re: What is the Mt. Rushmore of masculine cocktails?

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I agree about reversing that list. but for the life of me I cant drink a gin martini

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I hated them until I was 40, and then I started making them proper at home. My recipe above is my recommendation, although purists say it's either olive or lemon peel, not both. I like both, as the drink slowly gets saltier as you finish. The lemon peel nicely offsets the heavy booze.

Orange bitters are NOT negotiable. They are essential and make the drink.

Now, every other cocktail seems like a poor substitute.