Matt

What a surprising drink! Somewhat sweet, with a very interesting set of complex flavors (drawn mainly from the amaro, but influenced and improved by the coconut water)- very nice creation! The gin is far in the background, only asserting itself briefly in the mid-late taste. I really enjoyed this.

The flavor combination is good, and stands out as different from others - any fan of Manhattan variants should try this. But I like other similar cocktails better. It's good, but I don't think it is great.

The same recipe as an Espresso Martini (Diffords), but with grappa in place of vodka. A medium dark brown, very cloudy and barely translucent, with a tight, fine tan head that is surprisingly persisitent. Absolutely delicious espresso flavor, moderately sweet. I'll take this over a vodka base espresso martini! I used a ristretto shot to get the 30 ml.

I dont know what a "pea" of green food color is - so I used a single drop of green food color liquid (not gel) and it resulted in the familiar pale milky green color. The creme de menthe leads, but the Branca Menta, creme de cacao and absinthe are all there, in the background, but discernable. I was disappointed with the absence of mezcal impact - I think I should have used a mezcal with more smoky flavor. More involved that a typical grasshopper, but a definite improvement, IMO.