Greg Duerksen

Would it be a travesty to sub Averna for the Nonino ?

Never a travesty, it’s just a riff. Credit to Sam Ross for the original, I find that it’s a great pleaser for all palates. Enough booze, citrus, bitter and sweet to make everyone I serve it to happy. Riffs like this are what keeps the industry exciting, but the blend of flavors don’t always have the same appeal. I will give this cocktail a try with the Averna sub.

As a gin lover, I really enjoy a Broken Plane:

0.75 oz Hendrick’s Gin
0.75 oz Drillaud Elderflower Liqueur
0.75 oz Amaro Nonino Quintessentia
0.75 oz fresh Lemon juice

Shake hard, double strain, serve up

I like the name, I’ll give this one a try for sure! Do you know provenance of this drink or is it your own?

I just wanted to say a massive 'brilliant, at last, well done ! ' to Diffords for expanding the comments section. It makes such a difference, I think you'll find people spend a lot more time on the site with access to all the recent chats like that. Great job.

I also wanted to say you can't really have one favourite drink, but if I was put on the spot I think it would have to be this. Just superb. I've tried all sorts of variations but keep coming back to the original. Pure class.

This cocktail is definitely my go to - for all cocktail enthusiasts and purists, as well as anyone new to the art and craft of cocktail culture. It’s not too boozy, not too sweet, not too bitter, and not too acidic, and yet somehow all of those four flavors are present when you sip it. Every palate wins with this cocktail.

I love the Penicillin, and this seemed an obvious riff to me with tequila and mezcal in place of the blended scotch and Islay scotch. For myself I named it the amexicillin… then I found this recipe! haha. Both this and the penicillin are awesome drinks, but you need more than just a spray of mezcal as the recipe says, the 1/4 oz float is best. Preferably an intensely smoky mezcal, make sure it makes you work to enjoy your drink.