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    prpx
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    @ARNC
    Joined: 10 Nov 2021

    @ARNC - boulevardier is in my top 3 cocktails! Cheers

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      prpx
      Haraki san Expert
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      Bitter Giuseppe

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        pechelman
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        Joined: 24 Jan 2022

        such a great drink @prpx !

        I find i enjoy this even more with an added .5oz of your favorite london dry gin

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          prpx
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          @pechelman
          Joined: 10 Nov 2021

          @pechelman - it is, does not have a bite, but orange bitters are very complimentary with cynar. Really good choice if one wants to keep it together 😄
          I’ll try it with a bit of gin, sounds like a great idea!

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            prpx
            Haraki san Expert
            @pechelman
            Joined: 10 Nov 2021

            @pechelman - tried it with 1/2 ounce of beefeater and its even better. Great tip, thanks man!

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              pechelman
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              Joined: 24 Jan 2022

              you're welcome @prpx
              glad that worked out

              After I tinkered with this myself, I think I read somewhere and in a newer cocktail book that the creator of this spec missed including gin in the original printing but that it was always intended to be there. Forget where i read or heard that.

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                WhiskeySandwich
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                Joined: 1 Mar 2023

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                "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                -Seneca

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                  Arkimeediz
                  Raw and Unwashed
                  @mclaincausey
                  Joined: 25 Dec 2024

                  @mclaincausey I'm of the opinion that if you love scotch broadly, Lagavulin 16 is part of the "core collection" that everyone has a bottle, and replaces said bottle when it run out lol.

                  ...many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip

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                    mclaincausey
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                    Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                    This martini was resplendent.

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                    Sipping mezcal tonight. Derrumbes de Durango

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                    Think it, be it.

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                      endo
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                      Joined: 29 May 2020

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                      if you like Negronis as much as I do, you might find these thoughts of interest: 1) the gin, ok there are variations, which can be interesting, but it's the (obviously necessary for the booze) but tastewise weakest part of the trio, 2) the amaro. ... it's the amaro, you can go very strong, very sweet, very herbaly, very anything, but it'll aways be the part you don't want to give too much room 3) finally there's the vermouth, IMO the most interesting part to create the negroni you want to consume at a certain place and moment. Recently I found this one. I like the tenderness and ease it gives to the composition. Here and now, perfect for me. You might want to try. (and I might have had 3-4 already).

                      si tacuisses

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                        ARNC
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                        @endo
                        Joined: 13 Dec 2020

                        @endo I think the gin contributes more than you think, but I generally agree. The worst negronis I’ve had were down to bad vermouth. If you’re already 3-4 deep I guess each one tastes better than the last however you make it 😃

                        “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

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                          mclaincausey
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                          I like negronis and boulevardiers, but they aren't ideal if you're trying to taste the gin or the whiskey, respectively, with the big flavors and ratios of the other ingredients. I wouldn't want to use a super nuanced gin or whiskey in one. Ymmv

                          Think it, be it.

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                            pechelman
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                            @mclaincausey
                            Joined: 24 Jan 2022

                            @mclaincausey 1000% agree. Typically I go for very big, bold, unsubtle representations of those spirits like a tanqueray or rittenhouse rye for those cocktails or anything with another assertive modifier like campari. Though much like a martini or manhattan, ratios can be tweaked to preferences to let the vermouth or base spirit shine more.

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                              Tago Mago
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                              Joined: 16 Jan 2021

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                              I blame @endo

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                                ARNC
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                                Joined: 13 Dec 2020

                                Picking up the “Endo made me do it” conversation (Boulevardier strand), the red bitter component can make a surprisingly big difference. I’ve been playing with Campari and Rinomato Bitter Scuro (keeping Cocci Storico Vermouth di Torino and Michter’s US*1 Sour Mash constant). The Rinomato gives a much softer and rounder effect but lacks the distinctive Campari edge. This is the version with 50:50 Rinomato and Campari.

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                                “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

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                                  pechelman
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                                  Joined: 24 Jan 2022

                                  Riffing on a classic cocktail called the poet's dream I put this together to celebrate some family who just made it to Machu Picchu. I call it the The Incan Vision. 1.5oz pisco, .75oz dry vermouth, .25oz yellow chartreuse, 1 dash orange bitters, garnish with a twist of lemon.

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                                  • SourPowerS
                                    SourPower
                                    Haraki san Expert
                                    Joined: 10 Mar 2024

                                    Unnamed Speyside (Macallan) 12yr Single Cask

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                                    Excess In Moderation

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                                      Tago Mago
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                                      Joined: 16 Jan 2021

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                                      Tipple du jour

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                                        pechelman
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                                        Joined: 24 Jan 2022

                                        love hampden!

                                        enjoy that @Tago-Mago

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                                          Tago Mago
                                          Mod Squad
                                          @pechelman
                                          Joined: 16 Jan 2021

                                          @pechelman I may have to dig deeper into Jamaican rum. We also have the Worthy Park Single Estate 12, which is fantastic as well

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