Learning Curve

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Bombay Sapphire East
1 oz Amaro Nonino
3⁄4 oz Falernum, Velvet Falernum
1⁄2 oz Grapefruit juice
8 dr Sherry vinegar (Sherry Vinegar, aged 25 Years)
3 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Black Walnut
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Another exploration using Aged Sherry Vinegar.

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Year
2025
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Creator
Carl N.
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Midnight Diplomat

1 oz Bourbon, Four Roses
1 oz Cognac VSOP
3⁄4 oz Cynar
1⁄4 oz Bénédictine
1⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Antica Formula
2 ds Orange bitters, Angostura
1 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Black Walnut
Instructions

-Stir
-Strain into a rocks glass
-Smoke it!
Burn pecan wood.
- Express an orange peel over the top

History

Made this on a cold night in Virginia: October 2025

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Year
2025
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Creator
Jason & Rachel
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Isle of Golden Dreams Rhum Negroni

1 1⁄2 oz Rhum Agricole, Neisson blanc
1 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano
1⁄2 oz Suze
1 ds Salt Solution (Sea salt tincture 1:1)
1 twst Lemon peel
1 spg Rosemary
Instructions

Stir ingredients together in a mixing glass with ice. Strain into coupe. Garnish.

Yields Drink
Year
2016
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Martin Stayer
Source reference

https://imbibemagazine.com/recipe/isle-of-golden-dreams-negroni/

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Cherchez Le Parc

1 1⁄2 oz Cognac
1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth, Dolin
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
1⁄4 oz Cassis
1⁄4 oz Suze
1 t Absinthe
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, cocktail glass, garnish.

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Green Gardens

1 1⁄2 oz Blanco tequila
1 oz Rich simple syrup 2:1 (lemongrass, dill (see notes))
1 oz Lemon juice
3 ds Lemon bitters
1 Egg white
Instructions

Dry shake, shake, double strain over crushed ice, fresh dill and lemongress garnish

Notes

Lemongrass dill syrup: 1 full stalk of lemon grass boiled until soft and 3 sprigs of fresh dill shocked for 15 seconds in boiling water; then blended int 1 quarter of 2:1 simple and strained

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Suzanne Gibson, Current Charcoal Grill, Birmingham, Alabama
Source reference

https://imbibemagazine.com/elements-dill/

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Cimarronated

1 1⁄2 oz Pisco, Capel
1 oz Cassis
1 oz Aromatized wine, Lillet Blanc
3⁄4 oz Grapefruit juice
6 dr Sherry vinegar (Sherry Vinegar, aged 30 Years)
4 ds Grapefruit bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Watching an Audie Murphy classic, Cimarron Kid.

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Creator
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Thornhill

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1 oz Limoncello, Pallini
1 oz Crème de Violette
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
8 dr Sherry vinegar (Sherry Vinegar, aged 30 Years)
4 dr Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Enjoying a Hitchcock classic, North by Northwest

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Secret Garden

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1⁄2 oz Pineapple juice
3⁄4 oz Orgeat
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1 Lime (wheel, as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain, cocktail glass, garnish.

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Earthly Delights

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1⁄2 oz Pineapple juice
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2 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 Brandied cherry (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain, cocktail glass, garnish.

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Rogue's Romance

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1 oz Cherry Liqueur, Cherry Heering
1 oz Sweet vermouth
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Orange peel (In shake, approx. 3/4"x3" or 1"x2")
Instructions

Shake all the ingredients including the orange twist with ice and strain into a coupe glass.

Notes

An Angostura bomb of a Blood & Sand riff.

History

After thinking about the Death or Glory that I republished in the The Clash cocktail biopic article, I became inspired to tinker with the structure. The drink's Cherry Heering made me think of the Blood & Sand and I later dubbed the end result after another of Rudolph Valentino's movies, namely the Rogue's Romance. I opted for lemon instead of Blood & Sand's orange to mirror Johann Goes to Mexico and the Trinidad Sour, and after making it once, I decided to include a regal shake with an orange peel to add back some elegant notes found in the classic.

Yields Drink
Year
2025
Authenticity
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Creator
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Source reference

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