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Almond and lemon flavoured gin. Subtle, citrus and, despite generous orgeat, fairly dry
Martin Boyer
8th July 2024 at 23:22
Wonderful drink. At the suggestion of a local restaurant that introduced me to this cocktail, I used 1.5 Highclere Castle gin, 0.5 Lustau cream sherry, 0.75 lemon, 0.5 Giffard orgeat and 2 dashes AB. Wonderful.
7th July 2024 at 20:41
Not really surprisingly I’ve found that this cocktail is all about having a good orgeat. The first time I made this I used Monin and wasn’t too impressed since it was a tad too sweet and one dimensional. Now I’ve made homemade orgeat, and the cocktail is now much more complex. I used No 3 London dry gin which worked perfectly.
8th January 2024 at 11:54
As described, subtle and surprisingly dry.
12th November 2023 at 01:08
Made again but added 1/2 oz more gin. Was perfectly balanced on the sweetness. Also added two drops of Difford's Daiquiri Bitters.
29th July 2023 at 19:05
Just delicious. I am not an orgeat syrup fan but it is perfectly contrasted with the lemon. The angostura gives that finishing touch. Makes a good mid summer pre dinner drink.
29th July 2023 at 13:44
Without doubt one of my all time favourites. Naturally we make it with Sky Wave Grapefruit Bitters!
20th July 2023 at 22:01
How have we never had this cocktail?! It's a mystery. We really enjoyed it on a muggy July evening! Well balanced as written. I didn't think "refreshing" when I read the ingredients, but it was. This will go into our rotation for sure!
3rd February 2023 at 08:19
Quite sour. I was hoping the orgeat would come through a lot more. I eventually added a barspoon more of Orgeat, and that improved the taste, though it also cut through the lemon, maybe a bit too much. Also, it looks extremely orange due to the bitters. Was it too much?
8th July 2024 at 23:23
Mine was orange as well. Tasted fine.
24th March 2023 at 17:58
@Simon Difford You were correct. Made it yet again with only one dash. It finally hit the spot. An absolute dance of botanicals, almond richness and citrus. So beautiful. Thanks for the response.
10th November 2022 at 20:49
Beautifully balanced cocktail; you taste the sweet & the sour quite separately in the same sip. Very good.
23rd October 2022 at 16:16
Highly recommended to make it with the Gin Mare - it's just brilliant in here.
5th July 2022 at 15:42
I think with a splash of amaretto to really get that almond flavor would make for an interesting change to this classic.
6th July 2022 at 21:09
I've added a "variation" with amaretto above. Thanks for encouraging me to revisit this classic, the process of experimenting also led me to reduce the orgeat in the main recipe above to 10ml (1/3oz).
5th July 2022 at 20:06
Agreed. I'll experiment!
19th June 2022 at 16:08
First time I made this cocktail I did not really like it. Today and with a very good Orgeat I must say it is delicious and very good balance. I would try to get ripe and not too sour lemons.
Anonymous
20th January 2022 at 23:18
A really nice drink. I like it with 3/8 Orgeat, a barspoon of Absinthe (maybe 1/4?) and an extra dash of Angostura.
2nd November 2021 at 00:37
Very nice. Well balanced, but found it a bit light in flavour. Overall a good drink, but thinking of another flavour ingredient that could be added.
27th September 2020 at 19:03
Balance is critical here and this version is spot on