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Fady Yousif

Fady Yousif

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Chartreuse Swizzle
29 Comments
Simon Difford

No. Allspice dram and falernum are very different.

Fady Yousif

My thought was the allspice in the dram would sub in for the clove in the falernum and add some lime bitters. Tried it, seems like it's missing something. Don't know what the original tastes like though. Could you sub in anything else for the falernum?

Brandy Sour
8 Comments
Fady Yousif

Used a Serbian Rakia for this and made a cane sugar simple syrup infused with mountain tea (popular in the Balkans) and garnished with Peychaud bitters, lovely

Gin Basil Smash
54 Comments
Fady Yousif

Absolutely delicious and a crowd pleasure, but I never made it that green! Great to hear it from the man himself as well! This drink is on the menu tonight for a get together and I will be muddling a lot more basil.