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Bittersweet with gin's botanical complexity and orange zest freshness
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John CARR’s Avatar John CARR
31st October 2024 at 12:07
Not a massive fernet fan but this was very good. Quite a large drink, but the measures lent themselves to reduction by a third, and fernet down to halfish. Happy Halloween/Samhain!
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John CARR’s Avatar John CARR
31st October 2024 at 12:32
Wonderfully rich and herbal. Riffing on the Witches’ negroni, tried swapping fernet for Strega, which worked quite well. More mellow, and more emphasis on the citrus and liquorice notes.
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G. M. Genovese’s Avatar G. M. Genovese
3rd May 2024 at 15:39
Slightly unique. The Fernet is very much detectable and it lingers in the aftertaste. I want to say this reminds me a bit of a Martinez, but it has a little too much presence of Curacao to make that connection. Speaking of connections and lack-there-ofs, I'm well familiar with the Focus song, and whaaa??
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
1st November 2022 at 03:00
This was a perfect digestive/evening sipper. Had it to close out Halloween night. Had to have something while giving out candy. Nice flavours that have blended together well.
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Gregory Grammer’s Avatar Gregory Grammer
29th October 2022 at 00:41
We used the Austin local, Paula’s Orange Liqueur…delicious
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Jeremy Harrold’s Avatar Jeremy Harrold
26th October 2022 at 16:40
Interesting. The flavours change and build as you drink. First off, orange with a sweetness and a hint of mint. Then the Fernet kicks in with a menthol mint and liquorice (such a tiny amount as well) and it all gets complicated and you are searching for adjectives. It’s serious.
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