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Tempus Fugit Kina L'Aéro d'Or
(Originally named Kina L'Avion d'Or) L'Aéro d'Or translates as The Golden Aéroplane, and this white wine-based bittersweet aperitif's label pays tribute...
John CARR
21st April at 14:42
Having finally managed to get my hands on a bottle (in fact two bottles, to be precise) this is fascinating in Tempus Fugit’s reconstruction of a Kina. I found it almost liqueur-like in syrupy viscosity, loads of marmalade up front with delicate herbal and floral notes, initially very mild but then lingering quinine. Looking forward to some vespers and corpse reviver number 2s!!
23rd April at 14:46
Experimenting with this in the main cocktails that would call for it, namely Vesper, corpse reviver no. 2 and Twentieth century, I thought the last was the easily most successful, Vesper was okay but the Kina struggled to express itself with the shaking and dilution, corpse reviver no. 2 was very orangey and lacking balance. Twentieth Century was well balanced and very enjoyable.
27th May 2024 at 19:56
I’m surprised this doesn’t have a greater presence on the site, being a recreation of Kina Lillet, for a long time unavailable. The quinine and its chemical reaction with gin (ala Gin & Tonic) is essential, not to be found by using Lillet Blanc or Cocchi Americano.
Kina L’Aéro d’Or is delicious in the half dozen drinks calling for Kina Lillet in Harry Craddock’s The Savoy Cocktail Book, my favorites being the Great Secret Cocktail and the Depth Charge Cocktail.
Kina L’Aéro d’Or is delicious in the half dozen drinks calling for Kina Lillet in Harry Craddock’s The Savoy Cocktail Book, my favorites being the Great Secret Cocktail and the Depth Charge Cocktail.
4th October 2022 at 18:53
Having used it to great effect as an ingredient in Negronis and Vespers, it had never occurred to me to try it on its own. It is wonderful!
Anonymous
17th June 2021 at 01:38
Would this work instead of Lillet in a Corpse Reviver #2? In a White Negroni?
17th June 2021 at 07:07
Yes, it works well in a Corpse Reviver and White Negroni but will make very different tasting cocktails to Lillet.
28th May 2021 at 15:34
I am in Canada, and I have not found a source for Tempus Fugit. I do have a bottle of Suze on hand, and Cocci is available, albeit across town, and we're still in lockdown.
7th April 2021 at 20:00
Tempus Fugit all day,
Anonymous
4th March 2021 at 01:52
This or Caperitif? Which is better for Vespers? And is one more versatile than the other?
4th March 2021 at 08:20
I'd recommend Tempus Fugit over Caperitif.
Anonymous
5th September 2020 at 11:48
How does it compare to Cocchi Americano?
6th September 2020 at 09:49
L’Aero d’Or in more intense in flavour, more syrupy and with more concentrated bitterness.