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Jul 28, 2023Liked by Richard Godwin

I think you got gin and vermouth ratio mixed up...

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Deliberate! (See note 2). A couple of 19th century recipes have these proportions and I kind of like them - particularly with genever

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Genever! My father brought me a bottle of Av Wees Genever back from Amsterdam a few years ago, (I think perhaps as a mild joke? he’s not a drinker) and seemed startled when I raved about it and promptly ordered more. My absolute favourite for a gin Old Fashioned and I can see it would be great in a Martinez. I find most (standard) gins to be weak and oily these days. Dutch courage all the way.

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What Pavel said... (I usually go with equal parts (45ml) Old Tom Gin (Hayman’s) & sweet vermouth, 7.5ml Maraschino (Maraska!) + 2 dashes Boker’s Bitters (Dr. Adam Elmegirab's))

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