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

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Posted by Dan on
Created by
Phil Ward, Mayahuel, New York, NY
Year
2011
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  • 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.


Dan commented on 3/02/2012:

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.


Dan commented on 3/02/2012:

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.