Post #724618 by AdOrAdam on Sat, Aug 2, 2014 4:03 PM

Luna - glad to see you experimenting with Aperol - it lives next to Campari in most stores & I wondered what it's uses might be. What are your thoughts?

Campari is a breed a apart, the Negroni is a 'hard' drink - the Campari is sure bitter! But if you go to the effort of trying buying some & like it, you'll love the Jungle Bird :) It's definitely in regular rotation at my house with 50:50 Cockspur / Myers in place of the 1 1/2 parts dark Jamaican.

Drink 1: Captains Grog
Drink 2: Mai Tai
Drink 3: ...Earthquake!!!

Re the Earthquake:
I used Absent Absinthe, 50:50 Macieira / Remy Martin. I stirred it over ice to chill it, it went louche - it's always pleasing when that reaction happens but I don't think that was what was intended, doh :wink:

Besides that, as a drink it is... a bit of a bruiser! I like the Sazerac & Corpse Reviver #2 but these contain much less absinthe. I found the brandy gets pushed back & the drink has 2 flavours: absinthe &... more absinthe.

Oh well, it was fun to try! :)