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Death & Taxes
Adapted from a recipe created 2011 by Michael Madrusan while at Milk & Honey in New York City but made famous at his The Everleigh in Melbourne, Australia
Simon Sedgley
16th April 2025 at 13:07
This is a deep cocktail. More often than not, however, we substitute Reposado Tequila or Mezcal for the Scotch. Either way, when offering it to guests, we call it a 'Death in Texas'.
8th March 2025 at 02:18
Excellent! Monkey Shoulder and Beefeater 47 are well balanced against the Punt e Mes, while the Benedictine brings a touch of honeyed sweetness. Very nice.
1st May at 12:16
Beefeater 47? Do you mean Beefeater 24?
23rd May 2023 at 22:29
I don't know what the positive reviewers are hard at work tasting. I was hoping for some surprising alchemy here. Death & Taxes did not surprise or deliver. Next time, I'll try it with more gin and less scotch.
18th January at 18:34
This really does seem to depend an awful lot on your choice of ingredients. This evening's offering (Tanqueray and Grouse) was a little disappointing, but with the Wine Society's 50% gin and Johnny Walker's Black label it works really well.
6th April 2023 at 00:29
This was excellent. Perfect for an aperitif. Used Dewar's 12 and St. George (California) dry rye gin (90 proof). Everything works perfectly together to produce a flvourful and spirited cocktail.
11th March 2023 at 17:30
I made this yesterday. I wanted a bit more "pop" so I used cask strength Aberlour single malt and London Dry Beefeater as the split base. Absolutely fabulous cocktail! Right up there with my another scotch favorite, the Drunk Uncle.
I'll certainly try this again using the Dewar's 12 (the new expression is marvelous) and Monkey 47 as suggested. I think this cocktail has a real promise to be "dialed in" by the use of different whisky and gin profiles.
Bravo!
I'll certainly try this again using the Dewar's 12 (the new expression is marvelous) and Monkey 47 as suggested. I think this cocktail has a real promise to be "dialed in" by the use of different whisky and gin profiles.
Bravo!
14th February 2023 at 19:17
When I looked at the ingredients, I had some misgivings, but this is absolutely delicious - so much more than the sum of its parts. Now I can view both death and taxes in a much more positive light!
28th January 2022 at 21:03
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