Coralie's Kick

1 oz Cognac
1 oz Calvados
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Orgeat (1:1)
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Lemon
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with the lemon twist.

History

A riff on the classic Cameron's Kick with French ingredients.

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Year
2021
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Creator
Benjamin Talbot
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In the Bond

2 oz Apple brandy, Lairds Bonded
1⁄2 oz Ginger liqueur, King's Ginger
1⁄2 oz Cinnamon syrup
4 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into rocks glass with ice, lemon twist garnish, add straws.

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Year
2012
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Creator not known, at JM Curley, Boston, MA.
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2013/01/in-bond.html
and "Boston Cocktails: Drunk and Told" by Frederic Yarm

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Curated to fix broken link. Added book by same author with same info, 2012 given as year created.. Noted that JM Curley is a bar (creator of drink unknown). Updated instructions per link and book.

Veteran

1 1⁄2 oz Gin (Four Pillars Bloody Shiraz Gin)
1 oz Falernum, Velvet Falernum
3⁄4 oz Crème de Violette, Rothman & Winter
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄4 oz Sherry vinegar (Columela 30 Year Sherry Vinegar)
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

Notes

You do not want "vinegar."
You want a 30 Year Aged Sherry Vinegar. Columela is my favorite brand.

History

It is Veterans Day 2024.

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2024
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Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
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Hell Haggerty

1 oz Islay Scotch, Laphroaig 10
1 oz Apple brandy (Such as Laird's Bonded)
3⁄4 oz Amaro, Cappelletti Sfumato Rabarbaro
1⁄4 oz Cinnamon syrup
1 twst Orange peel (As garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into a rocks glass with a large ice cube, and garnish with an orange twist.

History

Recently, I became inspired by the Armstrong from Idlewild with the Sfumato-cinnamon syrup combination. From there, I swapped the rye-rum base for the duo of Scotch and apple brandy that paired well with Sfumato in the Leaf Fall. Perhaps it was the Montenegro-cinnamon containing Battle Annie that got me on the gang naming convention, for this one I dubbed Hell Haggerty who I learned about in Herbert Asbury's book The Barbary Coast. Haggerty was part of the Sydney Ducks gang of British criminals from Australia who made their way to San Francisco's red light zone during the Gold Rush, and he owned two notorious establishments, the Goat & Compass and the Golden Rule.

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Year
2024
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Somerville, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2024/11/hell-haggerty.html

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Who Ya Gonna Call

1 1⁄2 oz Gin (Four Pillars Bloody Shiraz Gin)
1 oz Licor 43
3⁄4 oz Junmai Sake
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Izarra Yellow
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
2 ds Peach bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Watching the 40-year-old classic, "Ghostbusters" !!

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2024
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Creator
Carl N.
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Curated to list as Izarra Yellow (added to the KC ingredient list under Izarra.) The yellow is typically listed as jaune in French sources and in some places on the French producer's website...but also as yellow. The green is sometimes listed as vert and other times as verte (feminine). Unfortunately some of the old cocktail books don't specify either color, and as with Chartreuse the two colors also correspond to different flavor profiles. Sometimes another period book will list the same cocktail with the yellow or green specified.

Application

3⁄4 oz Apple brandy, Lairds 100 proof
3⁄4 oz Rum, Hamilton 114
3⁄4 oz Apple juice (acid-adjusted; see Notes)
1⁄2 oz Bénédictine
1⁄4 oz Allspice Dram
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
3 Apple (dehydrated pieces; as garnish)
Instructions

Shake; strain; up; garnish.

Notes

Acid-adjusted apple juice: Combine 150g apple juice with 5.6g citric acid and 1.8g malic acid.

History

Made for the Reddit Original Cocktail Challenge November 2024: Rum and apple.

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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/1ggy37y/original_cocktail_c…

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  • Apple-y daiquiri with some complex herbs and spices. Acidic finish. — ★★★★
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Mills Ave Manhattan

2 oz Overproof bourbon
1 oz Sweet vermouth
1⁄4 oz Cherry Liqueur, Cherry Heering
1⁄4 oz Orange liqueur, Grand Marnier
2 ds Orange bitters
2 ds Bitters, Angostura (or other aromatic bitters)
Instructions

In a mixing glass combine all ingredients. With bar spoon stir until cold and pour over large ice cube. Drop in cherry and finish with a flaming orange peel.

History

This cocktail was invented on Mills Ave at the Turansky household! Its a riff on the original manhattan.

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Year
2019
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Your original creation
Creator
Charles Turansky Jr
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  • Solid Manhattan variation. Made with Wild Turkey. Could stand up to more overproof. Would also like to try with Maraska.
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Curator's note: with an overproof barrel-strength bourbon this is quite potent, but tasty. Probably best to stick to a 100 or 101. It might not hurt to shave off a bit more proof with Fee Brothers orange bitters and Old Fashion Aromatic (not whiskey barrel aged bitters).

Pelican Swizzle

1 oz Trinidad rum, Zaya
1⁄2 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Mezcal
1⁄2 oz Falernum, Velvet Falernum
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1 pn Salt
Instructions

Fill highball with crushed ice and all ingredients. Use a barspoon to swizzle until a frost forms on the outside of the glass. Top with additional ice if needed.

Notes

Based on Perique Swizzle (Scott & Co, Tucson, circa 2012)

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Source reference

Scott & Co (Tucson) original

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Willa Brown

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Maraschino Liqueur
1⁄4 oz Crème de Violette
1 wdg Lime
Instructions

Ice, shake, strain in coupe

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Unknown
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This seems to be galbato's own creation, circa 2019. However their account email is defunct so efforts to reach them several months ago were unsuccessful.

Willa Brown was a female African-American aviation pioneer/activist. The recipe seems to be a tribute to that background by substituting bourbon for gin in the “Aviation”, although none of that is stated in the submission. The drink came out an interesting gray/green/khaki, and tasted as one would expect with the bourbon-for-gin substitution.

Last Vow

1 oz Gin, Beefeater
3⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
3⁄4 oz Ginger liqueur, Canton
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Islay Scotch, Ardbeg 10
2 ds Absinthe
2 dr Salt Solution
Instructions

Shake, then strain into a coupe. No garnish.

Notes

A Last Word + Penicillin mashup

Sadly, it seems to need real green Chartreuse. None of the substitutes I've tried have the depth and intensity required to carry the drink.

History

Created as the signature cocktail for the wedding of a friend

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2021
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