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Bittersweet and sweet 'n' sour with smoky mezcal, zesty grapefruit and faint floral elderflower, particularly on the long smoky finish
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Tuber Magnatum’s Avatar Tuber Magnatum
3rd February at 23:48
Stumbled across this looking for a cocktail to use up half a grapefruit left from another cocktail (Cloister). This is an excellent cocktail which for me has terrific bracing acidity from the grapefruit balanced by the bitterness of the Campari and grapefruit. Notwithstanding other's comments, I'm not sure lemon or lime needed as I prefer the grapefruit to be front and centre which it does when made to spec.
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Cassandra Adams’ Avatar Cassandra Adams
8th August 2024 at 18:30
I added 5 ml of lime and some salt, and it improved it for me. Delicious either way though!
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Gregg Harbaugh’s Avatar Gregg Harbaugh
12th July 2022 at 23:33
my suggestion is to replace the campari with aperol...cuts the bitterness...but, overall...great drink
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Gregg Harbaugh’s Avatar Gregg Harbaugh
18th July 2022 at 22:10
tried 3:2:2:1 with mezcal, aperol, grapefruit & elderflower...still has the bitter bite with the smokiness, and the grapefruit holds it together nicely...I like having variations of the same drink for different tastes
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William Mulder’s Avatar William Mulder
31st December 2021 at 18:45
I like it, but it almost feels like it’s missing something. Maybe a salt rim?
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Jeff Newcastle’s Avatar Jeff Newcastle
27th November 2021 at 19:26
Haven’t been able to find anything new and special for quite a while now until this one. Simply delicious and far too easy to drink.
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John Cunningham’s Avatar John Cunningham
14th November 2020 at 10:12
Surely you should have called this Old Amigo!
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
14th November 2020 at 19:40
I should have! That was a missed opportunity.
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