Glad you enjoyed it Calvin. But we know that you have a soft spot for Mezcal.

Perhaps a link to the variation in the main text of the cocktail would be useful?

Hopefully a Cuban cigar. Many drinks are improved by a dance with one of those.

Returning to this, we decided to serve it straight up in a Nick and Nora glass. We think it fits snugly therein, the glass complements the elegance of the drink and dilution from melting ice is best avoided here.

Saturnalia In Braddon?

Adding just a hint of fire & brimstone in the form of 1 tsp mezcal is a nice riff on Kilgore's Purgatory. Thematically, it seems most appropriate to use the smoky Del Maguey Vida de Muertos.

Definitely way too much suze. And probably too much lemon juice. But it conceptually has potential.

It’s a cocktail with a little game at the end. That game? How much of the residual cocktail can I get in my mouth before I get too much pepper to make it not worth it. I’ve heard of board games and video games having a “press your luck” mechanic, but never a cocktail.

I am sipping as I type.... It's a tad sweet for me but, having said that it tastes very "hot" and boozy. I do like it. I'm really getting into these "up" cocktails. Thanks for the recipe. I'm going mess with it a bit. The mezcal can overpower everything, though that may be the mezcal I used. Cheers!

Added 15ml Pamplemouse liquor

I eschewed the cucumber and went in a chocolate direction.

1 oz. Gin (Roku Minori Select Edition)

1 oz. Cacao Nib Infused Campari

1 oz. Amaro Montenegro

1 Barspoon Espresso Liqueur (Borghetti)

2 dashes Chocolate bitters (TBT)

This variant on the Mulholland Drive recipe features the addition of cacao nib Campari and chocolate bitters. I used the Roku for its fruity taste and floral aroma with a back end of bitterness. I really like the OG recipe, but this one brings chocolate in play to transform the espresso into more of a mocha.

the problem is every one uses dry vermouth when they should use Dolin blanc, also DO NOT shake this cocktail it is much better stirred. you need black forest style kirsch and i like Empress Elderflower Rose Gin but i also have a weird syrup i use called Rooh Afza is a rose syrup. try it with those ingrediencies and you will be happy it will taste like a watermelon jolly rancher.

Yeah. It seems unfitting to have Pussers 40% grouped with Navy Strength.

Thanks Harris. We upped the Ancho Reyes to 10 ml and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Monkey Shoulder, Cocchi and Martini Bitter. Where on earth is that chocolate flavour coming from?! Brilliant cocktail. I like the 4:3:2 ratio. Balance is spot on for me.

Love it, refreshing and I can drink as many as I like!

Bought it for the cool label, but did not like it AT ALL! Tastes like washing up liquid.

Ended up returning it and buying the Veil brand knock-off, which was MUCH better. It tastes a little bit like cantaloupe and is the secret ingredient in my Hibiscus Margarita ;)

Due to various wartime stockpile demands my base spirit included bourbon, scotch and cognac but came out pretty nicely. Still very much a rich sweet Manhattan with the orange and choc seamlessly blended in. Stunning.

Hmmm.... well I am not going to the flower shop every time I want to make this. I guess I'll change the garnish to something else - maybe lime or orange peel - and call the drink something else. Problem solved, I guess.

Created by Henry VII to combine the white rose of the House of York and the red rose of the House of Lancaster, representing the union of the two warring houses, the Tudor rose is the national emblem of England, symbolising peace, unity, and the end of the 15th-century "Wars of the Roses". The rose appears in English literature, art, and as a royal symbol, embodying the resilience of the English nation during challenging times _ like now! The rose stays!

I like it. Made it multiple times. Good alternative to the Blue Riband, and that is a classic. My only gripe is the rose petal garnish. WTF!!? That is where you lost me. Really stupid. Rose petal!!? Please change that.

I was a bit hesitant about this one, because it looked very simple, but I really shouldn't have been. It's a great cocktail, somewhere between a Gin Julep and a South Side. The split base between lemon and lime is genius. The lime brings out the mint without feeling sharp.

Tried this twice, once as written and once with a 50/50 tequila/mezcal split (Madre Tequila Blanco and Madre Mezcal). Both were delicious, but we preferred the mezcal split with its earthier depths and more subdued sweetness.

I actually did. Just a bad pineapple.