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So this is a gin-heavy variation on the Last Word as I sometimes make it - with extra gin. I've taking the gin up to two parts (1.5oz) and brought it back to a heavy 1oz over time.

Anyhow, the opening is reminiscent of the cocktail I mention, but turns a bit more bitter in the finish. Makes sense with Cynar versus Luxardo, and I'm not sure one can improve on perfection, but it seems odd. Perhaps because the opening is leading me down a path that muscle memory should veer right and it veers left at the fork in the road (the path less traveled, for sure).

I say this because, in the end, I do like it - there is a bitter root-ish spice in the finish versus a bright, sweet, acidic one. Once I expect it, it is tasty, but I feel there could be something else there - a little spice, perhaps??