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29th December 2023 at 01:53
A springtime field of wildflowers in a cocktail. Absolutely outstanding!
Jose Cruz’s Avatar Jose Cruz
8th December 2023 at 03:58
boozy, used yellow chartuse. very complex and balanced.
Jon Sjoberg’s Avatar Jon Sjoberg
12th November 2023 at 03:28
Just outstanding. For what it's worth, I'm getting low on Green Chartreuse so did a back to back comparison of one with Chartreuse and one with Génépy le Chamois. Bombay Dry 43 and Luxardo in both. You maybe lose a little complexity with the Génépy but both were lovely.
Jim Plante’s Avatar Jim Plante
11th November 2023 at 00:09
What a lovely cocktail, I made mine with Dolin Genepy, instead of Green Chartreuse, so hard to buy right now. Thanks for the history! I think Frank Fogarty is a distant relative and chuckled when I read about him in the history. My grandfather was born a few years before Frank, John J Fogarty also born in Tipperary.
Jeremy Craig’s Avatar Jeremy Craig
6th August 2023 at 18:25
Thanks for the response Simon. By the way, a suggestion for the site. I like the fact we can see our comments, but it would be more useful if they also linked back to the original comments list, otherwise the context gets a bit lost. Thanks again.
Maksym Cherniavskyi’s Avatar Maksym Cherniavskyi
27th June 2023 at 19:28
did it equal parts, first time with Haymans Old Tom, don't recommend that one -the additional layer of flavor it adds strangely develops some kind of metallic feeling in the roof of my mouth.

Retried with Tanqueray 47.3% - more balanced, but still...it's like an ultraviolet color for your eyes, you see only the part of it, and the other part - just irritates your vision...hope I make myself clear. :)

In conclusion, I lean towards somewhat taming the gin, will update with results.
John CARR’s Avatar John CARR
20th March 2024 at 12:04
Stick with a nice adaptable gin such as four pillars rare dry, with Simon’s 30ml extra touch. Works perfectly for me. Keep it simple!
Alex Grieb’s Avatar Alex Grieb
18th June 2023 at 20:00
Echoing some other comments, I feel that a classic cocktail such as this should be listed with the classic 1:1:1:1 ratio, even if you, as an expert, prefer as different ratio, which can be added to the review of to a seperate "(Diffords Version)" recipe. I do prefer your ratio though, thanks for improving this classic cocktail!
Steve Trax’s Avatar Steve Trax
4th June 2023 at 23:01
Just as an FYI in these trying time, Genepy fills in fairly nicely in this one.
Steve Trax’s Avatar Steve Trax
9th January 2024 at 02:29
I managed to snag a bottle of GC again and couldn’t be happier. Not a big fan of Beefeater, so I made with Aviation instead. It was sublime.
Calvin Grant’s Avatar Calvin Grant
16th June 2023 at 02:14
Great suggestion Steve. I recently ran out of Genepy and have been using Liquore Strega as an effective Chartreuse substitute.