MB Cocktail Contest: Michael Oakley vs. John Dietl

Michael Oakley Ingredients: 2 oz tanquery 10 gin 1/2 oz campari 1/2 oz st. Germain 1/4 oz luxardo maraschino liquor 1/8 oz orgeat 2 dashes Fee's barrel aged whiskey bitters Stir with twice the amount of ice you usually use and garnish with an almond flake

John Dietl Ingredients: 1.5 oz. London Dry Gin 0.5 oz. Bonded Apple Brandy 1 tsp. simple syrup (1-to-1 sugar to water) 4 drops Orange Bitters 1 lemon twist 1. Pour the Gin, the Apple Brandy, the simple syrup, and the bitters into a mixing vessel. 2. Stir with ice. 3. Strain into a cocktail glass. 4. Garnish with a lemon twist.

Winner: John Dietl
Score: 3-2
Game Summary: Oakley's cocktail was called "exciting" by one judge, but the majority of the others could not conceive of finishing the whole thing. Plus it's a bit fussy. When we have the Spectacular Bitch cocktail contest, this could be the winner. Dietl's drink is simple, beautiful, enjoyable.

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