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Light & Day
Proof that fresh orange juice works in a gin-forward stirred cocktail
Jerry Bryant
26th April at 22:24
As a gin lover I’m very pleased to come to know this drink. Its subtlety is delightful; as John CARR noted, the flavors blend magically. It reminds me of the Jupiter cocktail, which also uses gin up front, along with a small amount of orange juice (as well as other arcane ingredients) in a drink that exceeds the sum of the individual parts.Thank you for publishing this!
25th April at 16:02
One of those subtle, cunning cocktails that you can have a lot of fun with asking guests to guess the ingredients. Another testament to how Luxardo can disappear amongst other glassmates whilst remaining the driver of the whole cocktail.
The contrasting qualities of sweetness and depth with light, fresh herbal notes were really excellent.
The contrasting qualities of sweetness and depth with light, fresh herbal notes were really excellent.
29th April at 14:41
I assume the title is intended as a faint echo of the Cole Porter song Night and Day.
28th April at 01:16
Did try this as per your suggestion in the Six Cylinder thread. Will definitely revisit this when I find that elusive bottle of Chartreuse Juane (subbed Dolin Génépy). Subtle and complex, this one demanded tiny sips to unravel the contents. Might have missed the orange had I not known it was there (navel's not the best juicer) and the cherry notes from the maraschino were rather transparent. Definitely juniper from the gin plus all the bitter hearbals from the gin, the génépy, and the barrel aged Peychaud's. Mostly.
24th April at 19:20
For a cocktail with a fruit component it is in our opinion much too much alcohol forward. I suggest to double or tripple the orange juice.
9th May at 11:43
It does settle down with some warming but was too sharp for our taste on first sip. We subsequently upped the orange juice to 10ml and added 5ml lemon juice. Tamed it a bit for us.
24th April at 18:00
Very interested to hear what other discerning drinkers think about this. No yellow chartreuse, so i decided to replace with Dom Benedictine and a few drops of absinthe. Obviously not a perfect substitute but it produced an interesting (ie pretty good) result! I am always keen to explore cocktails with fresh orange.
30th April at 04:31
Back in the 70's my idea of a cocktail was what we called a Tequila Sunset. Probably Cuervo Gold, O.J. (carton) and 'sloe gin' (not even sure what that stuff was except it had achohol in it) instead of grenadine mixed in a collins with ice. Disco music in the background and the occasional drag show. Thankfully Dionysus is smiling upon our current creatives amongst cocktail culture. Soldier on!
30th April at 03:33
Benedictine is so incredibly versatile. I think John Carr's onto something with Liquore Strega as a potential substitute also. And absinthe forever!