Simon, this is truly magnificent! I didn’t have agave so I just used simple syrup. I didn’t have lavender bitters either, but I did have a bottle of “lavender distillate” from the Middle Easter grocers - and I figured 5 drops of this plus 3 drops of peychauds would be a reasonable substitute… It’s smokey AND floral and utterly delicious. I’m not sure why but it also tastes a lot like honey, which must be on account of that weird alchemy that happens only in the best cocktails!

Going to have to try this, despite my initial hesitancy to 8 dashes of Lavender bitters.
No one else has mentioned the lavender overpowers it, so I'm in.

Gorgeous. Nothing more to say.

Got very excited about this as have my first ever bottle of Mezcal. A little too sweet for me overall.

Great cocktail. Was looking for a tequila cocktail not a Margarita to have with Mexican food. This was perfect. The smoky of the mezcal enhanced the chili taste in the food. Did serve on the rocks with a fresh cherry at the bottom. Wonderful.

Simply lovely over a big rock. Floral, smokey, simultaneously uplifting and moody. If I had a good, long story to share, I'd serve it up with this one.

For me this comes across clean and crisp with rustic earthy tones and the lavender floating gently around everything.. Freakin Awsome

Bravo! Wow, what a surprising mélange. Although I did do some tweaking. I don't have lavender bitters, so added a tiny amount of crème de violette (maybe 1/3 bar spoon) and the liquid I made from (don't laugh) melting an original Ricola cough drop in water HAHA. I thought the violette plus herbal + slightly minty notes of the Ricola would produce something close to lavender! And it worked :P Great recipe, Simon, new top 10!

After some experimentation I reduced the agave syrup from 1 tsp to 1/4 tsp. Great cocktail!

Pale male singer-songwriters may record a thousand interchangeable odes to self pity about the woman they thought they owned but didn't; but this cocktail is uniquely wonderful. The only change I've made to it is even less agave syrup, which is so sweet it can step on the toes of the lovely agave spirits and completely obscure the Maraschino. Really just a squirt, because 5ml is too much.

Sad that this didn't make the cut for the 15th Edition of Difford's Guide, but it'll always remain firmly on my list of favourites here, and has once again proved to be an instant hit with friends. Campaign to have Sandy proudly reinstated in the 16th Edition starts here, my friends! :-)