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I also don’t have Lillet but found a 2:1 sake:Becherovka a good substitute with a dash of chocolate bitters. Couldn’t decide if this is a before dinner aperitif or an after dinner digestif.

Amazingly tasty. I would have never stumbled across this combination of ingredients. Thanks to Ted Haigh and SD’s additional comments. My go-to June cocktail! Beefeater, Cocchi Americano, DeKyper Cacao.

Outstanding cocktail. Had it as a evening sipper on a rainy March evening. Delightful blend of flavours.

A tremendous cocktail. True alchemy that elevates every single ingredient. Has it lost a Difford star in the last few months? I wonder why???

I heard about Francois Monti, in his book he talks about Kina l'aero d'or, it's better than Cocchi Americano. He talks about The Kina cocktail from Savoy book, he says it's a kind of Martinez without maraschino. 40ml gin, 20ml kina l'aero d'or, 20ml punt e mes.

Possibly one of the best cocktails I’ve tried for a cool winter evening, perfectly balanced

The Twentieth Century is a superb, and, yes, elegant cocktail, if you can get the lemon/chocolate balance right. Unwittingly, my trials led me back to the Tuck ratio of 2:1:1:1, although I do tend to scant the lemon juice a little. Hitting the opening zing of lemon, followed by the suavity of chocolate is a difficult trick, as one is a strong, dominant "short" flavour; the other a perfumed, insidious "lasting" flavour. But when you hit the G spot, this is an outstanding and sophisticated drink.

The following variant works for me; the Cocchi Americano brings a pleasant bitterness, with a note of cinnamon: 1.5 oz gin, 3/4 oz Cocchi Americano, 1/2 oz crème de cacao, 1/2 oz lemon juice.