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Better & Better
Initially strong and punchy, but as the name suggests, as the ice melts dilution makes this drink better and better
Calvin Grant
1st March at 04:09
Give this a good long stir and it's great right out of the gate, given the right ingredients! I used Smith & Cross (also), and a mildly smoky joven; Apaluz, made in Durango with Agave durengensis.
25th July 2022 at 01:58
This is way more balanced than it appears to be. You get the bass notes of the smoke from the mezcal, a great body in the rum (I used Smith and Cross) and the falernum is the secret star giving it the right amount of sweet. I found a new cocktail for my rotation.
25th October 2021 at 01:12
I definitely wouldn’t have put those together but it’s not too bad if you are okay with the smoke from mezcal as that is still definitely the predominant flavor.