I'm getting (improved) Long Island Iced Tea vibes....but actually with Tea!
If we drink a couple more we might forget it's the hottest June day ever🥵

I always start a night out with this tasty beverage (they make them particularly well at Iggys in Cleveland). You can’t go wrong with the classic specs, but I’ve used Mr. Black at home to near equal delight. Make it a shot, make it on the rocks, or even plus it up with a heavy cream topper for a… White Italian, I guess?

Thanks for posting this treat, Matt.

In those proportions it tasted a bit sweet to me, so I added 5 ml of lemon juice and actually liked how it turned out.

Shouldn't a 'Collins' simple be built into a glass (instead of shaken)? 🤔🫢

Strega doesn’t seem to be readily available in my area so I substituted with Yellow Chartreuse. Enjoyed this one very much. I really like the flavor combination of Mezcal and grapefruit bitters. It plays so well with the herbaceous flavors of the Yellow Chartreuse. Would love to try this as listed if I can find a bottle of Strega.

Switched the Bourbon with Irish Whiskey (Tulamore dew) Perfection

I liked this after upping the gin to 1 oz. I found the original ratio too heavy on the Campari; I like bitter but it just wasn’t quite in balance for me.

Very difficult, not in the preparation, but in the taste. It feels like making a zombie last word. Oude+luxardo+lavender are quite something but then is an aviator inside a Last Word (Howard Hughes maybe?) worthy of explore in another concoction. The tequila+mexcal was strange I didn¡t get the whys. Nor I can really taste it -maybe because where I live Tequila and Mezcal are drink daily at any hour the same as with salsas and chiles 'no los siento' -I don't feel it - anymore .

I built this using G4 Blanco Tequila, Averna Amaro, and Cardamaro with Peychaud’s bitters and expressed orange rind as specified. While it has a really nice mouth feel and a pleasant taste on the palate, there’s a distinct aftertaste that reminds me of a prune jam, or perhaps a dried fruit, that was a bit unexpected. Interesting sipper.

Greetings my friend. Saw your post and had to revisit this one...'It has certainly an aftertaste of a long kiss with the apothecary.' Certainly gave me a chuckle! We all need humor these days. Salude! Oh, and I'm curious, what did you make yours with if I may ask?

The herbal is amazing in flavor, almost going into the tea and forgetting the tequila. Is very sweet from the liquors, and you didn't perceived the gentian that sometimes is like a stallion dominating the scene -nothing else can be perceived. Is cute, maybe I will not do it ever, but cute.

Made a lower ABV version this time: 30ml Meyrs's original dark, 7.5ml Rum Fire; 30ml Cloosterbitter (wintergreen leads), 7.5 Chartreuse Verte; fresh lime juice, Maraska Maraschino, lime zest. Still fabulous!

Very Very Dimetap. And that doesn't mean is bad, is just like bitter and sweet in the way cof medicines are. It has certainly an aftertaste of a long kiss with the apothecary. Oddly enough much more herbal than all other last words being given. Word of mouth, wordsmith maybe is a word to be pronounced just once.

I had to add two dashes of Angostura orange bitters to make it work for me.

Didn’t have Luciano so used Averna. Still delicious!

Like many others I had to make substitutions, in my case 2 dashes of smoked cinnamon bitters in place of the syrup. I rather like this drink. I'm not sure I get any rosemary, but the cognac/PeM/Heering combo is really quite pleasant. The Scotch adds some interesting light smoke and an additional dimension to balance the roundness of the cognac. Overall quite nice, one I would gladly make again.

I love Angostura bitters and this Cocktail. Trinidadi Issues, Tradewinds Negroni, and Port of Spain are also amazing in this regard. However, I think it makes more sense to buy a bottle of Amaro di Angostura and try similar recipes that use the latter.

Flavors meld well together; light and summery. However, it seemed too diluted for my taste. I then increased the aperol to 1.5oz and decreased the wine to 2oz, and I actually accentuated the grapefruit flavor, which I was pleasantly surprised with

This cocktail is fantastic made with basil fresh from the garden. One of my favorite summer drinks.

Sweet and balanced! Tart, first comes peach then Suze. Would reduce the sugar a bit

Thanks, Cassandra. I've added Sarti Rosa to Difford's Guide.

To say that we seldom enjoy a Martini would be an understatement. But this one caught our eye. For the bitter, we used Tempus Fugit which, perhaps, introduces just a hint of fruitiness. The garnish, as specified, was a bridge too far so we simply floated a Rose petal. There's really lovely balance and complexity here.

I just checked and it looks like I’m going to have to add the High Ryeser cocktail to my wish list, as that answers what I might prefer

I made this with Buffalo Trace, Knob Creek Rye, Carpano Sweet Vermouth & Scrappy Aromatic Bitters and copied the comments by adding a barspoon of Maraschino Cherry Syrup, which makes a Manhattan go from a 4.5 star to a 5 star, however as much as I love bourbon, I might prefer a Manhattan with just rye whisky and no bourbon