Hamilton Pimento Dram - Tiki Drinks and Food

A AceExplorer Grand Member (8 years) Deep in the Jacksonville Flori-duh jungle. Joined: Apr 03, 2008 Posts: 2564	A AceExplorer Posted posted on Thu, Dec 1, 2016 1:27 PM On 2016-12-01 13:14, CosmoReverb wrote: ...with subtle variations from batch-to-batch over a long length of time, and occasional revamping of formulations, even the brands and labels of still-existing ingredients don't have any concrete reliability that their taste profiles are the same as what they were 50-70 years ago. Well said! One of the better examples in my collection -- Lillet Blanc was reformulated ("modernized, they called it, blah...) 10-15 years ago, and now to get a close approximation of the true "old" Lillet you have to buy and use Cocchi Americano instead.

On 2016-12-01 13:14, CosmoReverb wrote:
...with subtle variations from batch-to-batch over a long length of time, and occasional revamping of formulations, even the brands and labels of still-existing ingredients don't have any concrete reliability that their taste profiles are the same as what they were 50-70 years ago.

Well said! One of the better examples in my collection -- Lillet Blanc was reformulated ("modernized, they called it, blah...) 10-15 years ago, and now to get a close approximation of the true "old" Lillet you have to buy and use Cocchi Americano instead.

Post #770769 by AceExplorer on Thu, Dec 1, 2016 1:27 PM