By the way, using tequila reposado instead of pisco in this drink is just as awesome and takes your sip in another interesting direction, as I'm finding out tonight.

I'm enjoying this a lot, Rob. Nice and grapey, light and refreshing.

Just tried this along with the Reposado version mentioned (Jalisco Expedition?). Both were very good. Great use of sloe gin. May have even slightly preferred the tequila version.

too dry for my taste. bad martini. 

Didn't Jeffrey Morgenthaler come up with this one? "Norwegian Wood"?

I wish that I had read Paternal Drunk's comment before I made it. It's an exact clone except this one calls for an orange twist instead of Norwegian Wood's lemon.

I used Obsello Absinthe Verte. All I taste in this cocktail is anise, and I am not sure if this is due to the brand I have (I haven't tried others to compare) or if I just prefer smaller quantities of this ingredient (I use it in corpse reviver #2 and love it there).

I just mixed a version with Mata Hari absinthe, which has a mild presence of anise and is therefore a good mixer in cocktails, IMHO. I thought the herbal balance between the absinthe and Chartreuse was nice, but the intense syrupy sweetness was a little much. 4/5 stars.

A lot of things from this period of time are unbalanced to today's palate. I tread very carefully if I see a cocktail coming from Duffy or the 1937 UK Bartender's Guild book.

Thanks,

Zachary

I followed the directions in the Punch article: https://punchdrink.com/recipes/yellow-parrot/
So stirring longer than usual and using a lemon twist instead of an orange slice. Delicious, will make again.

Goes back further than Duffy 1934. I was able to trace it to Robert Vermeire's 1922 Cocktails: How to Mix Them. Probably pre-dated that considering absinthe was banned by then.

Curated this: Reverted it to the Jerry Thomas recipe, fixed attribution. Moved the Regan adaptation to the notes. This must have been *really* sweet back in the day, but Thomas suggests that "if the guest prefers it very sweet, add two dashes of gum syrup".

I like this but have always found it a little lacking in depth.  Tonight I added 1/4 oz of St George Bruto Americano amaro and found it an improvement.  Maybe will try a similar experiment with Cynar.

I had to try this drink; after all, there were 11 people who rated the "Oriental" at 4.0, and only one comment. I put the libation together using Rittenhouse rye, Dolin sweet vermouth, Cointreau, and lime juice. For my taste, the "Oriental" was a tad limey, so I added a Rittenhouse rye float of approximately 1 tsp, and things were much more to my liking. All in all, I would use less lime juice, or use more rye (perhaps 1 3/4 oz), or use the recipe but add a rye float. My vote is for the last option, but only because I tried it, and it worked out well.

Over all, I rated this drink at 3.5. I wouldn't go so far as to say that the "Oriental" is a good alternative for Margarita drinkers. I would say, however, that Margarita drinkers may find this to be a welcoming libation. Regardless, enjoy your drinks, but drive responsibly.