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We have known better days

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Beefeater
1⁄4 oz Fernet (Gagliardo)
1⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
1⁄8 oz Rose water
1⁄8 oz Apricot liqueur (Merlet lune d'abricot)
1⁄8 oz Suze
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Stir, serve in ofd glass, with one huge ice cube.

Notes

Kind of a sweet martini, but still dry enough, with more complexity.
Gin brought front by rose water is delicious.
Very subtle apricot but still noticeable.

History

Still Covid everywhere!
Cocktail god, please help us.

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Year
2021
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