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Swapping out the gin for mezcal in the various Aviation- or Creme de Violette-style cocktails is certainly sound and a no-brainer.

However, then adding Cynar and a sherry IMO creates something of an indistinct mish-mash of flavours. Not something I'd generally recommend unless you really like all the components. This cocktail isn't exactly *bad* or *imbalanced*, it just fails to justify its ingredients.

Maybe Mezcal and Violette is a brilliant combination that I just haven't understood yet, but man, this was a *weird* cocktail. I actually really like the floral elements with agave spirits (lavender and tequila is incredible) but this was neither chopped nor minced — the violette kept everything from being a savoury, bitter cocktail, but there was far too little sweetness to balance that violette. I'm going to come back to this out of sheer curiosity to see if I understand it better, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone outside of the business.

Mezcal with an amaro is an interesting and unexpected twist. Very tasty, would totally make again.