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My equal parts riff on one of Sydney's Maybe Sammy's best-known house cocktails. It is a tad mellower yet retains the drink's bittersweet agave laced aperitivo...
Johan Alexandersson
21st October 2025 at 19:06
My new favourite! Great example of a drink where the various ingredients make a better totality than any one on their own. Just the right strength, (I stirred 25 secs on large ice cubes) just the right sweetness for a great attack and just the right bitterness to want more. A negroni with six ingredients instead of three. :-D
13th July 2025 at 00:07
Smoky with a nice dark fruit and orange backbone from the vermouths and amaros. Nicely balanced for the flavors, smokiness, and bitterness.
17th January 2025 at 18:24
A polarising cocktail in our house...I loved it. Had to make a Bourbon Alexander for Mr. H so he could get over the shock of me trying to feed him Campari!
7th December 2024 at 01:00
Perfectly satisfactory. But as many have said, for this many ingredients I expected more layers. Check out mane of needles or autumn negroni for standouts in this type.
24th September 2024 at 05:18
To us this lacked depth. So we added Rittenhouse Rye; first just 5ml and then 10ml. We think 5ml is enough. Makes it a different, slightly more fussy, drink and upsets the harmony of the proportions of the original recipe. But it worked better for us. You decide.
18th May 2024 at 07:57
I've tried this once and didn't enjoy it as much as I'd hoped, but just tried it with Chichicapa Mezcal & Ocho plata Tequila and it was better the second time. Next time I'll change the ratios to 2/3 Mezcal, 2/3 Blanco Tequila, 1 bar spoon Campari, 1/3 Amaro Montenegro, 3/4oz Sweet V, & 1/2oz Dry V.
8th February 2024 at 06:58
MiMamaMeDijo | Los Cabos | Pergote | Rivata ... not bad, mezcal and amaro seem to stand out a lot, satisfactorily bitter, doesnt blow my mind though
27th January 2024 at 22:23
It's like chocolate cherry cordial with a hybrid mezcal/rhum thing. I subbed Cardamaro for the Montenegro... Tried it again with the original specs. Bitter-er, and more to my taste, but it lost the cordial sweets. (27 Jan 2024, 5:23p)
13th October 2023 at 00:19
What a great aperitif. We are having Mexican food for dinner and was looking for a aperitif which would pair with the theme. This was perfect.
The smoky of the mezcal comes through nicely. The herbal and bitter flavours enhance the full cocktail.
The smoky of the mezcal comes through nicely. The herbal and bitter flavours enhance the full cocktail.
4th December 2022 at 22:12
Pleasant but perplexing. At my first attempt I accidentally omitted the Campari, but the prescribed formula wasn't dramatically different. Maybe less would be more...
4th December 2022 at 20:51
Was intrigued by the list of ingredients, so had to try this cocktail. Blended nicely - like a new amaro (thinned out a bit with extra alcohol ??)
14th March 2022 at 01:36
Great cocktail! Where does the name come from?
23rd September 2021 at 04:06
Really enjoyed this, it is in my regular rotation for now.
4th December 2020 at 19:04
According to the name, it should be an alternative cocktail of the day in memory of Frank Zappa :)
4th December 2020 at 19:23
Agreed! I've changed our Cocktail of the Day accordingly. Thanks for the timely suggestion.