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Bending Blades cocktail
Tequila-based, zesty and bitter before turning bittersweet. In March 2022, I cut the volume of gentian liqueur from 15ml (½oz) back to 7.5ml (¼oz) so...
John Morris
4th April 2025 at 07:05
Made this with mijenta tequila and my last dribble of suze saveur d’autrefois. Added a bit of grapefruit and chamomile bitters and a couple of drops of saline. Couldn’t be happier. Bitter and sweet and surprisingly full mouthfeel - presumably from the grapefruit liqueur. Banging.