Existential Hero

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.

Cocktail summary

Created by

Based on a recipe by ExistentialHero, Chowhound

Year

2010

Is an

altered recipe

Reference

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/489550#5423104

Curator

4 stars

Average

4 stars

(18 ratings)

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From other users

I tried Vida Mezcal and Jamaican white rum — ★★★★
Good for batching
A Christmas Margarita. This cocktail is giant as written and nearly fills a lowball glass! Scale everything back to ½oz instead of ¾ and use a scant tsp of Amaretto for a more reasonable sized drink.
I used: Cimarron Blanco Cana Brava Bigallet China China Montenegro Amaro Giffard Orgeat
Made with curaçao. — ★★★★★
Interesting spice, slight bitter aftertaste (good), rather like a more interesting Margarita. Good balance of orange and almond. 3/2010: Alice & Stefan — ★★★★★

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Comments

What a delicious drink! The creator should win a prize or something. (Full disclosure: I'm the creator. The name, however, is Dan's.)

sensational! Fantastic hints of spice and orange, fresh lime juice definitely help to balance the sweet. Almost like having the holidays in a glass...

Works nicely with Clement Creole Shrub for the orange liqueur.