The Elves and their Antics

1 1⁄2 oz Genever
1 oz Cardamaro
1⁄4 oz Amer Picon
1⁄4 oz Bénédictine
1 twst Orange peel (As garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into a cocktail coupe, and garnish with an orange twist.

History

I was reminded of the Genever-Cardamaro pairing that I first learned about at Portland Cocktail Week 2012 with the Deck Hand and Walking Spanish and was reminded of years later with the Le Subtil. It inspired a series of creations such as the Wooden Shoe, and I crossed the idea with the Benedictine-Picon pairing in the Creole Cocktail. I dubbed the result The Elves and their Antics in keeping with my previous Dutch fairy tale drink name

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Year
2022
Authenticity
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Creator
Frederic Yarm, Boston, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-elves-and-their-antics…

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Maestro Chorrizo

1 1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Pomp and Whimsy
3⁄4 oz Licor 43
3⁄4 oz Cherry Liqueur, Sangue Morlacco
3⁄4 oz Limoncello, Pallini
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 Egg yolk
Instructions

Shake very very vigorously with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Chorrizo is quite the superb musician and band leader.

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Creator
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Professor Chorrizo

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3⁄4 oz Cherry Liqueur, Sangue Morlacco
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1 Egg white
Instructions

Shake very very vigorously with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Another of Chorrizo's many talents is teaching music.

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2022
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Creator
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3⁄4 oz Crème de Banane
1⁄2 oz Pineapple juice
Instructions

Combine all of the ingredients with ice in a shaker and shake to chill. Strain into a chilled coupe and garnish.

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Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

In memory of a Naval Academy graduate.

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3⁄4 oz Pomegranate juice
1 Egg white
Instructions

Shake very very vigorously with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

Notes

A marvelous purple color.

History

With thoughts of Navy shipboard duty and a Naval Academy graduate.

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Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.

Notes

Created to amplify the natural vanilla notes in the poire william, a simple but delicious sour.

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Sidewinder

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1⁄4 oz Bénédictine
1⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
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1 ds Peychaud's Bitters
Instructions

Stir over ice, strain into coupe.

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Instructions

Shake very very vigorously and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

Notes

The pomegranate juice I have is fresh-picked & squeezed, and is more bitter than sweet, holding down the "too much sweet."

History

Total Success getting the riding mower up & running and the front horseshoe mowed to perfection.

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The End of Something

1 oz Absinthe
1 oz Grapefruit juice (Pink preferably)
1 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
2 oz Champagne (2-3 oz sparkling wine to top)
1 twst Grapefruit peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake the absinthe, grapefruit juice, and elderflower liqueur with ice, strain into a flute with 2-3 oz dry sparkling wine, and garnish with a grapefruit twist.

Notes

I have since done this with the elderflower split 50:50 with honey syrup (1:1) with good effect.

History

At work, the general manager of Menton (our sister restaurant) asked if there was a secret to making the Death in the Afternoon a good drink. I replied that there really was not; basically, either you enjoy the combination or you do not. Then that evening at Drink, a guest asked for an absinthe cocktail. I then recalled how well absinthe paired with pink grapefruit juice via one of the drinks at the Kübler Absinthe release party here in Boston pushed on me by woodland nymph characters circa October 2007. With that, I added elderflower liqueur to take the mix in a Bohemian direction, and cava to circle back to the conversation earlier that afternoon. For a name, I dubbed this one The End of Something after a short story by Ernest Hemingway as a nod to the Death in the Afternoon inspiration.

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Year
2022
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Drink, Boston, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-end-of-something.html

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