I was gifted some chocolate bitters so when "googling" for cocktails with chocolate bitters, I came across a slight variation of the Bourban Crusta. I made it with the exact proportions as Difford's specifications but swapped out the orange bitters for a generous dose of chocolate bitters and garnished with a maraschino cherry rather than the lemon / sugar rim. For my palate, outstanding. Will definitely next time though try with the hollowed out lemon and maybe report back!
Another version, equally as delicious (with or without the sugar rim):
- 2 oz. bourgon
- 1/2 oz. triple sec
- 1/2 oz. maraschino liqueur
- 1/2 oz. lemon juice
- 2 dashes orange bitters
- orange peel
I agr6. The drink it's not outstanding, but quite good however. The work involved in preparing the peel rim is not justified in my opi6. Make it simple, and enjoy it.