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This late-night, dry Old Fashioned-style cocktail unusually mixes tequila and applejack to great effect, with pleasing pear fruitiness and a wisp of mezcal
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
15 hours ago
Even when the recipe is exactly as the bartender first specified, I still state “adapted”, which, for numerous reasons, is something Gary “gaz” Regan advised me to add nearly 20 years ago. If I know the specs/recipe and I make substantive changes to that recipe, then I always add the original spec after crediting the creator.

In this recipe, as Calvin points out, the access absinthe is discarded. Due to our units of alcohol and calories calculators, I am better reflecting the small amount of absinthe that will coat the glass after rinsing by starting with half a spoon of absinthe.

According to Phil’s own words in our interview profile, the original Slynx recipe included Whiskey barrel-aged bitters:
https://www.diffordsguide.com/encyclopedia/2708/people/phil-ward
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Mariusz Twardowski’s Avatar Mariusz Twardowski
7 hours ago
Appreciate the reply, Simon. I think you meant bitters and not absinthe. The next most popular Google link for this cocktail doesn't mention the bitters so I appreciate the extra context directly from Phil. I love this site and have used it for years but I find myself searching the same drink elsewhere often to check if the original is less sweet, etc. Anyhow, don't want to clutter the comments too much. Again, appreciate the added context.
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