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Morten Hansen’s Avatar Morten Hansen
Minor nitpick here, but I’m assuming it’s a “misprint” when you’re instructed to shake the first 3 ingredients and it should probably be the first 4 instead (i.e. the spirits, liqueur, lemon juice and syrup).
Morten Hansen’s Avatar Morten Hansen
I was out of falernum but tried to approximate it with orgeat, a couple of dashes of Bittermens Emakulele Tiki bitters and a couple of dashes of Dr Adam Elmegirab’s Dead Rabbit Orinoco Bitters and the result turned out to be very tasty indeed.

As a side note, I also added a small amount of xanthan gum to help keep the emulsion stable for longer (as generally recommended for blended drinks by The Educated Barfly YouTube channel).
Morten Hansen’s Avatar Morten Hansen
Fairly one-dimensional to my tastebuds, probably due to sweet banana + sweet coke, but might be “spruced up” a bit with some lemon/lime? And yes, I’m partial to more sour/tart flavours. Anyway, I think there might be an interesting base for some experimentation here and I like the way the sweet banana smell is immediately apparent when drinking it; kind of like banana boiled sweets/hard candy.
Morten Hansen’s Avatar Morten Hansen
I will admit that I’m not a fan of Suze, and in this particular cocktail, it seems to me that it’s bitterness overpowers the more gentle flavour of cucumber etc. However, I found that the heat of the black pepper actually paired well with the bitterness of the Suze. But if you like Suze and bitter cocktails, then this may be more up your alley as drink on a hot summer’s day.