Dusky Sunset

1 oz Mezcal, Fidencio Clásico
1 oz Bruto Americano, St. George
1 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1 ds Hellfire Habanero Shrub, Bittermens
1 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Grapefruit
1 twst Grapefruit peel
Instructions

Dealers choice: Build in the glass, or mix and strain. Serve up, or over one big rock. (I prefer the latter.)

Notes

A spin on my legendary “Smoky Sunset” (https://kindredcocktails.com/cocktail/smoky-sunset). Yeah, it’s a lazy Negroni sub. But it takes advantage of the natural affinity between Bruto & Mezcal. The Punt e Mes accentuates the bitterness - even makes it slightly astringent - and helps shape a great warm weather combo.

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2022
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Crooked Tree

1 1⁄2 oz Whiskey (Glenfiddich 14-yr Single Malt)
3⁄4 oz Framboise, Mathilde
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Honey syrup
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

Notes

I prepare the honey syrup very very honey-y. One recipe says 3 water-to-1 honey. I prepare it much much more honey-y and sweet.

History

Based on a Gold Rush ......
https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/3629/gold-rush

Inspired by Molly Tuttle ......
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x4rCPWtsRM

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Year
2022
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
Carl N.
Source reference

https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/3629/gold-rush

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Jim Jam Jump

1 1⁄2 oz Pisco, Capel
3⁄4 oz Strega
3⁄4 oz Cherry Liqueur, Sangue Morlacco
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄8 oz Sherry vinegar (Columela 30 Year)
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 ds Salt (Himalayan Pink Rock Salt)
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Inspired by Cab Calloway and the Nicholas Brothers in "Jumpin Jive" in the movie Stormy Weather (1943).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8yGGtVKrD8

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Year
2022
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Creator
Carl N.
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Ten Years Later

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Tanqueray Malacca
1 oz Almond liqueur (Arrogante)
3⁄4 oz Pear liqueur, Mathilde
3⁄4 oz Grapefruit juice
2 ds Cranberry bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Ten years ago today I discovered Kaleidos Winery.

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2022
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Creator
Carl N.
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Golden Barnacle

1 oz Rhum Agricole, Neisson blanc
1⁄2 oz Jamaican rum (Smith & Cross)
1⁄2 oz Allspice Dram
1 oz Don's Mix
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1 sli Blood orange (as garnish)
Instructions

Flash blend and pour into a rocks glass (or whip shake, pour into a rocks glass, and top with crushed ice). Garnish with a blood orange wheel.

Notes

Don's Mix is 2/3 oz grapefruit juice + 1/3 oz cinnamon syrup.

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Year
2019
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Shannon Mustipher
Source reference

Tiki: Modern Tropical Cocktails

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Phantastic Voyage

1 oz Blanco tequila
1 oz Sotol
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
1⁄2 oz Crème de Cacao
1 ds Orange bitters
1 ds Chocolate bitters
1 Star anise (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir; strain; up; garnish.

History

A riff on the Golden Ghost, rebalanced away from sweet and using vegetal sotol instead of smoky mezcal.

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Craig Eliason
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Year
2022
Authenticity
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Creator
Craig Eliason, Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
Source reference

https://kindredcocktails.com/cocktail/golden-ghost

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bkemp1984 commented on 4/16/2023:

Made this a few times in the year since it was posted and it's good stuff. After I made it tonight I thought I might try 1.25 tequila and .75 sotol maybe.
EDIT: Did that tonight, might be preferable to some. Used Marie Gifford for the first time ever in a drink, as I was using homemade creme de cacao. Still great. Maybe one of my top 16.5 cocktails

Chorizzo Bandito

1 1⁄2 oz Blended Scotch (Piperdean)
1 oz Almond liqueur (Arrogante)
3⁄4 oz Amaro (Amaro di Toscana)
3⁄4 oz Ancho Reyes chile liqueur
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Chorizzo Lopez gets it done, both here and in Vegas.

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Creator
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Sea Deck Landing -- Dark Night

1 1⁄2 oz Gin (Four Pillars Bloody Shiraz Gin)
1 oz Amaro (Amaro di Toscana)
1⁄2 oz Fernet Branca
1⁄2 oz Dark Crème de Cacao
4 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 ds Sea salt
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

In salute to Naval Aviators making night landings on a carrier.

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2022
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Creator
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Sea Deck Landing -- In Hot

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1 oz Sake
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3 ds Peychaud's Bitters
1 ds Sea salt
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass

Notes

Make your landing as hot as desired by increasing the Ancho Reyes.

History

In salute to Naval Aviators making night landings on a carrier.
"The ethereal emotions of a dark night at-sea deck landing. Dark, challenging, exciting, thrilling, heart stopping, arresting, yet oh so exhilarating when finally chocked and chained."

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Birds & Bees

1 1⁄2 oz Gin
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth
1⁄2 oz Honey syrup (1:1)
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Fernet Branca
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail coupe.

History

After getting home late from one of my bar shifts at Drink, I wondered what two gin classics would be mashed up -- the Hanky Panky and the Bee's Knees. Both recipes are often traced back to the 1920s, although the first publication of the Bee's Knees was in 1948 via David Embury. For a name, I originally was going to call this None of Your Business as a nod to Sasha Petraske's The Business (a Bee's Knees with lime instead of lemon juice), but Birds & Bees won out given the connotations of Hanky Panky.

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

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2022/05/birds-bees.html

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