Amber Waves

1 1⁄2 oz Blended Scotch
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth
1⁄2 oz Drambuie
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Build, stir, rocks glass, neat.

Notes

Conceived as a scaffa but could also be prepared as a Manhattan or served on the rocks.

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2025
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Todd Brant
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Booty Call

3 oz Watermelon (small chunks)
2 oz Vodka
3⁄4 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Rosemary syrup
Instructions

Add all ingredients to an iced filled shaker. Shake and stain into an iced filled collins glass. Garnish with a watermelon wedge.

Notes

Rosemary syrup:
1:1 water to sugar ratio. Add a few springs fresh rosemary. Boil for 3 minutes. Strain when cooled

History

Personally had this at the infamous Bagatelle in NYC back in the day RIP

[Curator's note: the video is from ~2016. The cocktail name had been around for years before this and to varied and completely different recipes. This appears to be only one establishment's version.]

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Unknown
Creator
Bagatelle, NYC
Source reference

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYiNk0YdfEU&list=FLmPckZgFs2S9Ii1TKQukm…

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Frostie Sour

1 3⁄4 oz Orange juice
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1 1⁄4 oz Root beer (Vanilla root beer reduction; see Notes)
3⁄4 oz Aquafaba
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
3 dr Cardamom bitters (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake/dry shake; strain; up; garnish.

Notes

For the vanilla root beer reduction: Bring 12 oz. of Frostie Vanilla Root Beer to an active simmer on the stove. Add 4 swaths of orange peel, a tablespoon of granulated sugar, and a cinnamon stick, and cook down until liquid is reduced to about a third, around 20 minutes. Strain.

History

Created for the Reddit Original Cocktail Competition, January 2026: Orange and Vanilla (NA).

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Year
2025
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Craig Eliason, Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
Source reference

https://www.reddit.com/r/cocktails/comments/1qjip9z/frostie_sour/

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Wake Up Call

1 1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Jeppson's Malort
3⁄4 oz Grapefruit liqueur
3⁄4 oz Grapefruit juice
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
3⁄4 oz Cinnamon syrup
1⁄4 sli Grapefruit (dehydrated and cinnamon-dusted, as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain, coupe, garnish.

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Year
ca. 2025
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Shame & Regret, Colorado Springs
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2025/02/wake-up-call.html

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Churchillian

1 oz Cognac
1 oz Blended Scotch, Johnnie Walker Black Label
1⁄4 oz Cynar
1⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
1⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur
1 rinse Absinthe
Instructions

Sazerac prep: stir and strain in chilled/absinthe-rinsed rocks glass. No ice.

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Year
2021
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
J. E. Clapham
Source reference

http://diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/23271/churchillian via https://old.reddit.com/r/cocktails/comments/1nny3xs/chuchillian/

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Frozen in a Starry Void

3⁄4 oz Rye
3⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur
3⁄4 oz Allspice Dram
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Shake, strain, coupe

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Year
ca. 2020
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
u/xiaotiexia on reddit
Source reference

https://old.reddit.com/r/cocktails/comments/g8crqs/frozen_in_a_starry_v…

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Grinder

1 1⁄2 oz Brandy, Korbel
1⁄2 oz Coffee liqueur, Mr. Black
1⁄4 oz Apricot liqueur, Giffard abricot du Roussillon
1⁄4 oz Allspice Dram, St. Elizabeth
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 ds Peach bitters, Fee Brothers Peach
1 twst Orange peel (discard)
Instructions

Build, rock, stir, express peel then discard.

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2026
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Todd Brant
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Stepwise Improvement

1 1⁄4 oz Pineapple rum
3⁄4 oz Campari
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur
2 ds Absinthe (I used 20 drops)
1 twst Orange peel (As garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into an old fashioned glass with ice, and garnish with an orange twist.

History

I became inspired by Liholiho Yacht Club's tropical Negroni called Step into Liquid. Knowing how Maraschino can soften Campari – a trick that I learned at Eastern Standard with their Carnivale, I decided to modify their drink via the 1880s Improved Cocktail addition of Maraschino and absinthe and adjust the proportions a little. The dubbed the drink Stepwise Improvement.

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Year
2025
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Boston, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2026/01/stepwise-improvement.html

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Flight of Fantasy

1 1⁄2 oz Fino sherry
1⁄2 oz Pear eau de vie, Clear Creek
1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth, Dolin
1⁄2 oz Apricot liqueur
1 t Amaro Meletti
1 twst Orange peel (discard)
1 Brandied cherry (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, cocktail glass, express peel and discard, garnish.

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2026
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Todd Brant
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Atmospheric River

1 oz Brandy (strawberry preferred)
3⁄4 oz Amontillado Sherry
3⁄8 oz Herbal liqueur (Walcher Midsummer Spritz)
3⁄8 oz Orange Curaçao
2 ds Peychaud's Bitters
1 twst Orange peel (discard)
Instructions

Stir, strain, cocktail glass, express peel then discard.

Notes

Can use cognac in place of strawberry brandy. Could also garnish with a fresh strawberry.

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Todd Brant
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2025
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Todd Brant
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