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Shade Thrower
A riff on a Boulevardier, best suited to late-night contemplation or, given the name, a hot summer's afternoon
David Mercer
2nd September at 15:12
I look at cocktail recipes like this in the same vein as Geoffrey Rush's character in the Pirates of the Caribbean films: "More of a set of guidelines, rather than rules". So, I would like to encourage those who found this cocktail to be less than inspiring to tweak the ratios a little to find their desired way to complement the bourbon, which should be the star by which you should navigate ;-).
2nd September at 15:26
Perhaps there is just a little too much going on here. We really enjoy the simpler Old Money #2.
2nd September at 16:38
Hadn't heard of that one, so I looked it up. Not sure how different Walnut liqueur (which I don't have) is from, say, Amaro Montenegro (which I do have and find a little nutty), so maybe that's a simplification I will try.