Lipspin

1 1⁄2 oz Blanco tequila

3⁄4 oz Cynar

3⁄4 oz Sloe gin

1 Maraschino cherry (as garnish)

Instructions

Stir, strain, straight up, coupe, garnish

Cocktail summary

Created by

Phil Ward, Mayahuel, New York, NY

Year

2011

Is an

authentic recipe

Reference

http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/lipspin-cocktails-2011

Curator

Not yet rated

Average

3.5 stars

(18 ratings)

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From other users

Used Hayman's sloe gin and Jose Cuervo that someone gifted me.Composition seemed fine but I just didn't personally take to the drink, probably because of the tequila I used. The cynar came through on the finish.
Cheap sloe gin was redeemed by nice tequila.
Complex, with enough bitterness to pull off the lack of acid. Made with reposado, which seemed fine. A sharper, more peppery blanco might be even better. — ★★★★

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Comments

I feel like it needs a little spice to cut the cough-syrupiness of the sloe gin, like if you cut the amount of Cynar by half and add the same amount of Punt e Mes. Will try that.

What sloe gin are you using? I find the Plymouth pretty far from cough syrup.

OK, you got me. Not Plymouth. I'll have to give it a try with that, too.

I haven't tried it, but The Bitter Truth also makes a good one -- reportedly a bit more bitter than Plymouth. I'm not familiar with any others that are worth drinking. The Plymouth sloe gin is a challenging flavor -- definitely not like cherry cough syrup.

Plymouth and TBT are the good ones, with TBT being more bitter. Like most things, cheap sloe gin is bad sloe gin - they're usually flavored instead of infused, and full of sugar.

Thanks,

Zachary

This sounded interesting, but I think it really needs some acid. May give it a try again next time I am stumped by what to do with my sloe gin; I used the Bitter Truth.