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A delicious, spilt base, equal parts, Sweet Manhattan-style cocktail suited to late-night sipping
Dave D.
30th March at 23:11
Very full-bodied, used Rittenhouse and standard M&R vermouth …uh—oh …accidently used angostura reg. Instead…..well a good reason to have another with Orange bitters!
16th February at 16:39
This is a lovely cocktail, that can act as both an aperitif and digestif. The gin lifts this from a dark and broody cocktail to a bright and light one. Depending on how you want to serve it you should make sure your ingredients serve your needs.
16th February at 17:05
After sipping it for a bit I've come to realise that I might've used a slightly too good gin. The gin I used was Hernö's and, while great, slightly overpowered the other components. To me the drink was on the dry side, verging on an aperitif. Again, make sure you use ingredients you like, especially gin and vermouth.
7th August 2024 at 13:35
I think the vermouth is key here and can make or break it. Used a somewhat less than fresh bottle and dragged the whole thing down, though still 4 stars. With a fresh bottle of carpano (prob slightly overkill) it sang, solid 5 stars.
30th July 2024 at 13:25
Revisiting, and with better ingredients. Seriously good cocktail. Herbal, spicy, fruity and bitter sweet, with richness from the cognac. Will definitely be having again, and serving to friends.
5th March 2024 at 12:29
Almost too many flavours going on here for my simple palate! As a gin lover, added an extra splash of Mr H savoury style dry gin, which balanced it nicely for me. I imagine a whisky or cognac lover could do the same with an extra splash. Five stars well deserved.
10th February 2024 at 14:02
Nice balance between sweet and tart, delicious cocktail
10th February 2024 at 14:00
We had this today for our aperitif. We both found it amazing and gave it a 4.5. We were talking about people we know from social media and who we would like to have a drink with, and amongst a few, my husband said, Simon Diffords lol
28th September 2023 at 03:27
Made it just as specified but served it in old-fashioned glasses with a big ice cube and lemon twist. Good balance of rye + gin + vermouth bitter and spices with just enough sweetness. Great entry on the old-timey, equal-parts-of-everything cocktail list.