A disappointment...lacked taste,sting and crispness.
Made two versions, one with Absolut Citron and one with The brand new Repuplique Gran Aneo Rum. Both coctails were topped with 80 ml Schweppes Soda. Must say the Rum version was the best of the tame versions

I skipped the sugar sirup and was more generous with the Absente Liqeur (55%alc) A bar - spoon full made this cocktail a nice experience.

This cocktail I made with Scandinavian ingridienses. From Sweden:" All about Gin". From Denmark "Ellenor elderflower liqueur "From Finland " Bitter Rosita" I skipped the Norwegian aquavit .
All together it worked gooood.

After the first sip my wife said; Ketchup...Heinz Ketchup.
The herbal notes from the Strega and vermout dominated.
I found this cocktail complex with a long aftertaste.
If I will wait for summer before I consider to serve this cocktail again.

I was in a hurry and forgot a measure of 45ml gin when making a coctail for two.i Added two dashes og Fee brothers Orange bitter and ended up whith a well balansed and well testing coctail

I made a mistanke and shaked this coctail with half the gin mentioned in the recipe. Added two dashes of Fee Brothers Orange bitter and ended up with a complex and well tasting cocktail
F the gin

Skip the grenadine

I used Flor De Cana 7 years rum and local "grown" honey.
And found this cocktail to improve a lot after 5-6 minutes in Nick&Nora glasses. I think the shaking added bubbles

I used Tanquerey gin 46% , followed the recipe as best as I could.
Sorry to say i had runned out of Icelandic black salt,so my Nick&Nora glasses had sugar rims.
Must say this cocktail deserves 4 stars

More like a Havana Club Special, where I used Havana Club 3. It was delicious, nevertheless, with generous fruity sweetness, esters of the rum (which is why I don't feel so bad using Bacardi Carta Blanca anyway), and botanicals of the gin. The lime's citrus sourness balances everything.

I totally agree. In my cocktail I used Tanquerey Rangpur Lime Gin and skipped all sugar sirup.

Thank you John Hinojos for your tip. I used Calvados, Laird's Applejack and Triple Sec as mentioned. Added 1/2 shot of Apfelkorn (a 20% german apple-liquer) and no water. This cocktail was a succes. FINALLY, If you serve two of these, remind your guest to stay seated for a while.

My coktail was made of 30ml Xante Pear&Cognac, 30 ml Captain Morgan Spiced Rum, 20ml pear juice from pears in my garden, 15 ml lime juice . I was very gentle adding a few drops of sugar sirup. I am sorry say I will soon run out of pears.

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I swapped Campari with Galliano l'apertivo Amoro Bitter.
It was a very nice experience.

I found a bottle of Old Tom gin in my cabinet, actually a Norwegian " Golden Cock Gin".
That did the trick.
I think managed to make a well tasting wet-ish martini.

Andded one dasj of FEE BROTHERS west Indian orange bitters .
Try that

Litt bitter,men kommer seg

Stick to Hendriks or choose an old Tom Gin to avoid "drinking a spruce tree"