This is a cocktail where the garnish is really what makes it come together. Without the mint it's a delicious glass of funky wine but with the mint it really elevates the glass and becomes a proper cocktail. Be careful though, if you like sherry it will go down *easy*.

Also added a quarter of teaspoon of homemade cinnamon sugar as my ad hoc pear liqueur sub was rather dry. Worked well I thought.

I thought this was great. Subtle and quite charming. Admittedly with subbing including Bonal for vermouth, and pear & cognac liqueur plus pear brandy for the recommended liqueur. Some lovely fruity spice from the pimento. Great drink.

How could your husband possibly disagree? We used Noilly Prat. But unlike you we used Busker Single Grain. It has a lightly sweet and herbaceous character all of its own. So perhaps it was your choice of Whiskey that was the mis-step. Just a thought.

We'd run out of Cognac and thought: Pisco, why not? We sort of think of it as the fun brandy. Anyway, it worked nicely for us. But we'll come back to the original...maybe it will be a bit 'deeper'.

Much better than Cesare's LW. The lemon is a more natural fit aside the Rhum and Chartreuse. The maraschino retreats into a pleasant shade in the background. I did up the Rhum to 30 ml. Might have something to do with the outcome. But I stand by my preference for lemon.

Nice.

Greetings Rob San. Thanks for your interesting suggestions. These are both very popular, available in my market, economical and appear to have no added sugar adulterant. Curious to try them. Straight out of the bottle, I've thoroughly enjoyed both Stade's gold and white rums, lots of flavor! Look forward to trying your recommends. Slàinte mhath!

Amazing cocktail. With a sprig of mint I would rate it 5+

Tastes good but someway sweeter to me. I’m up to the team “less syrup, please”. That would be way better.

I am so happy to spend my government check on a bottle of my beloved “Jaune.” It was brutal when it was out of stock. And it’s doubled in price since I discovered it.

Fantastic martini. Flavors blended perfectly. Didnt gave jalapeno olive but like the idea. I added one circle of sliced fresh jalapeno. Very subtle and might use more next time.

I believe zzzzzzzzfz was originally Caorunn Gin and I'm not sure how this very old page is still live. However, I've fixed a gin by name and will investigate.

A top notch cocktail! Straight into our top 10! Thank you Mr. Difford

I love this cocktail. Last time I made it I didn’t have tequila so I swapped in mezcal. It was just as delicious but with that typical smoky mezcal kick. Try it.

Perhaps my favourite cocktail with zzzzzzzzfz - with 45 ml of it is bound to give a punch. I like to think that mr Difford had already appreciated 3 or 4 of these before sharing the recipe. I already had one so I had to doublecheck that zzzzzzzzfz was really there

Made with Aperol and Cynar, delightfully balanced.

I thought 2/3 oz mastiha would be a nice substitute for the creme de menthe. It works! A very nice fancy riff on the Stinger that sticks pretty close to the flavour of that cocktail in my opinion. Side by side I'd likely prefer this for its added bitter complexity and more of a green botanical peppermint tea-like note than you'd get from just Cognac and creme de menthe. Pisco's floral note comes through subtly mostly on the finish. I can't pick out the green Chartreuse specifically, but I imagine it's contributing to that herbal tea-like note.

Far better than the usual suspects.
Definitely worth paying that bit more.

I splashed out on a bottle of apricot eau de vie just to try this cocktail…and I am glad I did.
The first sip suggests it’s going to be sweet but the lingering flavours from the botanicals and a ‘bready ’ apricot flavour on the finish is wonderful.
A modern classic 👍

We sometimes throw in a splash of a deep and brooding but sparkling Shiraz. For the bubbles that you insightfully recommend. We don't think that Persephone would have been satisfied with just soda.

Just a hint of spring in the air.

I might be tempted to add a tiny bit more lemon juice, but otherwise this is very nice.

I like this take on the tequila stone sour. The blood orange idea sounds really good, especially with the anejo float. Definitely something I’d try when I’m in the mood for something a little different from a regular margarita.