Simon Schmalbein

Hey, thanks for trying it out!
Yes, I did NOT use fresh ground clove. It was the pre-ground stuff you can buy for baking and probably already a few years old. So if you do it with fresh ground clove, you are most likely right and should use way less. However, I still prefere it over using hole cloves as I find that they give almost no flavor to the drink.

As Matt said, its an ok-ish drink. The PX and Vermouth are not getting along that well. I mich prefer the "Velvet Old Fashioned"

Gin upfront, sweetened by Vermouth. The Chartreuse in the back could be upped a tiny bit. Orange bitters are lost, at least I cant taste them. I prefer Tanqueray TEN as my Gin in this one.

A really refreshing soft summerdrink, easy to drink, not to sweet, no "edges".