Daisy If You Do

2 sli Lemon (muddled)

2 oz Bourbon, Four Roses

1⁄2 oz Bénédictine

1⁄2 oz Agave syrup

1⁄2 oz Grapefruit juice

2 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Whiskey Barrel Aged

1⁄2 oz CioCiaro (float)

2 sli Lemon (halved, dusted with nutmeg, as garnish)

Instructions

Muddle 2 lemon wheels with bitters, shake all but amaro, double strain, iced double old fashioned, float amaro, garnish

Cocktail summary

Created by

Jeremiah Blake, Holland House Bar & Refuge, Nashville, TN

Year

2011

Is an

authentic recipe

Reference

Imbibe Magazine, March/April 2011, p. 43

Curator

Not yet rated

Average

4.5 stars

(23 ratings)

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From other users

less avave.
Darker, but light cocktail. Great for a summer evening.
Like a grown-up whiskey sour. 1/4 oz agave would be plenty, unless you like it sweet. Amaro sinks to bottom; may be better incorporated, rather than floated. Garnish is lovely. Used Wathen's bourbon. — ★★★★★

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Comments

Subbed out a few things - got good results: used B&B rather than Benedictine and Agave. Swapped the Whiskey Bitters for Grapefruit bitters, and used Averna as the amaro of choice. Sipping delight.

This is a brilliant drink, 5/5 for me. I followed the previous suggestions and incorporated the CioCiaro into the drink and used .25 oz simple syrup since I had no agave. My lemon slices were pretty thick, and I couldn't resist adding a couple dashes of rhubarb bitters. I used Bulleit bourbon.

I agree with others, it needs less agave. The drink w/ 1/2 oz agave syrup is very sweet, not quite cloying, but close. Otherwise the flavor is good--I incorporated the CioCiaro into the shake since others noted that the float sank.