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This is a Vesper variation with a split base of gin and calvados, with some added seasoning thanks to a pear liqueur and an amaro. It has a very long evolution after an initial sweet hit of autumnal flavours - pear, apple, anise, safron and baking spice. Notice that the function of the vodka here isn’t to add flavour. It couldn’t. It’s simply too soft a flavour to compete with the other ingredients. Even the teaspoon of pear liqueur would be enough to bully the vodka in this. I’ve chosen Haku s...