Lynn Garvie

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Are the Abbots bitters essential here? Is there a good alternative? I like the sound of this and would like to try it, but I don't have Abbots bitters. (Harvest Moon Cocktail)

Oh wow! Even as a peaty whisky fan, I was intimidated by the 30ml Ardbeg. I needn't have been. This is perfectly balanced!

I didn't have the vanilla bitters, but I kept the orgeat at 7.5ml and really enjoyed this one. It's a great sour. (Ocean Shore)

How is this cocktail so amazing? It's basically a Negroni with an added egg. The egg changes the flavour enough to make it interesting, but still has that delicious Negroni taste. I love it! Trying this for this first time to round off Negroni Week 2024 (Negroni Flip)

Probably my favourite Negroni variant. I'm currently enjoying this for Negroni Week 2024. I don't think I've had this variant since New Year and right now I'm struggling to work out why not :-D (Chocolate Negroni)

Happy Birthday Paloma! 🥂

This is an excellent way to kick off Negroni Week 2024. Happy Monday! (Negroni Sour)

I'm not loving this, but I'm not hating it either. The Punt gives it a lovely richness, but these proportions allow the gin to feel a little too strong. (Fergroni)

This is Lip-smackingly good! I was worried about the amount of sugar syrup being added to a liqueur, but I think it's necessary to offset the bitterness of the zest and rind from the muddled fruit. Unless perhaps I'm muddling the fruit too much?
I served this in a bar glass instead of an old fashioned glass thanks to the comment about the volume of the finished product. I was happy with the look of the drink though. (Campirinha)

Absolutely worth the faff of working with so many ingredients. Really tasty and looks great! (Adiós, MF)

I love this cocktail. I used a 1/16 wedge as specified in other cocktails that use fresh watermelon. I muddled it before adding the rest of the ingredients. I've made it twice now and each time I've forgotten to add the orange bitters. Oh dear, I'll just have to make it again... (Miami Martini)

Perfect with a curry! Tangy and refreshing. (Thai Lemonade)

So simple! So delicious! A must make for autumn!! Cider with sweet honey tones. (Hot Apple Cider)

Sometimes a Negroni needs to be left alone. This is one of those times. (Valentino (vodka-based))

Based on the comments, I used 20ml Lime, 10ml Grenadine, 10ml Sugar Syrup and kept the rest the same. It was really good. (Big Juicy)

Just a heads up - if you use commercial grenadine, this is going to look like pepto bismol! Not the best use of any of these ingredients IMO. (Silk Stocking)

I love this! I had a drink by this name recently in Louisville, KY and asked what was in it. They said Prohibition Gin, Honey, Fresh Squeezed Lemon juice, Pressed Blueberries and Lavender bitters.

Those sound like a nice combination of ingredients. I might have to experiment with them! How did this recipe taste in comparison with the KY recipe?

I'd rather just add some rosemary to a Last Word. I miss the lime juice. (Mary Rose)

Due to the cream, I prefer not to dry shake this cocktail.

Thanks. Good to know I can skip that step next time.

Don't overthink this.
Any rum, any honey syrup and fresh lime juice and it's going to taste good.
The mix is perfect!
(Canchanchara)

Is there no need to dry shake this one? I did anyway because I'm used to doing that with egg white cocktails. Worked out nice regardless. (Dairy Milk Chocolate)

I really wasn't expecting anything spectacular from this cocktail, so I was blown away by how good it was. Smooth, simple and spectacular! (Sabot)