Comments on: Hercules Recipes

By: Underhill-Lounge » Personality a La Roy Cocktail

Underhill-Lounge » Personality a La Roy Cocktail — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:03:04 +0000

[...] Dash Angostura Bitters. 1/4 Hercules. (1/2 oz Underhill Hercules version 3) 1/4 Applejack or Calvados. (1/2 oz Calvados Groult Reserve) 1/2 Dry Gin. (1 oz North Shore [...]

By: erik_flannestad

erik_flannestad — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:38:48 +0000

Me either. But it is very, very bitter.

By: Tony Harion

Tony Harion — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:59:06 +0000

Uhm.. i didn´t think that the 1/2 tsp of Wormwood would make that much difference.

cool!
Let us know how the next batches are going to turn out!
Cheers,
Tony

By: erik_flannestad

erik_flannestad — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:53:55 +0000

As far as I can tell, the big difference was leaving out the wormwood in version #3. It’s bitterness left a pretty nasty aftertaste in the late flavors.

I’m thinking of bumping the gentian and cinchona up a bit in the next version, as neither of those are quite as painfully bitter and nasty as wormwood.

By: Tony Harion

Tony Harion — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:19:35 +0000

I haven´t tried any of the recipes, but the first one really seems pretty bitter for what I know about the ingredients.
The second one seems to be not as bitter than the first one, but since you didn´t say anything on that matter i´ll ask.
How much difference did the smaller amount of gentian do? What about the cinchona?
Cheers
Tony