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A sherry-forward, rye whiskey-laced aperitivo with delicate apricot
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Matthew Coffey’s Avatar Matthew Coffey
23rd February 2023 at 04:14
I wonder if the portions for this are correct? I found the drink as written to be dominated by the sherry. The apricot flavor appears briefly after about the third sip, but disappears quickly.

I remade it several times based on the proportions in Difford's Perfect Bamboo. I found the most integrated version to be
1.5 Oloroso sherry
0.5 over proof rye
0.5 apricot liqueur
0.25 bianco vermouth
0.25 dry vermouth
2 dashes Angostura bitters
2 dashes orange bitters
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Toby James’ Avatar Toby James
14th October 2024 at 23:19
Thanking the both of you, this is a banger.
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
23rd February 2023 at 19:55
Many thanks, Matthew. Just tried your recipe against the comparatively very dry original and preferred yours so I've adopted it above.
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