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1 1⁄4 oz Islands Scotch, Highland Park 12
1⁄4 oz Amaro, Vecchio Amaro del Capo
1⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
2 ds Orange bitters
2 ds Chocolate bitters
Instructions

Stir, strain, one big rock.

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Unknown
Creator
Empress of China, San Francisco, CA
Source reference

https://old.reddit.com/r/cocktails/comments/1blm6z6/this_caught_my_eye/…

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This is Not Berlin

1 oz Reposado Tequila
1 oz Mezcal
3⁄4 oz Cynar
1⁄4 oz Crème de Pamplemousse
1⁄4 oz Cinnamon syrup
1 ds Grapefruit bitters
1 twst Grapefruit peel (As garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into a doube old fashioned glass with a large ice cube, and garnish with a grapefruit twist.

History

When writing up the Testadura with rum, Cynar, and cinnamon syrup on the blog, I became inspired to riff on the idea. I brought in grapefruit liqueur to complement the cinnamon from the Hawaiian War Chant, and mezcal, grapefruit liqueur, and Cynar worked so well in the Tres Amigos. For a name, I dubbed it This is Not Berlin after a 2019 coming-of-age movie set in Mexico City and centered around a nightclub.

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Year
2023
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Boston, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2024/03/this-is-not-berlin.html

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Pick Six #1

1⁄2 oz Rye
1⁄2 oz Mezcal
1⁄2 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Averna
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth
1⁄2 oz Amontillado Sherry
Instructions

Stir with ice. Dirty dump it into a tumbler.

Notes

First success exploring:
• Split between two spirits
• Split between two liqueurs
• Split between two wine/vermouths

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Year
2024
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Jonah Warren, North Haven, CT
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Base Camp

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon
1⁄3 oz Islay Scotch, Laphroaig 10
1⁄4 oz Dark Crème de Cacao
1⁄4 oz Allspice Dram
2 ds Orange bitters
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Build in a DOF, add ice and stir. Garnish.

Notes

Personally, I find stirring in a glass a pain in the butt. In the future I would mix it in a mixing glass and strain it.

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Year
2019
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Matty Clark | Dutch Kills, New York City
Source reference

https://imbibemagazine.com/recipe/base-camp-from-dutch-kills/

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Curated to update earliest known date for this cocktail as 2019 per https://mixedinla.com/2019/02/23/base-camp/ The recipe was published in Imbibe magazine in Nov. 2020.

I agree with the note about building this in the glass being an unnecessary pain unless one is trying to make a show of it. There are some bitters-dripped-on-sugar-cube (followed by muddling the sugar cube) Old Fashioned riffs and recipes that make sense for this, but I would rather pour this one over a cube, then garnish.

Louisiane and Maine

2 oz Rye
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth
1⁄4 oz Cherry Liqueur, Cherry Heering
1⁄4 oz Bénédictine
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 ds Peychaud's Bitters
1 ds Absinthe
1 Brandied cherry, Luxardo (optional)
Instructions

Stir with ice and strain into cocktail glass. Garnish with brandied cherry

Notes

Nicely balanced combination of vermouth, Benedictine and Cherry Heering backed by stiff rye and a gentle, inviting measure of absinthe and bitters. I used Rittenhouse and Cocchi di Torino.

While I like both of the cocktails it is based on, this is a level above either of them. I quickly decided I needed a second, and my wife had the same reaction.

History

A combination of "Remember the Maine" and "A La Louisiane"

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Year
2024
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Todd Yard, Massachusetts
Source reference

http://concoctails.com/2024/03/10/louisiane-and-maine/

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Third Shot Drop

2 sli Yellow bell pepper
1 1⁄2 oz Brandy
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
1⁄2 oz Pineapple juice
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Agave syrup
2 ds Orange bitters, Regans' orange bitters
1 sli Lemon peel (as garnish)
2 sli Yellow bell pepper (as garnish)
Instructions

Muddle 2 chunky slices orange bell pepper in a shaker. Add ice and liquid ingredients. Shake and double strain into chilled coupe. With a channel knife, cut a strip of lemon peel over the drink, then use it to tie together a couple of thin slices of pepper as garnish.

Notes

I subbed Norseman Olympia for the unavailable Chartreuse. Also used orange rather than yellow pepper but that didn't show up in the database.

History

Made for Reddit Original Cocktail Competition, March 2024: Green Chartreuse and brandy. Credit to the Lawn Dart for the muddled bell pepper idea.

Picture of Third Shot Drop
Craig Eliason
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Year
2024
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Craig Eliason, Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
Source reference

https://www.reddit.com/r/cocktails/comments/1b3m02g/original_cocktail_c…

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  • Floral as well as the expected herb/fruit/veggie flavors. Accessible though complex.
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Tropical White Negroni

1 oz Gin, Beefeater 24 (Any London Dry should do)
1 oz Amaro, Heirloom Pineapple Amaro
1 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano
1 ds Bitters (Optional; See notes)
Instructions

Stir & strain or build over big rock.

Notes

Bitters: Bittermen’s ‘Elemakule, Bittercube Jamaican #2, and Infuse Bitters Cassia Bark all work nicely here. Feel free to experiment!

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Year
2023
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Christopher Bevins, Los Angeles
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Besting what I had: 1.25 lillet and 1 oz monkey47 and Bittermans burlesque - long finish thanks to the pineapple. Sophisticated summer drink.

Old Friend

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Beefeater
1⁄2 oz Campari
3⁄4 oz Grapefruit juice
1⁄4 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
Instructions

Shake. Double strain to coupe. Lemon coin as garnish

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Year
2012
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Jim Meehan for 2012 Chef's Club event, Aspen, Colorado
Source reference

Meehan's Bartender Manual, Jim Meehan, 2017 and https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2018/01/old-friend.html

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Tiramisu shot

1 oz Nocino (Skip Rock)
1⁄2 oz Cherry Liqueur, Cherry Heering
1⁄2 oz Virgin Islands Rum, Cruzan Blackstrap
2 T Cream (Cashew milk)
Instructions

Shake with ice, strain into 2 shotglasses, serve with a vanilla wafer on the side

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Grim Reese's

3⁄4 oz Cognac
1⁄2 oz Crème de Cacao, Tempus Fugit
2 oz Almond milk
1 T Peanut butter
Instructions

Build in a blender with one ice cube. Serve over ice.

Notes

A riff on the peanut butter cup. Perfect for Halloween.

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Year
2020
Authenticity
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Creator
John Squire, Los Angeles, CA
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