Giving Up the Ghost

1 1⁄2 oz Gin
1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth
1⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Jeppson's Malort
1⁄4 oz Apricot liqueur
1⁄2 oz Blackberry liqueur (reserve half to float)
1 twst Lemon peel (discard)
Instructions

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

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Todd Brant
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A Berry Special Episode

8 Raspberry (muddled)
2 oz Gin, Bluecoat Elderflower
1⁄2 oz Crème de Menthe, Tempus Fugit
2 ds Lavender bitters (as garnish)
1 spg Mint (as garnish)
1 Raspberry (as garnish)
Instructions

Muddle raspberries. Shake or vigorously stir with ice, gin, and liqueur. Double strain over crushed ice. Add more crushed ice and bitters. Stick mint sprig into raspberry and use as garnish.

History

Made for the Reddit Original Cocktail Challenge November 2025: raspberry and lavender.

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Craig Eliason
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  • Fresh and garden-y nose. On the sip, mildly tart fruity sweetness, like fruit punch flavor. On swallow the mint comes through. Bubble-gum flavor comes in late.
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Fillmore

1 3⁄4 oz Cognac
3⁄4 oz Manzanilla sherry
1⁄4 oz Fernet Branca
1⁄4 oz Cinnamon syrup
1⁄8 oz Absinthe
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir; strain; up; garnish.

History

Invented to celebrate the release of the Fillmore typeface, from Teeline Fonts.

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Craig Eliason, Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
Source reference

https://teelinefonts.com/notes/the-fillmore-cocktail

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  • Lemon oil and light caramel nose, vanilla ice cream sip, absinthe swallow, complex herbal finish.
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Tenderfoot Trail

1 1⁄2 oz Rye, George Dickel
1 oz Suze
3⁄4 oz Falernum, Velvet Falernum
3⁄4 oz Pomegranate juice
1⁄4 oz Sherry vinegar (Sherry Vinegar, aged 30 Years)
3 ds Orange bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Enjoying a 1930's cowboy western movie.

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Tin City Sipper

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3⁄4 oz Pastis, Ricard
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3 ds Rhubarb bitters
Instructions

1. Rim a frozen coupe glass with ultrafine baker's sugar, then return to the freezer.
2. Shake with ice and strain into the frozen coupe glass.

Notes

I used Lemon Juice for the rimming with sugar.

History

Celebrating a recent visit to Tin City.

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You Mixed What ??

1 1⁄2 oz Irish whiskey
1 oz Dark Crème de Cacao
1 oz Dry vermouth
1⁄4 oz Sage syrup
1⁄4 oz Sherry vinegar (Sherry Vinegar, aged 25 Years)
3 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

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Employee's Entrance

1 1⁄2 oz Cognac
1 oz Citron liqueur, Sukkah Hill Etrog
3⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Izarra Green
3⁄4 oz Pomegranate juice
3 ds Lemon bitters
Instructions

1. Rim a frozen coupe glass with chocolate sugar. Return glass to freezer.
2. Shake with ice and then strain into the rimmed frozen coupe glass.

Notes

1. For the rimming: I prefer to use pomegranate juice to wet the rim.

History

Enjoying the 1933 film of the same name.

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Nail Biter

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1 oz Framboise
3⁄4 oz Dark Crème de Cacao
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
10 dr Sherry vinegar (Sherry Vinegar, aged 30 Years)
3 dr Orange bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

27 OCT 2025: watching the ninth inning of Game 3 of the World Series.

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Against the Grain

1 oz Gin, Tanqueray
1 oz Dry vermouth, Dolin
1⁄2 oz Pear eau de vie, Clear Creek
1⁄2 oz Crème de Violette, Rothman & Winter
1 t Apricot liqueur, Giffard abricot du Roussillon
1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

Stir, strain, cocktail glass, garnish.

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