Comments on: The Vesper, and a quinquina comparison http://bunnyhugs.org/2007/12/22/the-vesper/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:15:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: seamus http://bunnyhugs.org/2007/12/22/the-vesper/#comment-2582 seamus Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:34:18 +0000 http://bunnyhugs.org/2007/12/22/the-vesper/#comment-2582 I have heard the same suggestion Lance. I have not got around to obtaining quinine powder and trying it out yet. I am not sure if a drop of bitters would have the same effect, since surely it would really add further aromas more than bitterness. On the other hand, simply adding quinine probably is not a good solution either since it would just add a bitter taste. Presumably the original Lillet was more than just a more quinine-heavy version of the present stuff? Who knows though. . . It would be great if somebody did some reverse engineering and came up with a formula for recreating it. The other point is that in the past there were multiple versions of Lillet. It seems there was a standard Lillet and a Kina Lillet (the more bitter version) - and probably some more besides those. So I guess the current reformulated version of 'ordinary Lillet' is extremely different to the old Kina Lillet. Oh well. . . I have heard the same suggestion Lance. I have not got around to obtaining quinine powder and trying it out yet. I am not sure if a drop of bitters would have the same effect, since surely it would really add further aromas more than bitterness. On the other hand, simply adding quinine probably is not a good solution either since it would just add a bitter taste. Presumably the original Lillet was more than just a more quinine-heavy version of the present stuff? Who knows though. . .

It would be great if somebody did some reverse engineering and came up with a formula for recreating it.

The other point is that in the past there were multiple versions of Lillet. It seems there was a standard Lillet and a Kina Lillet (the more bitter version) - and probably some more besides those.

So I guess the current reformulated version of ‘ordinary Lillet’ is extremely different to the old Kina Lillet. Oh well. . .

]]> By: Lance Lycett http://bunnyhugs.org/2007/12/22/the-vesper/#comment-2581 Lance Lycett Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:06:59 +0000 http://bunnyhugs.org/2007/12/22/the-vesper/#comment-2581 One suggestion I've seen is to add quinine poweder or a drop of bitters to the Vesper to add the bitterness that was lost when they reformulated it. I've tried it both ways and to my mind the more bitter version is superior since the non-bitter version has plenty of alcoholic punch but somehow lacks something. One suggestion I’ve seen is to add quinine poweder or a drop of bitters to the Vesper to add the bitterness that was lost when they reformulated it. I’ve tried it both ways and to my mind the more bitter version is superior since the non-bitter version has plenty of alcoholic punch but somehow lacks something.

]]> By: Martini Meanderings « Ethical Martini http://bunnyhugs.org/2007/12/22/the-vesper/#comment-2567 Martini Meanderings « Ethical Martini Sat, 29 Mar 2008 22:13:13 +0000 http://bunnyhugs.org/2007/12/22/the-vesper/#comment-2567 [...] found this neat blog entry from Bunnyhugs, she/he is in New Zealand which is nice, so if you ever read this Bunnyhugs, drop me a line. [...] […] found this neat blog entry from Bunnyhugs, she/he is in New Zealand which is nice, so if you ever read this Bunnyhugs, drop me a line. […]

]]> By: ethical martini http://bunnyhugs.org/2007/12/22/the-vesper/#comment-2566 ethical martini Sat, 29 Mar 2008 22:11:08 +0000 http://bunnyhugs.org/2007/12/22/the-vesper/#comment-2566 hi, glad i found you.thanks for posting the vesper recipe and the useful information about lillet. I am going to link bunnyhugs to ethicalmartini. perhaps we can catch up for a martini sometime. hi, glad i found you.thanks for posting the vesper recipe and the useful information about lillet.
I am going to link bunnyhugs to ethicalmartini. perhaps we can catch up for a martini sometime.

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