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Tommi's Cocktail
A delicately bittersweet aperitif cocktail that heroes mezcal complexity
Tuber Magnatum
15th April at 22:51
On first sips, I found the Maraschino slightly overpowering (7.5ml) but then realized I forgot to express some orange zest. On doing so, it very much improved the balance for the rest of the drink. I should add I used "dry" ice and 7.5ml water; I think this very much helped the drink overall in part by "thinning" what otherwise might have been a "syrupy" drink from the Maraschino. Next time I will try Calvin's idea of an Aperol/Campari split to see how a little extra bitterness further balances (or not) the Maraschino.
31st May 2024 at 02:55
Quite liked this. Can't wait to try it with a more assertive mezcal (think dumpster fire in a good way) and maybe Aperol/Campari split. Also curious about the drier more punchy version. Refreshingly not sour.
15th April at 22:53
I like your idea of trying an Aperol/Campari split. Have you done so yet and if so what did you think?
7th April 2023 at 16:43
This is basically a Division Bell without the Lima juice and with wacky ratios. Not sure there's a good reason to make it.
8th April 2023 at 11:38
A good observation. I've added a link to the Division Bell above.
7th January 2023 at 03:09
I'm a fan of all the ingredients individually but I found this one cloying and unpleasantly medicinal. Adding bitters and reducing the maraschino would probably be a good start.
7th January 2023 at 22:03
When made with good ice the original recipe (with 15ml (½oz) maraschino liqueur is dried by spiritous spice. However, dilution (perhaps due to wet ice) sweetens the cocktail. Make the original with good ice and it’s balanced but perhaps overly punchy. Hence, I’ve reduced the maraschino and added a splash of water to dilute, reduce sugar and alcohol.
3rd November 2022 at 04:23
Not bad but too sweet for me. I think I'd rather drink a Mezcal Negroni
15th May 2022 at 17:58
Really well balanced drink. Feels like a light sipper even though it packs a smoky punch!
3rd March 2022 at 04:21
Made exactly according to the recipe and really enjoyed it. I found it quite bitter and smoky.
6th September 2020 at 02:37
Pretty tasty with Luminar reposado. Sort of cocoa-coffee note in there. Didn't use any garnish, but those suggested sound dead on for this.