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Home cocktail maker and enthusiast. Love a Vieux Carre but firmly in the La Louisiane camp (see avatar)

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About as complex as it gets, plus sweet and hot. If that sounds good to you, then you’ll love this drink.

I recommend the original spec of 1.5 rye, .5 each of Benedictine and Chartreuse. Definitely benefits from a long stir down (in which case, skip the water). The lemon twist is essential.

Agree that it could be served on a large ice cube with a shorter stir down
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3:1 works very well, IMO. Very easy drinking and a nice change from an old fashioned.

Monkey Shoulder.
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I love a complex cocktail with a bunch of ingredients. This is not that and yet, I love it still. Simple but very effective. For a twist, I made another with a dash on absinthe and it was also really good.

Maison Rouge VSOP, Sandeman’s 10 year Tawny, Liber & Co gum syrup.
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Excellent flavor profile. Peychaud's peeks through and adds just the right icing on the cake.

Rittenhouse, Laird's 86, Rockwell sweet vermouth, Nonino, Peychaud's.

Served over a big rock in an OF glass but up in a coupe would work as well.