Bishdogg#1
Stir with ice and strain into a chilled coupe glass.
Started with Gin & Elderflower liqueur and then tweaked the Sweet Vermouth and found the best fitting amaro.
- Swap elderflower for a floral amaro or something similar, like Rosciolino or Italicus.
- Zanadu — Gin, Dry vermouth, Elderflower liqueur, Campari, Honey syrup
- The Preston-Baker — Gin, Bianco Vermouth, Rhum Agricole, Crème de Banane, Orange bitters, Lemon peel
- Death & Taxes — Gin, Aromatized wine, Sweet vermouth, Elderflower liqueur, Amer Picon, Bitters, Orange peel
- La Bicyclette — Gin, Sweet vermouth, Elderflower liqueur, Peach bitters
- Arrayed in Braid — Gin, Salers Gentiane, Cherry Liqueur, Orange bitters
An interesting drink, but one I would like to tinker with in the future to improve it. For example, I used St. George terrior gin, which has 12 botonicals that have a heavy taste (e.g., Douglas fir, CA Bay laurel, fennel, and juniper berries among others). I would like to try a lighter, more flowery gin like Tanqueray Ten or Citadelle.
For a vermouth, I used Vya, a topshelf sweet vermouth. I would like to try Carpano Antica Formula vermouth, which is both sweet and amazingly tasty. I would also like to try Vermut, a Spanish vermouth, which is neither sweet nor dry, but long on taste.
Finally, I would like to try several different garnish options. I drank this with no garnish, and thought something was needed. I tried a small amount of lemon zest, and thought it tasted better. I then added orange zest to the lemon zest (the first time I have ever done so), and thought it was a definite improvement.
So much to do, so little time to do it all. But I will. In summary, I rated Bishdogg #1 at 3.5. I think that with some modifications, it will be rated fairly consistently at 4.0, maybe even 4.5
