Luchador

1 oz Reposado Tequila
1⁄2 oz Bénédictine
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth
1 ds Peychaud's Bitters
1 rinse Coffee liqueur, Galliano Ristretto
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice and strain into a rocks glass rinsed with Galliano Ristretto. Twist orange peel over drink.

Yields Drink
Year
2021
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
T. Cole Newton
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2021/12/luchador.html

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Zachary Pearson commented on 1/07/2022:

Fred, since you obviously have the book, could you cite the source for us please? Thanks, Zachary

noksagt commented on 1/07/2022:

His blog notes T. Cole Miller's Cocktail Dive Bar. This is one of Miller's originals:

One of the earliest Twelve Mile Limit menu cocktails, I originally wanted to call this one the Matador, but apparently that’s one of several names that people apply to the dregs that you pour out of a bar mat at the end of the night and dare your barback to drink.
Also, I don’t think I realized it until just now, but this drink definitely reads like a tequila riff on La Louisiane.

Craig E commented on 7/29/2022:

The book author’s correct name appears to be T. Cole Newton, so I’ve updated it here. Thanks @Robbyfresh!

Absolution

3⁄4 oz Bénédictine
3⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur, Luxardo
3⁄4 oz Applejack, Lairds
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1 rinse Absinthe
Instructions

Rinse a chilled coupe with absinthe and discard remnants. Shake remaining ingredients with ice and double strain into the absinthe-rinsed coupe.

History

Developed at home during the COVID-19 pandemic borne from the need for something to save us all from this madness.

Yields Drink
Year
2022
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Ian Lacy, Overland Park, KS
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4.5 stars
(25 ratings)
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  • Garnish of thin roasted apple slices
  • Boosted brandy to 1 oz and cut maraschino to 1/2, and that worked well. Herbsaint rinse was quite subtle. Delicious though. — ★★★★★
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ianlacy@gmail.com commented on 3/10/2022:

A memorable and robust take on the Final Ward, wordplay included. The absinthe rinse is a blessing that really ties the whole thing together.

Biff Malibu commented on 5/03/2022:

Reduced luxardo to 0.5 oz. . .felt it was taking over a bit.

dramari commented on 3/13/2024:

Ran out of Luxardo so subbed half of it for 1/4 yellow chartreuse and 1/4 Cherry Herring. No absinthe. Very nice. Can’t wait to try it made correctly.

Pêche Mode

4 oz Prosecco
3⁄4 oz Peach liqueur, Mathilde
2 ds Cherry Bark Vanilla Bitters
Instructions

Combine liqueur and bitters in a chilled flute or coupe. Top with chilled Prosecco.

History

For New Year’s Eve, 2021.

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Year
2021
Authenticity
Your original creation
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Shawn C commented on 7/08/2023:

My nectarines are all hitting full ripeness on the tree, so I used a slice as garnish. Didn't have Mathilde peach and subbed with E&J Peach Brandy which has good flavor and nose, but is drier. Used Korbel Brut as it is what I had open at the time after making an Americana (with nectarine slice.) This made for a bit drier version of the drink, but we quite liked it. The bitters come through as well. Simple and tasty.

Black's Beach

1 1⁄2 oz Gin (Few "Breakfast Gin")
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Antica Formula
3⁄4 oz Warm spice liqueur, Sukkah Hill Besamim
1 1⁄2 oz Pomegranate juice
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
3 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

In memory of a Naval Academy graduate who enjoyed getting sunburned.

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Year
2022
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
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Jade Tree Sour

1 1⁄2 oz Gin (matcha-infused (see below))
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
3⁄4 oz Pineapple juice
1⁄2 oz Coconut syrup (1:1 coconut water and granulated sugar by volume)
1⁄4 oz Orgeat
1 Egg white
Instructions

Wet shake all ingredients except egg white, then add egg white and dry shake.

Notes

For infusion, add matcha tea powder to London Dry gin (4% matcha by volume) and infuse at 70°C for 1 hour. You can use a sous-vide machine or do as I did and simply fill a cooler with hot water, submerge a ziplock-bag of your matcha/gin mixture, and close the lid - the water will be well-insulated and stay at the right temperature.

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Yields Drink
Year
2021
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Alley Twenty Six, Durham, NC, USA
Source reference

Inspired by the Hugo Cruz cocktail from Over-the-Rhine restaurant Please in Cincinnati, OH.

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Dark and Red

1 1⁄2 oz Gin (Four Pillars Bloody Shiraz Gin)
3⁄4 oz Blue Curaçao
1⁄2 oz Campari
1 oz Pomegranate juice
3 ds Peychaud's Bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

Notes

It is pomegranate season. I smashed 6 right-off-the-tree pomegranates, some of which were a tad bitter, which mystically enhances & blends into the bitter of the Campari.

Yields Drink
Year
2022
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
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SWOcrastination

1 1⁄2 oz Rum (Beenleigh White Rum)
1 oz Cherry Liqueur, Luxardo
3⁄4 oz Blue Curaçao
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Agave syrup
3 ds Lemon bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

He who hesitates is SWO.

Yields Drink
Year
2022
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
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Bizzy Izzy High Ball

1⁄2 jig Rye (or bourbon)
1⁄2 jig Dry sherry
2 t Pineapple syrup
2 ds Lemon juice
Instructions

Build over ice in a highball glass.

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Year
1917
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
First appears in Tom Bullock’s “The Ideal Bartender”
Source reference

https://euvs-vintage-cocktail-books.cld.bz/1917-The-Ideal-Bartender-by-…

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Robbyfresh commented on 1/03/2022:

Updated version by Al Sotack:

1 oz rye whiskey, preferably Wild Turkey 101
1 oz amontillado sherry
1 oz pineapple juice
3/4 ounce lemon juice
3/4 ounce simple syrup
1 dash Angostura bitters
soda water, to top

Shake, strain over ice, top with soda

Mucho Picchu

1 1⁄2 oz Pisco
1⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur, Luxardo
1⁄2 oz Grapefruit juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
2 oz Champagne
1 twst Grapefruit peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain into flute, top with champagne, garnish.

Yields Drink
Year
2008
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Joaquin SImo
Source reference

Death & Co p213

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Great Silence

1 oz Mezcal
1 oz Lime juice
3⁄4 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Orgeat
2 ds Maraschino Liqueur
1 twst Lime peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain, coupe, garnish.

Yields Drink
Year
2020
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Isaac Shumway, California Gold, San Rafael, CA
Source reference

https://imbibemagazine.com/recipe/great-silence-a-mezcal-cocktail/

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