We went with a 20 + 15 ml tequila/mezcal split, and it was a winner. This will go into regular rotation for sure.
I found this overly floral and sweet but my partner found it more balanced and, if anything, on the sour side. No doubt needs adjusting to taste! We thought that grapefruit juice might be an interesting extension.
Seems like a cousin to the Manhattan, taste-wise. Very enjoyable, although we struggled to detect the rose with the recipe as published.
Any chance of adding/reviewing Don Fulano tequila products?
Any chance of reviewing/adding other Madre products here (e.g. tequila blanco, mezcal ensamble)?
We tried this using Malfy Blood Orange gin and the result was nice, although not very far from a g&t: slightly softer and more interesting perhaps; maybe using unflavoured gin reveals more complexity.
We're constantly surprised how few recipes there are for this on Difford's Guide, relative to how delicious it is: time for a competition or two?
Americano rosso can do no wrong in our house, so inevitably we enjoyed this subtly floral aperitif. Definitely one we will return too.
Delicious on a hot summer's day. A perfect balance of bitter and sweet, just as described!
I am seeing Sarti Rosa offered as an alternative to Aperol in spritzes this summer. Is Sarti a true alternative, or a different beast? I couldn't see it listed on Difford's currently.
Really a wonderful margarita. Sweet, then tart, then the brandy/tequila comes through. 5 stars from us.
Delicious! A wonderful drink for a warm evening; the fresh rather than artificial strawberry flavour made it for us. (We only had large strawberries, so used two hulled and halved -- no problems there.)
A very complex, yet botanical and refreshing cocktail. It seems different palates experience this quite differently: I felt the elderflower sweetness came to the fore, whereas my partner felt the Aperol/citrus bitterness dominated. (Note: we used Fee Bros bitters, so our slugs of that were probably more than the Bob's drops prescribed here).
Trying to find a lemon juice heavy cocktail and came across this. I switched to all lemon juice and omitted the egg white and grapefruit bitters. It’s quite sour with the same ratio used as per this recipe, some experimenting might find a better overall balance.
Seems like a very different drink! Worth posting separately?
We made this with Amaro di Angostura, and found it extremely well balanced and absolutely delicious. We used Eagle Rare bourbon and a Bruichladdich rye, and wouldn't change a thing. Looking forward to drinking this again!
Fee Bros Lemon Bitters is as divisive as any of their other products. I think I've found one other recipe I liked it in... Dial them down to one dash, and that may be the sweet spot... Where this drink did it for me was the Luxardo Bitter Bianco and St. George Botanivore gin... superb swill even with the 2 dashes of FB... added to my "study" list - chef's kiss X
You switched the elderflower liqueur for Luxardo Bitter Bianco you mean?
This is quite delicious, although I will cut back on the Kummel by 5 ml next time, as I found it a little overpowering. A very nice drink though
Thanks Larry, glad that you enjoyed it!
We didn't have the Mandarine, so used Luxardo Albicocca Apricot liqueur. All the ingredients shined through and the balance of sweetness and sour/dry was perfect. Certainly a cocktail to make reposado sing!
Looks like the new Pendennis Margarita has formalised this substitution! Looking forward to trying: https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/40576/pendennis-margarita
A grown-up daiquiri for those with a drier palate; however we used Bonpland Falernum (18%), which is presumably less sweet than Velvet Falernum.
Hear hear!
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Enjoyable, especially for the appreciator of mezcal: the mezcal/campari/triple sec combination works well, although we felt that the grapefruit was largely lost. We thought a bit more citrus would improve it, perhaps grapefruit bitters or lime next time.
We didn't have the Mandarine, so used Luxardo Albicocca Apricot liqueur. All the ingredients shined through and the balance of sweetness and sour/dry was perfect. Certainly a cocktail to make reposado sing!
A wonderful drink, but, as mezcal margaritas go, a little too sweet for our taste.
To be more specific, we found the initial sweetness coupled with the later dry/smokiness and the tajin salt to be a tad jarring.