Recent discussions on Difford’s Guide

Spotted this at Sainsbury's this weekend and decided to give it a go. It's got that classic orange taste followed by a clean but very assertive chili finish. I tried this in a Lady's Sidecar (following the specs on here but adding a dash of Regan's orange bitters) and it turned out nicely, with the chili spice present. Be mindful when using this since it's pretty spicy!

Has potential but too sweet for me as prescribed.

Complicated. Is Nando Imamuraso still in Hong Kong? I'd like to quiz him about this one.

Unremarkable. I could only recommend this to tequila lovers who don't appreciate the wonder of the classic Last Word. Fortunately I am not friends with these people.

I found that going a little heavy on the dashes (5-6 or so) usually works for me, along with a decently vigorous shake. Everyone's mileage varies, of course, and Fee's doesn't bring the mouthfeel (but I'm not a fan of a true egg white mouthfeel, so it works for me). Cheers, either way!

Gorgeous. Made this with 'House of Botanicals ' raspberry gin. Sublime!

Great balance and harmony. Loved this.

One of the drinks I first learned behind the bar. Remarkably still a nice drink. This is a better mix than the cheaper version from that time and not nearly as sweet.

Tempted to try it with Bonal, and/or even Chinato

Ok, the first time reading the comments made me assess for a second. I really like the drink, and while I don't think it is a mess, I do not really see what all of the ingredients are bringing - specifically not seeing the nuance of the rye (I used Rittenhouse).

Ignoring that critique, the rum sets the base and the cognac fills in late. It's a fairly unique evolution that piques my interest.

Spirit led but with delicious fruity backnotes.

Whisky and pineapple are surprisingly wonderful bedfellows. Fruity, balanced and very, very satisfying.

Love a Last Word. This is a good substitute should I ever be out of Maraschino. (Although I struggle to get a good foam with Fee Brothers)

Very nice. The inaugural use of my chartreuse elixir vegetal. I may have gotten carried with away with the number of dashes but it was all the more deliciously zippy for it. Maple syrup used in place of sugar cane syrup, which worked well.

Really refreshing and summery.

Took several fine suggestions from this discussion (bison grass vodka, lemon twist ), and my own modifications; I got a free bottle of standardized cranberry extract that is intended to prevent UTIs😜
It is sweetened with glycerin, so I skipped the orange liqueur and made up the flavor with orange bitters and the booze with extra bison grass vodka.
Delicious, and very refreshing on a hot day with 92% humidity

This is a stroke of genius! Somehow gives it an element of warm spice that is hard to define.
I will never make a plain Cosmo again :)

I agree. I would lower/ eliminate the syrup

Thank you! Sounds like a wonderful excuse to make two of these.

I use 12 drops, but the original states 2 dashes. Depends on your choice of bitters and size of dash.

That's a great piece. Many thanks for sharing the link.

I made this using Goslings peach ginger beer and replaced the lime juice with lemon juice. Loved it a lot, but I would definitely skip the sugar, Goslings is too sweet to add sugar to.

Honestly I avoid adding sugar to most mules/bucks anyway, the only ginger beer I've had that isn't on its own sweet enough to carry these drinks is the sugar free Goslings and I GUESS Fever Tree but even for that one I would use less sugar.

Fantastic cocktail, and it really benefits from using good honey and fresh orange juice.

Big fan, but I do think it's a bit too sweet as is, even for me and I like sweet drinks. I think halving the agave might be all I need but I'll try the other proportions in these comments some time.