Spanish is not my language but the creator, Angel, appears to be suggesting a variant that would substitute elderflower liqueur for the curacao. Has our good host explored this possibility?
Had to substitute the green Chartreuse with Italicus, and it works a treat.
We enjoyed it, but not as much as the original. We upped the Italicus to 10ml in an attempt to achieve the original's balance. Not close enough to our taste.
Really nice...very elegant and perfectly balanced.
A big sour and wonderfully balanced. Do it with Morgenthaler's lime cordial recipe and you will be dancing. We have yet to observe a bottle of Oude Genever find its way South of the equator to within grasping distance of us downunder. So this, rather than our good host's, recipe is the one we happily go with.
We wonder if a drop or two of grapefruit bitters might not go astray...next time.
A big sour and wonderfully balanced. Do it with Morgenthaler's lime cordial recipe and you will be dancing. We have yet to observe a bottle of Oude Genever find its way South of the equator to within grasping distance of us downunder. So this, rather than our good host's, recipe is the one we happily go with.
I have to ask, which lime cordial are you using? Because when you use a good lime cordial (I made my own with Jeffrey Morgenthaler's recipe), it was fresh yet had this bracing sweet-sour quality that truly shone in this drink, even popping the orange out of the Curacao.
So we made the syrup according to Morgenthaler's recipe and included it in the cocktail as specified in its recipe. The syrup is wonderfully flavoursome and with it the cocktail does come alive. Thanks again for the tip. And now, a Gimlet anyone?
Thanks. Thats what I used most recently. Need to get the Heering and try them side by side.
Let us all know what you decide. It's all down to personal taste, of course, but we prefer the bright expressiveness of the Luxardo.
I am discovering taste variations & uses of Sherry, so I was recommended to came here. I get a Sake bottle in my weekly bar replenish. I was very afraid since it does sound well the combination... AND SURPRISE is amazing, tasty, elegant, surprising, is really a new classic. five stars deme 10 de estos para llevar!
Unlike a beautifully statuesque woman, Sake doesn't age well. So to enjoy and finish your bottle in its youthful and ephemeral, blushing prime, maybe stir a "For Mezcalicus Sake". Salud.
I know a Bernice but not a Berniz.
My apologies, it's "Beatriz". 1 1/2 oz Sotol (unaged), 1 oz Americano Bianco, 1/4 oz Elderflower Liqueur and 2 dashes orange bitters.
So good. But without all of the 'trimmings' it would fit snugly into a Nick and Nora glass. Wanting a bit more, we upped each of the liquid ingredients by a third and served in a large Rocks Glass. Delicious for us.
We raised the Gin to 45ml and added a few drops of grapefruit bitters. Much more characterful for us. We might try it with a lemon and grapefruit juice split next time...lime juice in the wrong place can be a bit one-dimensional.
Perhaps our good host may review the "Berniz" cocktail. One of our favourites.
Luxardo Maraschino or Luxardo Cherry? If i might ask?
Yes, the Sangue Morlacco, as Peter says.
Really delicious...Sotol is very expressive, in a lighthearted way. We included the Angostura garnish (6 drops), as per Valencia's original recipe...for us it adds a necessary complexity.
Really superb balance here for us. We used Punt e Mes in place of the Carpano as the latter is sometimes a bit too expressive of vanilla for our taste. And for the red bitter we went with Gran Classico, which we think suits a drink that is presenting itself as rounded and slightly voluptuous. With the somewhat austere ones we reach for the Campari. Sadly Strucchi is not available to us downunder.
Angela Landsbuty travels in her bed in Bedknobs and Broomsticks, I do the same with my shaker! I love this version of Call London even much better than London Calling! I am discovering the Jerez in all versions. Jerez - Sherry not Cherry and sometimes Manzanilla, I just bought each version, and I am doing all kind of recipes. Recommend me some please por favor senior :D
Well, if you can lay your hands on a bottle of sake, then maybe make a "Damn it Jimmy". Hands down our favourite 'Martini', the recipe brought to us by our good host.
I have to ask, which lime cordial are you using? Because when you use a good lime cordial (I made my own with Jeffrey Morgenthaler's recipe), it was fresh yet had this bracing sweet-sour quality that truly shone in this drink, even popping the orange out of the Curacao.
We don't use lime cordial at all, since all of the commercial ones we've ever tried are, to our taste, terrible. We weren't aware of the Morgenthaler recipe and, since we make our own passionfruit and lemon syrups, will give it a go. Thanks a lot for the tip.
Tonight we had a cold southerly wind insinuating itself through the gaps in our windows and under our doors. So we made this warming comfort drink which we enjoyed immensely, although our creation fell way short, in appearance, of the posh looking one in the photo. So bravo. And a question: is it intended that the orange swatch find its way into the drink or be discarded? We discarded.
Pitch perfect balance. They really did know how to do that with few ingredients back in the day.
Sorry to be negative but, really, a gin and juice named Honolulu? Snoop Dogg might have enjoyed it though.
6 drops of bitters has to make quite an impact on the drink. Any suggestions for a substitute if Bob's Ginseng bitters aren't available?
We didn't have the Ginseng Bitters and have no idea what they taste like. But we wanted to include bitters so, purely speculatively, we added 2 drops Daiquiri Bitters and 1 drop Ginger Bitters, both Bob's. Worked just fine for us.
Absolutely delicious. And very elegant with its foamy head. Bravo to the creator.
A very, very pleasant easy drinking cocktail. No fireworks, just pitch-perfect and subtle balance. We didn't have passionfruit syrup (which we sometimes make) and so we substituted 7.5ml of Chinola liqueur. If you're the shy, retiring type maybe this is the Margarita for you.
A fun party drink. Nothing complicated here but it's nicely balanced and easy drinking as our good host says. We amped up Selena's decibels slightly by adding a gentle float of Falernum.