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Very nice find. Smooth. Perfect Fall drink too!

It was ... fine. I used a local rum, Privateer, and while it went down easy, it wasn't very memorable.

I just made this one, with 3yrs Havana and can confirm it is thick and sweet.

Sour and unbalanced, had to add a barspoon of passionfruit syrup, which was an improvement but sadly covered the tequila flavours. I would recommend using less lime juice.

Thanks for the hot tip - I’ve been wanting to add chartreuse to my home bar but $$$… Will pick up a bottle of calendula next time I’m in Montreal

I followed Loz Horner to this tropical corner of Diffords. What a destination!
I added a touch of saline and used fresh passion fruit.

I‘n having this cocktail as a nightcap. The Cynar and the two rums give it a smoky depth, and the vermouth adds a touch of sweetness. Absolutely love it.

Indeed between sweet and dry with floral notes. I like it, will make it again!

Sorry it should have been 9/25. It represent 9 to 5 her song and the motion picture.

Classic and refreshing if you don’t want a martini straight up. Deceitfully boozy though.

I used 7.5mls of Grenadine as mine G was not very sweet.

Felt very one note with vanilla from the Licor 43. Not sure why I didn't like this as much as the standard espresso martini, possibly due to giving off flavored coffee vibes rather than a cocktail.

Lovely. Like Simon we also used passion fruit liqueur. Worked perfectly. Light smoke mezcal rather than a heavy one. A delicate tropical treat.

I used Rum Fire and Falernum from The Bitter Truth. I thought the ginger notes from this particular Falernum was a bit overpowering so on my second try I dialed it down to 15ml and added 5ml of cinnamon syrup. That was absolutely fantastic. No ingredient stood out, it was just a perfectly balanced sum of all parts.

Thanks so much for your suggestion. I'm in the States and Bobs Daiquiri bitters (and Margarita bitters) are next to impossible to find. They start at $35 and then you have to add shipping. Trying to find something I can justify the price of. PS Killed my budget buying Green and Yellow Chartruese.

Made it with both Old Tom and London Dry, and I find it more pleasing with the London Dry gin. Not bad with Old Tom, but still...

Thanks. I will.

A lot less sweet than I thought it would be which is nice. The coffee liqueur worked fabulously to accent the molasses from Myers.

The agave and tequila go very nicely with the coffee (moka in my case). Agree with Ofek that it is too far on the sweet side and would cut back the agave by at least a third.

Thanks, Mike. I use Somerset Apple Eau de Vie:
https://www.diffordsguide.com/beer-wine-spirits/989/somerset-apple-eau-de-vie

We didn't have the Ginseng Bitters and have no idea what they taste like. But we wanted to include bitters so, purely speculatively, we added 2 drops Daiquiri Bitters and 1 drop Ginger Bitters, both Bob's. Worked just fine for us.

Hi Lisa. The Ginseng Bitters have an earthy citrus note so if not available, perhaps use a lemon bitters.

Dear Simon, your [Manzanita] is excellent (I've drunk it, and thoroughly enjoyed it, 8x since discovering it a year ago). Can I ask what specific apple/ cider eau-de-vie you used? (It's near-perfect as I make it, with Magloire VSOP calvados, Belle de Brillet, Lustau manzanilla, Monin orgeat. Could it be better/ 'perfect'?)
The equinox has just passed, and no doubt I'll be drinking a few more in the autumnal days/ weeks to come.

Thanks, John. A worthy day, so I've added Dolly Day above.