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I think this is the best use of vermouth I've ever tasted. Blew me away.

As many, found this an interesting, complex cocktail but found the dry vermouth a bit too forward (maybe because mine is cheap:), prefered with larger dash of bitters, used Roku gin which worked well.

Really enjoyed this. I found it a bit bitter at first, but as the drink had a chance to breathe, it became very smooth and mellow. Great before dinner.

I've been disliking most shaken cocktails, even the classics. The ones with 2 to 1 spirits/citric juice ratios usually, they become overly sweet and the tartness hides the spirit for me. But this one tasted nice. I want to try stirring one to see if it is any better for me.

I tried this with Dolin dry, Martini sweet, gin from a small-batch distiller in my neighbourhood, and Dillon's orange bitters. I have to say it is much tastier than Simon's description had led me to expect. I find that each of the flavours remains just subtle enough to blend nicely and the overall impression is a gentle fruitiness gracing a drink that remains pleasantly dry and serious. I don't expect it to join my regular rotation, but if I make it again, I won't regret it.

I love this cocktail - on a tour of all the New York boroughs at the moment, via this website. I also go for Tanqueray as my gin of choice.

The orange juice and the bitter perfectly balance the dryness of the gin and the vermouth, I used the Tangueray 10 and the Dolin Sweet Rosso vermouth, I really enjoyed it.