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A AceExplorer Grand Member (8 years) Deep in the Jacksonville Flori-duh jungle. Joined: Apr 03, 2008 Posts: 2566	A AceExplorer Posted posted on Wed, Dec 16, 2015 12:51 PM Thank you, TBD, for the photos and the comments! Sounds like a very good evening. The milk punch is intriguing and is going into my list of cocktails to test in the near future. Wish I had more time... Also, about the Vesper, I found the info below in Wikipedia (with supporting references) that the Lillet of today is very different from the Lillet of the past. I'm not really a fan of the Vesper, but it may NOT have tasted better back before the Lillet changed because it was likely much more bitter. Still, I gotta try it again, so it's being added to my list as well. On Lillet, from Wikipedia: "Kina Lillet was reformulated in 1986[4] and rebranded as Lillet Blanc, a "fresher, fruitier, and less bitter" concoction.[5] Cocchi Americano is generally considered to be the nearest contemporary drink to the original recipe Kina Lillet and is often used as a substitute for it in cocktails.[6][7][8]" http://drinks.seriouseats.com/2011/02/what-is-cocchi-aperitivo-americano-aperitif-cocktails-drinks.html http://savoystomp.com/2008/01/31/the-quest-for-kina-lillet/ cocchi americano « liquor is quicker What's the Deal with Cocchi Aperitivo Americano? \| Serious Eats: Drinks Case Study \| Cocchi Americano: Waking the Dead - NYTimes.com

Thank you, TBD, for the photos and the comments! Sounds like a very good evening.

The milk punch is intriguing and is going into my list of cocktails to test in the near future. Wish I had more time...

Also, about the Vesper, I found the info below in Wikipedia (with supporting references) that the Lillet of today is very different from the Lillet of the past. I'm not really a fan of the Vesper, but it may NOT have tasted better back before the Lillet changed because it was likely much more bitter. Still, I gotta try it again, so it's being added to my list as well.

On Lillet, from Wikipedia:
"Kina Lillet was reformulated in 1986[4] and rebranded as Lillet Blanc, a "fresher, fruitier, and less bitter" concoction.[5] Cocchi Americano is generally considered to be the nearest contemporary drink to the original recipe Kina Lillet and is often used as a substitute for it in cocktails.[6][7][8]"

http://drinks.seriouseats.com/2011/02/what-is-cocchi-aperitivo-americano-aperitif-cocktails-drinks.html
http://savoystomp.com/2008/01/31/the-quest-for-kina-lillet/
cocchi americano « liquor is quicker
What's the Deal with Cocchi Aperitivo Americano? | Serious Eats: Drinks
Case Study | Cocchi Americano: Waking the Dead - NYTimes.com

Post #756126 by AceExplorer on Wed, Dec 16, 2015 12:51 PM