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Cravan

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon
3⁄4 oz Grapefruit juice
1⁄2 oz Maraschino Liqueur
1⁄4 oz Campari
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Orange peel (As garnish)
Instructions

Shake with ice, strain into a cocktail glass, and garnish with an orange twist (here, to accent the Campari) or mint (what I did in 2009 with the option of orange twist).

History

For the Mixoloseum's Thursday Drink Night online chat, the theme of the week was Bourbon back in October 2009. I thought about mixing whiskey with grapefruit juice and ended up including flavor pairing ideas from the Hemingway Daiquiri, the Shiver, and a few other drinks. For a drink name, I latched onto Matt Schrage's homage to a Dadaist with his Hugo Ball, and honored a Dadaist that I read about in 4 Dada Suicides, namely Arthur Cravan. Cravan, besides being a bit of a drinker, was best known as a Dada poet, criminal, man of mystery, and professional boxer.

Cocktail summary
Posted by yarm on
Created by
Frederic Yarm, Mixoloseum's Thursday Drink Night (weekly Internet chat/drink making series), Boston, MA
Year
2009
Is of
unknown authenticity
Reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2009/10/cravan-cocktail.html

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Comments
lesliec commented on 8/16/2025:

Arthur sounds an interesting chap, and since we (almost) share a last name I had to try this.
Lacking grapefruit, I used some orange/mango juice in an apple base (inherited from a deceased friend - don't imagine I bought the stuff), which I feel is sufficiently dada to go with the rest. But we liked the result!