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A Perfect Situation

A Perfect Situation

Shake with ice and strain into coupe. Garnish with dried lemon.

This cocktail is basically a list of my favorite things. The two gins (neither of which I can get anymore, and it kills me) work so well together with their strawberry and mint/eucalyptus highlights. The addition of the Tempus Fugit and cinnamon sweetens while enhancing the herb and spice profile, along with the basil pulling out the strawberry a bit more. Add the acid and bitters and everything comes together in one fabulous sipper.

My bottles of gin will soon be gone, preventing me from mixing this exactly as is in the future. That, of course, is an imperfect situation. Till then, perfection.

A Delicate Balance

A Delicate Balance

  • 2.0 oz. London Dry gin
  • 0.5 oz. Blanc vermouth
  • 0.5 oz. Maurin Quina
  • 0.25 oz. Elderflower liqueur
  • Barspoon of absinthe
  • Dash of lemon bitters

Stir with ice and strain into glass. Garnish with lemon peel.

Recently when I want something without citrus but of a lighter profile I mix this one up. London Dry is not necessary as you could reach for a floral contemporary gin. The sweetness from the elderflower is offset by bitterness from the vermouth and quina (which both offer a little sweetness as well). The absinthe just takes it to another level.

I could say something about drinking too many and losing that delicate balance, but this drink is better than that, even if I am not.