This is interesting. Tequila, pineapple and aniseed and vanilla flavours. Nice and fresh, which seems to be a rarity for a Liqor 43 cocktail. We shall have it again!

This is good. It is tart. But fresh. And there’s a fair bit going on. The banana is just there. Didn’t expect to like it as much as I did.

We did also add a little sugar syrup to be fair.

This is good. It is tart. But fresh. And there’s a fair bit going on. The banana is just there. Didn’t expect to like it as much as I did.

Just bought a bottle of Hampden Estate HFCL - my first ever high ester / Jamaican funk rum, and this was the inaugural use of it. Fabulous. You can really taste the difference in the rum - pineapple, lime and grenadine all there but none dominate. A new world of high ester tiki drinks awaits! Suggestions welcome.,,

I can see why people say this is simple but on a baking hot summer day we rather liked it. Reposado comes through well, grapefruit and aperol blend nicely. Best with a lot of ice in a tall thin Collins.

Now then. We’ve all had terrible pitchers of this from crappy bars and I confess that put me off making it till now. But it’s glorious. Consumed on a hot 4th July in London.

We made this on a hot summer day which I realise is odd but I promised the nice man in The Whisky Exchange it would be the first cocktail I made with my bottle of Pimento Dram. It’s a very nice cocktail. Spice, Bourbon and Bitters nicely balanced. As some have said, it’s more reminiscent of a rum cocktail. We will revisit when the nights get longer.

Enjoyed this. Agree it wasn’t too sweet. Banana and galliano came through but weren’t overpowering.

Very nice. A caipirinha with slightly more going on.

Very nice. We beef up the quantity of orange a little as we really like the orange smokiness.

Didn’t have a particularly funky rum but it’s still very nice. Balanced, dry, tasty.

Superb. The apricot comes through nicely.

I like this very much. The absinthe comes through but doesn’t dominate.

Fool that I am I failed to read the comments and made the same mistake of over-sweetening with 2 to 1. However we still enjoyed it and I shall dial down a little next time.

Loved this. Beautifully balanced and refreshing on a hot day.

Yes a little too maraschino-y for me. Will reduce next time. Good though.

Made for Eurovision. Slightly artificial but in a good way. Like Eurovision.

Okay I can’t believe I’ve never made one of these. Exquisite.

Yep this is banging.

This is, as the rating I have given it proves, exceptional. Especially if you add an extra strawberry.

Very nice. Worth adding a couple of extra raspberries I reckon so they cut through.

Very good. Didn’t have any ginger syrup so used some kings ginger and a little simple syrup. Fruity and smokey and refreshing all at once.