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Winter Waltz
Spirit-forward with baking spice bittersweetness. As the name suggests, a great winter nightcap
João Jesus
12th September at 21:53
I liked how balanced this cocktail is. Despite very spirit forward, the mouth feel is surprisingly smooth. The pimento dram and amaro really pairs wonderfully with the spiciness of the rye. Since I didn't have calvados I went with 2 Oz of rye (95 proof). I also don't have pimento dram bitters, so in order to maintain a wintery vibe I added 1 dash of black walnut bitters and 2 dashes of angostura. Next time I'll try a different amaro, the 1/2 Oz is just enough to play with the flavour profile and tune the flavour to one's liking. Cheers
20th January at 02:29
I like it. I didn’t have Averna so I used d’ell et an instead.. I might try swapping the ratio off allspice dram to amaro to have a slightly sweeter more winter spice forward cocktail.
18th January at 14:37
Nicely sharp. De Groff's bitters can't be purchased where we are so we went with Bokers. For us, this one benefits from a generous cut of Stilton or Roquefort on the side.