A Moment of Silence

1 1⁄2 oz Rye

1 oz Apricot liqueur, Marie Brizard

1⁄2 oz Averna

1⁄2 oz Bitters, Angostura

1⁄4 oz Apple brandy, Lairds

1 rinse Campari

1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)

Instructions

Rinse a rocks glass with Campari. Stir and strain over fresh ice into rinsed glass and garnish with an orange twist.

Cocktail summary

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Beta Cocktails

Year

2009

Is an

authentic recipe

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User rating

4 stars

(20 ratings)

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From other users

A distinctive kind of bitter drink, so that's a plus, but as I feared with so much apricot liqueur (I used R&W), this was a little cough-mediciney.
Belongs in the category of Vieux Carre and Conference. Balanced, but perhaps a little too sweet only in the most delicate of "too."
One of the best modern drinks I have ever had.
Odd. Liked this previously but last time found it way too sweet. Added lemon, which didn't help. — ★★

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Comments

8stringfan commented on 12/02/2016:

FYI, rations may be off here. Fred Yarm over at cocktailvirgin has this at 1/2 oz. of Lairds, and Fred's pretty trustworthy in these matters. Otherwise, pretty tasty drink with big cinnamon notes from the heavy use of Angostura.

Zachary Pearson commented on 12/03/2016:

I've got a copy of the recipes from the book and the ratios here are correct - it's 1/4 oz Laird's Bonded, though good luck finding that anymore. Thanks, Zachary

Fransos commented on 12/03/2016:

Zachary, I think a few stores in the US still has Laird's Bonded in stock. K&L being one of them.

Zachary Pearson commented on 12/04/2016:

Looks like they have a case left... Thanks for the heads up. Zachary

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