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Just a basic logistics question: how do you approach "dashes" from bottles of which you don't usually use such a small amount? Keep an empty dasher bottle handy for the liqueur du jour? Use a dropper and scale based on the "12 drops per dash"? Actually attach a dasher cap to the bottle in question?
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Partly because recipes vary between 1:1 and 2:1, I tend to operate from a 1.5:1 baseline. Personally, I don't notice perceived sweetness scaling directly with said ratio, but it would still undoubtedly play a role.
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This has to be one of my favorites in the Black Manhattan-adjacent realm. Something in the way the Cynar plays with the vermouth (I used Cocchi di Torino) brings out a relatively distinct dark chocolate note. This is not quite a summer drink, but I won't let it stop me.
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While this is an extremely helpful article (in the same vein as the Easy Jigger is a helpful tool), it still leaves "2 dashes" somewhat unmeasurable without a dasher or dropper (unless one is to say measure absinthe to 1.25 ml, top with gin to 2.5 total ml, and then add half of this to the drink, maybe transferring via barspoon to ensure success based on the volume remaining in the jigger). An alternative way to deliver sub-1.25 ml amounts is to use an atomizer (particularly as this has become a fashionable way of performing "absinthe rinses"). This begs the question whether this has (or could) be measured like the 41 drops in the article. I assume this might vary between atomizers, but if relatively reproducible, might be a worthy addition to the article. I have attempted twice and found 14 sprays approximates 1.25 ml, but each time I've done it, there's always a couple sprays that don't "feel full".... for whatever that's worth...