Neil Wilkins

This looks really good on paper, but in making this at home I found the pineapple juice drowns out all the other ingredients.

Was excited to use my homemade oolong syrup, but I don’t think it or the Old Simon comes through well enough. Still a tasty drink, but less than the sum of its parts.

I made this with a homemade bergamot liqueur and a vintage bottle of Mandarine Napoléon given to me by my nan. Refreshing and delicious!

I have to say I really quite like the equal parts 1922 version. The minty bitterness of the Fernet really works with a high proof rye.

I like this very much, especially with heavy dashes of absinthe.