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Love it! I'd up the volume a bit though, it's not that much with these volumes.

I think the choice of gin - and vermouth - will greatly affect the result here. Fascinating little cocktail this one. Recommended.

Another recipe that invites tinkering with the proportions. I usually increase the base slightly in such "3 equal parts" recipes (to 1 oz Citadelle Gin de France here). This time, though, I also thought the sweet element deserved to be bumped back up a bit to match the vermouth (Cocchi Extra Dry) rather than just adding sugar, particularly since it adds a nontrivial amount of complexity to the drink. Final proportions were 4:3:3. An herbal treat.

Am in France and lucky to have a local wine shop who actually knows his liqueurs. Going to try this tonight and he recommended Vermouth Forcalquier - slightly sweeter and more of a honey style.

Made with Monkey 47 Gin, it’s very reminiscent of what Americans refer to as “Russian tea.” A light misting of absinthe adds additional interest. Fascinating to try along side the Chrysanthemum cocktail.

Doubling the ingredients is twice as good!

This immediately became my partner's favourite drink (of the ones we make at home, at least!). I am yet to try it with Noilly Prat and Four Pillars, but our first try used Dolin vermouth and Hendricks gin, and we found these to be a fantastic blend (subsequent attempts with other gins or vermouths have been inferior). This is also a great cocktail for demonstrating the value of garnish, as it's noticeably different (and better!) with an expressed lemon peel twist!

A really good Bénédictine cocktail.