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Fee Bros Lemon Bitters is as divisive as any of their other products. I think I've found one other recipe I liked it in... Dial them down to one dash, and that may be the sweet spot... Where this drink did it for me was the Luxardo Bitter Bianco and St. George Botanivore gin... superb swill even with the 2 dashes of FB... added to my "study" list - chef's kiss X

Started making this only to discover I was out of lemons for the zest. Without which this was blah. Tried a small lime zest which was a noticeable improvement, then used zest from a giant green California Melogold grapefruit which helped considerably. Conclusion: the lemon zest is essential.

Very much enjoyed this, but I did go with a full ounce of Gin!

Really enjoyed this. I made it using a suggestion from another site just to use a squeeze of lemon juice, and have no desire to order lemon bitters as a result.

Lovely and light, but still really tasty. When I really love a cocktail I'll go back for a second. I had three of these, and it didn't feel too many.

Definitely going on the 'permanent list'.

Waiting on a delivery of lemon bitters and pink grapefruit, I made a riff using orange juice and citric acid (to pull the citrus forward and closer to grapefruit) and lavender bitters (to align w/ the floral notes in gin and St. Germaine. Not bad!

I didn’t care for this one. I suspect it was the lemon bitters that killed it. It needed less bitter and more sour to be balanced imo.

I have been exploring grapefruit cocktails of late, and this one is a wonderful addition. I used Old Tom gin & orange bitters, and as a result, this made for, not only a low ABV cocktail, but also very subtle. I kinda missed the punch of a London Dry. Next time, I'll remain true to the recipe - with the exception of the bitters. Orange worked well here, and I don't have lemon.

I’ll take this over a Mimosa every time. The interplay of the ingredients really hits for me.