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Simon Difford
I'm the "Difford" in Difford's Guide, but I usually appear in cocktail recipes as "by yours truly".
United Kingdom
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Light white rum
Lime juice
Sugar syrup (2:1)
Daiquiri bitters
Chilled water
Reposado tequila
Triple sec
Lime juice
Agave syrup
Margarita Bitters
Saline solution 4:1
Gin
Elderflower liqueur
Chardonnay wine
Dry vermouth
Sake
Light white rum
Fino sherry
Dry vermouth
Sugar syrup (2:1)
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I’ve just re-tried several specs and find myself sticking with the recipe above. However, I have also ticked our aperitivo box.
"Purgatorio" is perfect. I'm on the case.
Watch this space. Sedgley’s Purgatory perhaps?
Thanks, Richard. I wish I'd picked up on your recipe and the Mezcalita back in 2023. My recipe has the same alcohol strength, or even a little higher than yours, due to a lower proportion of orange juice, but fewer units of alcohol due to smaller measures. Your recipe has 90ml of 40% liquor, while I try to keep to 75ml max.