Lions and Tigers and Bears

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon (Very Old Barton -- 80 Proof)
1 oz Herbal liqueur (Arrogante Almond Tequila Liqueur)
3⁄4 oz Cynar 70
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Antica Formula
1 pn Salt (Black Volcanic rock salt)
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

More inspiration from "Wizard of Oz"

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Year
2025
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
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Snowbound

1 oz Becherovka
3⁄4 oz Gin
1⁄2 oz Crème de Cacao, Giffard (More or Less To Taste)
1⁄2 oz Genepy, Dolin Genepy des Alpes
1⁄3 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano
1⁄3 oz Amaro (Accompani Mari Gold)
2 ds Cardamom bitters
1 ds Bitters (Something Piney and Woodsy)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain over large rock. Garnish with a fresh rosemary sprig dusted with powdered sugar. Rest garnish across the top of glass.

Notes

Something special for a Christmas party. Crowd pleaser for sure.

Yields Drink
Year
2024
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Bert Bedford
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4 stars
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The Hummingbird's Wing

2 oz Gin, Bombay Sapphire (or any botanical gin)
1 oz Bergamot liqueur, Italicus
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice (prefer to use bergamot juice/puree)
3⁄4 oz Honey syrup
2 ds Lavender bitters (the cocktail experiment - as garnish)
5 dr Orange flower water (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, fine strain, coupe

Notes

Works best with bergamot juice but lemon works okay as well.

History

This started out as a riff on the Bees Knees which quickly morphed into a conceptual drink asking the question of what "bergamot" actually is. There is of course the liqueur which is derived from the oils and juice of the citrus fruit, and then there is the actual fresh juice itself which I have found more often as a frozen juice/puree. But what inspired me in the first place is that bees derive honey from flowers, and hummingbirds get all their food from flowers, and one of their favorite North American flowers is also called Bergamot which has nothing to do with the fruit. It is also known as "Bee Balm". Pretty deep, right? That's why I call myself Drinking and Thinking.

Picture of The Hummingbird's Wing
© Dave Hebb 2025
Yields Drink
Year
2023
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Dave Hebb, Bear Café, Bearsville, NY.
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5 stars
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Scandagroni

1 oz Aquavit, Krogstad
3⁄4 oz Gran Classico
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Antica Formula
3⁄4 oz Amontillado Sherry
1 wdg Orange
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into double old fashioned glass over ice. Garnish with an orange wedge

Notes

This is one of my favorite Negroni variations. The star anise in the Krogstad works so well with Gran Classico and Amontillado.

History

Published by Krogstad ~2019. Credited to Brooke Arthur.

Yields Drink
Year
2019
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Brooke Arthur
Source reference

https://www.krogstadaquavit.com/classic/scandagroni

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(the) eTROGloDyte

1 1⁄2 oz Whiskey (Sazerac Rye)
1 oz Citron liqueur, Sukkah Hill Etrog
3⁄4 oz Cassis, Mathilde
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
2 ds Lemon bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Reading about some old people.

Yields Drink
Year
2025
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
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Coming Down the Mountain

1 oz Gin
1 oz Bianco Vermouth
1 oz Mount Rigi
Instructions

Stir with ice. Strain into cocktail glass or coupe.

History

Inspired by a hike on Mt. Rigi in Switzerland then seeing the liqueur in the Lucerne train station.

Picture of Coming Down the Mountain
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Yields Drink
Year
2024
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Thomas Marrion
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(the) Wizard Redux

1 1⁄2 oz Mezcal
3⁄4 oz Crème de mure
3⁄4 oz Triple sec
1⁄2 oz Blue Curaçao
1⁄2 oz Ancho Reyes chile liqueur
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1 pn Salt (Black Volcanic rock salt)
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

Notes

(1) I have a bit of a "sweet tooth" and this works great for me.
(2) I started out thinking "margarita" and got quite sidetracked. So perhaps rimming the coupe glass with salt or chocolate sugar or ????

History

Watching, "The Wizard of Oz"

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Year
2025
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
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Devil's Disciple

1 1⁄4 oz Rye
3⁄4 oz Mezcal
3⁄4 oz Amaro, Cappelletti Sfumato Rabarbaro (Zucca will work too)
1⁄4 oz Ancho Reyes chile liqueur
2 ds Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
1 twst Grapefruit peel (As garnish)
Instructions

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

History

After thinking about the Sfumato-Ancho Reyes combination in two drinks, the Ashes in Our Mouths and Comanche Club, I decided to tinker. I combined that duo with the rye-mezcal combination that I learned from recipes like the Devil's Soul plus a touch of mole bitters. For a name, I dubbed this the Devil's Disciple after a possible reference to Alestair Crowley in Ernest Hemingway's posthumous A Moveable Feast book written about Paris in the 1920s.

Yields Drink
Year
2025
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Somerville, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2025/03/devils-disciple.html

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Midnight Son

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Bombay Sapphire (used Recif from Bonaventure, Quebec)
3⁄4 oz Aperol
1⁄2 oz Amaro Nonino
1⁄2 oz Blueberry syrup (Blueberry Basil Syrup--see instructions.)
5 dr Salt Solution (20% saline)
Instructions

Mix all elements into a shaker with one big 2 inch ice cube, shake for 8-10 seconds then double strain into a coupe glass. No garnish, but a nice small basil leaf on the foam could be interesting !

For the blueberry basil syrup

1 cup of sugar, 1 cup of water, 1/2 cup blueberries muddled into the pan, simmer for 3-5 minutes while stirring constantly, you do not want a boil. Turn off heat, add 1/3 cup of fresh basil leaves. Let cool then filter.

Notes

Slightly tart, blueberry start and a nice balanced ending with a basil pop.

The aperol was replaced in this image by aperitivo orange, which is a local bitter orange liquor.

History

I was looking through "Cocktail codex" and found the Twist of Menton, decided to give it a spin with an idea for a blueberry basil syrup.

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Year
2025
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
Dave Ferguson, Canada
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Heavy Weather

2 ds Cardamom bitters (see notes)
1 oz Cachaça (Avua Amburana)
1⁄2 oz Drambuie
1⁄2 oz Amaro (Townshend’s Kashmiri Amaro)
1 bsp Rich demerara syrup 2:1
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice and strain over one cube in OF glass. Garnish with orange twist on top.

Notes

Cynar has been suggested as a substitute.

Original published recipe used Townshend's Kashmiri amaro which is no longer made. It was a "Bitter Tea Liqueur" described as "Assamese black tea and piercing Indian spices like cardamom and black pepper, alongside savory Italian herbs and roots."

Note that while the recipe in the book lists 4 dashes of bitters, the dasher bottle used in the video would likely only dispense about 1/2 of a "normal" dash, so the recipe here reflects that as 2 dashes.

History

Published in Jordan Hughes’ book “Twist” on pg. 59

Yields Drink
Year
2022 or earlier
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Jordan Hughes
Source reference

https://youtube.com/shorts/Q80BsAJMrWo?si=Rcj9J5rSCVyBLvcT
https://www.instagram.com/highproofpreacher/reel/DFHRqWhJqga/

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Shawn C commented on 3/12/2025:

Curated to list as authentic with notes about the original amaro used. Townshend’s Kashmiri Amaro was launched around 2018 or so and the recipe was published in 2022. I don't have the book, but in the Instagram video link he lists 4 dashes of bitters. However, in the video these are from a dasher bottle that I believe would yield about 1/2 of a normal dash, so I listed this as 2 dashes total.

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