my view.
Used Dewars 12yo and Talisker. I think some more robust blend and peatier would help, seemed too sweet, will need to rethink and try again.
Tried this a few times in the hope I grow to like it more each time. Equal parts Suze, dolin dry vermouth and ojo de dios mezcal, all the lovely earthy and smokey vanilla you'd expect but with an amazing charred grapefruit note via the dolin. Exceptional stuff!
Wonderful evening sipper. Absolutely keep all the mezcal in!
Intriguing smoked cherry sipper. Aperol seems to provide a bridge between the mezcal and cherry brandy. Fascinating
Really lovely balance of sweet orchard fruit, aromatic citrus, and rooty fragrance.
Tried this with a spritz of lemon zest on top. Nicely cut through the sweetness of the elderflower and complimented the woody rosemary.
Is this meant to be served up or with ice?Instructions suggested up, but image is with ice.
Ran out of London dry half way through making this, so subbed in 15 ml old tom to make up the volume. Seems to work well