Dan Casselman

Wow! So simple, so basic, so delicious. A Pisco Daiquiri, with mint (okay, you can call it a Mojito, I like Daiquiris better). Still, WOW. Another perfect drink. Try this, it highlights the Pisco, an under-rated spirit for sure.

The rye makes everything else much subtler, lightly sweet and dark in the front from the Averna, lightly bitter in the back/aftertaste with the Cynar, and Benedictine just barely peeking throughout. A nice drink that gives me unexpected espresso vibes when the Cynar hits.

Nicely stated.

Agree with Meaghan Dorman that Appleton Reserve (8-yr-old) and Smith & Cross are a good pairing with Averna, though I still don't get the "Pacific" thing. Had half a lemon so used that with a lime (always mixing for 2 in our house) and suspect the blend works better (less bitter) with the Averna than all lime. No Difford bitters so used Bittermen's Elemakule Tiki Bitters to much household acclaim.

I had to shake my head about the "Pacific" thing as well. Closest thing in this drink to the Pacific Ocean might be the Nutmeg (but probably Indian Ocean). Hey, I'm not a a geography major, but I do like the drink.

Very easy to drink and to make, AND it has a lot of Rum. I did split the Rum between Havana Club and Cachaça (since Bahia is a Brazilian state). Not overly complex but a nice hot day deck drink. I can see where just Cachaça would be great too.

I think the Rye should be 50 ml & the Stambecco 25 ml. It is way to sweet and sticky this way. I drank half and added more Rye and the balance was much nicer.

Better than I thought it would be. But that isn't saying much. Only try this if you are going through the history of the Corpse Reviver drinks. There are reasons some have endured and some have not. It is not as Maraschino forward as I thought, the Bitters tone it down some.

One of us wanted the Frangelico dialed up, and the other dialed down. On the average we did settle for 15 ml. (25 ml in one and 5 ml in the other) I get the enhancing of the nutty Oloroso flavour with the Frangelico, just don't let it overpower the Sherry.

It looked like it would be to sweet for my taste so I kept the same volume and dropped the Cherry Heering and Amaro to 20 ml each. It was still very tasty and rich. I'll keep using the drier version, its a keeper.

Meh! On the plus side it did help to use up some of the Lime Vodka (stick to the Lemon). Tastes as expected, weak, thin, lacking character, like so many people. (and yes, I am drinking in the afternoon)

A creamy more varied in flavour "Daiquiri" style drink. Almost a Tiki drink without all the ice, and gaudy glassware getting in the way. I did add extra Lime. to keep the sweetness in check.

Balanced, interesting, nothing gets lost. I'll do this one again. An exceptional cocktail. IMHO.

I was sceptical of the Scotch coming through in this drink because of the low volume, but it does shine. I will do this again. A nice low ABV balanced cocktail.

I really enjoyed this drink. Although now that I have read some history about Barney I would make it with a South African Brandy instead of a Cognac, and sipping and reflecting on whether he jumped or was pushed off the boat.
Sometimes the backstory on a cocktail takes it to the next level.

Love a Last Word! It was re-popularized by a bartender in Seattle - Murray Stenson, who sadly died last month. I came up with a riff to celebrate the Seattle Sounders victory in the CONCACAF Champions League a couple of years ago, named for one of our strikers: Raúl Ruidíaz, who is Peruvian, so the drink includes pisco. The drink is the Último Raúl:
3/4 oz pisco
3/4 oz green Chartreuse
3/4 oz elderflower liqueur
3/4 oz lime juice
Shake ingredients and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Tried this today. Great flavour profile. I've added this to my Last Word Riffs.

The perfect bridge to a Whiskey based Negroni.

What a great drink, light, crisp, & bright. It goes down real fast. I served them without ice in Coupes just because, so there (I don't like big, icy drinks). Use a lighter floral Amaro if you don't have Meletti.

I to was sceptical of Agave and Pear together but not anymore. Having no Spiced Pear Liqueur I used Pear Brandy, Pear Liqueur, & Ancho Reyes to form that element. The Montelobos with the Tequila gives a nice level of smoke and Creosote. My Wife and I will definitely add this to the rotation.

This makes an amazing sour. 60 ml Himbeergeist, 15 ml Lime juice, 15 ml Lemon juice, 20 ml 1:1 Sugar syrup, 15 ml egg white. 2 Raspberries floating on a big mint leaf, with a few drops of Red syrup (Raspberry or grenadine)

I liked this way more than I expected, not being a fan of Green Melon Liqueur. The Lime juice shone through, maybe because of the colour of the drink. A decent low ABV drink on the sweet side.

What about the mint? Garnish? Muddle? Not sure about this recipe yet. I did muddle it. Please delete this comment when the recipe gets corrected. Thanks.

I noticed on La Lion Menu that they used a Celery Gin, so I muddled a 1/4 stalk of Celery with the 12 Basil leaves as well. My wife and I both really like this drink. I want to try it with a Danish Akvavit instead of the Gin, I think that will be even better. Anyone try that?

I did try it with Stockholm’s Bränneri Akvavit (I have no Danish Akvavit) instead of the Gin and it was even better than with the Gin. The Celery, Basil, and Aquavit work well together. I would have thought northern Germany (Hamburg) would have tried this already.

I noticed on La Lion Menu that they used a Celery Gin, so I muddled a 1/4 stalk of Celery with the 12 Basil leaves as well. My wife and I both really like this drink. I want to try it with a Danish Akvavit instead of the Gin, I think that will be even better. Anyone try that?

This is a great combination. Flavours work well together. But, (there's always a but isn't there) I don't like icy slush style drinks so I served it a Nick & Nora with an extra dash of mole bitters. It works as a Cocktail style instead of a hot weather Tiki style drink as well.