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A Spontaneous Libation for your Consideration

Existential Hero

Posted by Dan. Created by Based on a recipe by ExistentialHero, Chowhound.
3⁄4 oz Blanco tequila
3⁄4 oz Light rum
3⁄4 oz Orange liqueur, Grand Marnier
3⁄4 oz Becherovka
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1 t Amaretto
Instructions

Shake, strain, rocks, lowball

Notes

The original unnamed recipe lacked the lime juice. Without it, the drink is quite sweet.

History

Dan Chadwick named the cocktail for its creator and added the lime juice.

Curator rating
4 stars
Average rating
4 stars
(19 ratings)

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Bitters non-potable? Pshaw.

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Recent Discussion

  • Re Gregor Samsa, 1 day ago Thierry Vandevelde commented:

    Indeed. I bugged the recipe. My Bad. Corrected. Thanks for the input.

  • Re Coin Toss, 1 day ago Shawn C commented:

    Curated with a Wayback Machine archive link for the original reference (now defunct.)

  • Re Gregor Samsa, 1 day 22 hours ago noksagt commented:

    Is there a mL/cL bug in the entry? This is over 30 oz of ingredients, so decreasing by a factor of 10 might make it reasonable (30/25/20/15).

  • Re Margarita, 3 days ago TheIslandAlchemist commented:

    Yokohama Margarita

    Ingredients
    1 1⁄2 oz Blanco tequila, Espolon
    3⁄4 oz Lime juice (Freshly Squeezed Maui Limes)
    3⁄4 oz Orange liqueur, Cointreau
    1⁄4 oz Agave syrup
    Instructions

    Rim glass with lime juice and salt.
    Add ice, pour ingredients directly into the glass, and stir with a bar spoon.

  • Re Rope Burn, 1 week ago danoman89 commented:

    Sweet yet quite tasty. somehow much more than the sum of its parts