(the) Four C's

1 1⁄2 oz Cachaça, Leblon
3⁄4 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Cynar 70
2 ds Chocolate bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Another experiment with Cynar and somehow the other three C's just happened to be on the bar in plain sight.

Yields Drink
Year
2022
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
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Plaza de Armas

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3⁄4 oz Rum
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth
2 ds Hellfire Habanero Shrub, Bittermens
2 ds Orange bitters
1⁄4 oz Ancho Reyes chile liqueur
Instructions

Combine ingredients, stir and strain.

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High and Dry

3⁄4 oz Gin (London Dry Gin)
3⁄4 oz Campari
3⁄4 oz Elderflower liqueur
1 ds Orange flower water
2 oz Sparkling white wine (to top)
Instructions

Stir everything but the sparkling wine, strain over new ice in a rocks glass. Add sparkling wine and gently stir.

Yields Drink
Year
2017
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Kaitlyn Stewart, Royal Dinette, Vancouver BC
Source reference

https://canadas100best.com/high-dry-cocktail/

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The Red Raider

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Grenadine
1⁄2 oz Orange liqueur, Cointreau
Instructions

Shake. Pour into rocks glass over ice, garnish with lemon and/or cherry.

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  • Drop lemon juice to 1/2, high proof Bourbon
  • Simple but lovely. It fit my mood perfectly today
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Butch's Place

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3⁄4 oz Cynar
3⁄4 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Elder
3⁄4 oz Ginger liqueur, Canton
3 ds Cranberry bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Another reference to the movie "Best Years Of Our Lives"

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Four Level Interchange

1 1⁄2 oz Moonshine (Homemade variety)
3⁄4 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Cassis
1⁄2 oz Orange juice
2 ds Lemon bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

1954 in Los Angeles ......
https://waterandpower.org/A%20Historic%20Photos%201/Four_Level_1954.jpg

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Authenticity
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Creator
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(the) Carson

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3⁄4 oz Suze
3⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur (Dr Brambles Pomegranate & Rose Gin Liqueur)
1⁄2 oz Cynar
3 ds Aztec Chocolate bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Enjoying a 24-hour marathon of Jack Carson movies.

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Year
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Authenticity
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Creator
Carl N.
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Flow my Tears, the Policeman said

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1 oz Apricot liqueur
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1⁄2 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Combine ingredients with ice. Shake. Strain.

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Unknown
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Illegal

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1⁄2 oz Falernum
1 bsp Maraschino Liqueur, Luxardo
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
1⁄4 oz Egg white (optional)
Instructions

Shake, strain into a chilled chilled coupe or with ice in rocks glass.

History

Unknown - official IBA cocktail

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Creator
unknown
Source reference

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St Basil

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3⁄4 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
6 lf Basil (Lightly tapped)
Instructions

Shake, strain into coupe.

Notes

Fresh, crisp, balanced - a real crowd-pleaser. Double strain if you want but I think the floating green bits add a bit of visual flair.

History

The amazing Feedback Lounge closed in 2015. This drink is way too delicious to disappear into obscurity.

Yields Drink
Year
2009
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Matt Johnson, Feedback Lounge, Seattle WA
Source reference

Recipe shared by bartender.

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  • May eed to adjust the lemon -- tried it with lemon juice and may have been too much. Need to try with fresh lemon. — ★★★★
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