Lucky Fool

1 1⁄2 oz Brandy
1 oz Citron liqueur, Sukkah Hill Etrog
3⁄4 oz Licor 43
3⁄4 oz Dry vermouth, Noilly Prat
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
3 ds Peychaud's Bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

Notes

Inspired by Hot Shots ..... toss totally incongruous stuff into the shaker and the result can be quite fantastic.

History

Watching the Naval Aviator classic, "Hot Shots"

Yields Drink
Year
2022
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
Not yet rated
Similar cocktails
  • Jet Set — Apple brandy, Aquavit, Port, Lime juice, Apple syrup
  • La Plante de la Lune (Plant of the Moon) — Bourbon, Chardonnay, Bitters, Celery bitters, Sea Buckthorn liqueur, Lemon juice, Apricot jam
  • NoiseMaker — Brandy, Licor 43, Dry sherry, Grapefruit juice, Balsamic Vinegar, Salt
  • La Perique — Rye, Cherry Liqueur, Dry vermouth, Orange bitters, Lemon juice
  • The Pastry War Cocktail — Reposado Tequila, Sweet vermouth, Bitters, Mace tincture, Honey syrup, Lemon juice, Nutmeg, Tea

Pinball Racket

1 1⁄2 oz Rye
1⁄2 oz Mezcal
1⁄2 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Cynar
2 ds Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
1 Cherry (As garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into a cocktail coupe, and garnish with a cherry.

Notes

A few people wrote down the first iteration of this recipe before I changed it on Instagram a day later, and they rather enjoy it. So I figured that I would include my first experiment. I am much happier with the second / the Cynar version of the Pinball Racket though, but your mileage may vary.

The Pinball Racket (Version 1)
• 1 1/2 oz Rye Whiskey
• 1/2 oz Mezcal
• 3/4 oz Campari
• 1/4 oz Maraschino Liqueur
• 2 dash Mole Bitters
Stir with ice, strain into a cocktail coupe, and garnish with a cherry.

History

In early 2020, I was inspired by the rye-mezcal drink that I just had in New York City as well as others like the Racketeer (already on Kindred Cocktails). I began tinkering, and after a few iterations over the course of two nights, I picked my favorite (see the notes for the first iteration). For a name, I was inspired by the Racketeer which reminded me of something I found in my town's library's historic room: a folder on the Pinball Racket. This Winter Hill Gang ploy was to go into establishments and strong-arm offer to put a cigarette, candy, jukebox, or pinball machine in; moreover, they told the store and restaurant owners not to worry about its upkeep or finances. I learned a lot more about organized crime than I did about my intended goal, namely the rum distillery that existed in Somerville, MA, up until Prohibition.

Yields Drink
Year
2020
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Somerville, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-pinball-racket.html

Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
4.5 stars
(8 ratings)
From other users
  • Good. A little syrupy. EDIT: I’m not a chocolate and cherry person, but this hits those notes. Further in, I’m appreciating it more.
Similar cocktails
  • Bitter Nail — Scotch, Drambuie, Cynar, Campari
  • Barefoot in the Dark — Blended Scotch, Campari, Swedish Punsch, Islay Scotch, Cynar, Orange peel
  • The Persecuted Gentleman — Rye, Brandy, Fernet Branca, Cynar, Orange bitters, Agave syrup
  • Bitter Raisin — Rye, Cognac, Cynar, Bonal Gentiane Quina, Gran Classico, Raisins, Orange peel
  • Xocolatl Talisman — Blended Scotch, Drambuie, Bitters, Espresso, Agave syrup, Cayenne pepper, Coffee bean

Edelweiss

1 1⁄2 oz Gin
1 oz Dry vermouth
1 oz Honey Liqueur (or other herbal honey liqueur)
2 ds Orange bitters
1 twst Grapefruit peel (expressed and discarded)
Instructions

Used Koval Chrysanthemum and Honey Liqueur.

Stir with ice, express grapefruit peel and discard, strain.

Notes

The aroma of honey and the sting of a bee.

Yields Drink
Authenticity
Your original creation
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
5 stars
(1 rating)
Similar cocktails
  • Zanadu — Gin, Dry vermouth, Elderflower liqueur, Campari, Honey syrup
  • The Rusted Apiarist — Gin, Tawny port, Bärenjäger, Amaro dell'Erborista, Acid phosphate
  • Death & Taxes — Gin, Aromatized wine, Sweet vermouth, Elderflower liqueur, Amer Picon, Bitters, Orange peel
  • The Preston-Baker — Gin, Bianco Vermouth, Rhum Agricole, Crème de Banane, Orange bitters, Lemon peel
  • Maddow — Old Tom Gin, Dry vermouth, Sweet vermouth, Elderflower liqueur, Bitters, Lemon peel

(the) Pilot Light

1 1⁄2 oz Mezcal
3⁄4 oz Crème de mure
3⁄4 oz Warm spice liqueur, Sukkah Hill Besamim
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Cane syrup (Amber Coconut Nectar syrup)
4 ds Aztec Chocolate bitters
Instructions

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

History

The pilot light in the 60-year-old gas oven is now back in full operation !!

Yields Drink
Year
2022
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
Not yet rated
Similar cocktails
  • Malageña — Mezcal, Framboise, Zucca, Lime juice, Strawberry syrup, Orange peel
  • Azteca Highball — Lager, Mezcal, Triple sec, Lime juice, Grenadine, Lime
  • Unusual sour — Mezcal, Rye, Cassis, Bitters, Lime juice, Pine liqueur
  • Word to Your Cardamom — Tequila, Mezcal, Chinato, Lime juice, Simple syrup, Lime
  • Sour de Santos — Mezcal, Apricot liqueur, Allspice Dram, Bitters, Lemon juice, Simple syrup, Egg white, Cinnamon

Oil Change Blues

3 ds Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
1 pn Sugar (Pomegranate Sugar for rim)
1 1⁄2 oz Sake (Soto Premium Junmai)
1 oz Japanese Whisky (Hakushu Single Malt 12 year)
3⁄4 oz Blue Curaçao
3⁄4 oz Pavan
2 ds Salt (Himalayan Pink rock salt)
Instructions

1. Splash some Green Chartreuse into a frozen coupe glass , swirl around, coat the rim, dip the rim into the pomegranate rimming sugar, then return the glass to the freezer.
2. Place all other ingredients into a shaker with ice, shake vigorously, and strain into the coupe glass.

Notes

A vibrant blue color. Light and refreshing.

History

After an oil change in the blue car, this now lights up the day.

Yields Drink
Year
2022
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
Not yet rated
Similar cocktails
  • Against All Odds Cocktail — Irish whiskey, Chardonnay, Apricot liqueur, Orange liqueur, Mezcal, Pansy flower
  • Blood & Famine — Irish whiskey, Cherry Liqueur, Sweet vermouth, Orange juice, Orange peel
  • Thursday's Child — Mezcal, Singani, Aromatized wine, Absinthe, White grapefruit juice, Maraschino cherry
  • Sangre y Arena — Mezcal, Cherry Liqueur, Sweet vermouth, Blood Orange Juice
  • Espadin & Sand — Mezcal, Sweet vermouth, Cherry Liqueur, Orange juice

Midway Over

1 1⁄2 oz Gin (Four Pillars Bloody Shiraz Gin)
1 oz Crème de Violette
1 oz Pomegranate juice
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1 Egg yolk
Instructions

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

History

Enroute WestPac, one gets Midway Over.

Yields Drink
Year
2022
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
Not yet rated
Similar cocktails
  • Veteran — Gin, Falernum, Crème de Violette, Lime juice, Sherry vinegar
  • WestPac — Gin, Crème de Violette, Herbal liqueur, Pomegranate juice, Egg white, Lime juice, Sugar
  • Violetta thyme — Gin, Elderflower liqueur, Crème de Violette, Maraschino Liqueur, Bitters, Lemon juice, Thyme
  • SWO Astra — Gin, Crème de Violette, Falernum, Lemon juice
  • Charlie Tango — Gin, Crème de Violette, Elderflower liqueur, Lemon juice

WestPac

1⁄4 oz Lime juice (as rinse)
1 pn Sugar (Chocolate sugar for rim)
1 1⁄2 oz Gin (Four Pillars Bloody Shiraz Gin)
1 oz Crème de Violette, Rothman & Winter
1⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur (Spearmint Liqueur)
1 oz Pomegranate juice
1 Egg white
Instructions

1. Splash a little lime juice into a frozen coupe glass, roll it around, get the rim wet, dip & coat the rim in chocolate sugar, then return the glass to the freezer.
2. Add all ingredients into a shaker, add ice, shake very vigorously, and strain into the coupe glass.

History

To all those who have enjoyed WestPac.

Yields Drink
Year
2022
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
Not yet rated
Similar cocktails
  • Midway Over — Gin, Crème de Violette, Pomegranate juice, Lime juice, Egg yolk
  • SWO Astra — Gin, Crème de Violette, Falernum, Lemon juice
  • GinGinPOM — Gin, Ginger liqueur, Bitters, Pomegranate juice, Lavender syrup
  • Charlie Tango — Gin, Crème de Violette, Elderflower liqueur, Lemon juice
  • Denim Blue Sour — Gin, Elderflower liqueur, Crème de Violette, Simple syrup, Lemon juice, Lime juice

Henry the Navigator

1 oz Rum
1 oz Beirao
1 oz Dry vermouth
Instructions

Shake with ice. Straight up. Coupe.

Yields Drink
Year
2022
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Tom Marrion
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
Not yet rated
Similar cocktails
  • Georgetown Tuxedo — Light rum, Dry vermouth, Falernum, Maraschino Liqueur, Absinthe, Orange peel
  • Cuban Sunshine — Light rum, Dry vermouth, Orange bitters, Pineapple juice, Grenadine
  • Ocho Maneras — Rum, Dry vermouth, Elderflower liqueur, Orange bitters, Salt Solution, Orange peel
  • Flor Delice — Reposado Tequila, Manzanilla sherry, Maraschino Liqueur, Elderflower liqueur, Orange bitters, Maraschino cherry
  • LoggerClive — Rum, Aromatized wine, Dry sherry, Warm spice liqueur, Grapefruit juice

Second Class Cruise

1 1⁄2 oz Highland Scotch, Glenmorangie (Malaga Cask Single Malt Whisky)
1 oz Crème de mure
1⁄2 oz Campari
1 oz Pomegranate juice
1⁄2 oz Half-and-half
Instructions

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

History

For all the Second Class Middies.

Yields Drink
Year
2022
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
Not yet rated
Similar cocktails
  • Centro Chorrizo — Whiskey, Limoncello, Crème de mure, Orange bitters, Pomegranate juice, Half-and-half
  • Geechy Joe — Whiskey, Crème Yvette, Falernum, Bitters, Aperitivo
  • Daddy Loves You — Añejo rum, Dry vermouth, Triple sec, Chambord
  • Trampoline Casualty — Pineapple rum, Sloe gin, Demerara Rum, Orange bitters, Chocolate bitters, Ginger syrup, Lemon juice, Maraschino cherry
  • Blinker — Rye, Grapefruit juice, Grenadine

Handcuffed Lightning

3⁄4 oz Jamaican rum, Smith & Cross
3⁄4 oz Cognac
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1⁄2 oz Swedish Punsch
1⁄2 oz Apricot liqueur
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Orange peel (As garnish)
Instructions

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

History

When I was looking through my drink database, I spied Tony Iamunno's Butterfly Sting with its Punt e Mes-Swedish punsch combination and wanted to improve on it. I recalled the Swedish punsch-apricot liqueur combination that I first discovered in the Havana Cocktail and then the apricot-Punt e Mes duo found in the Slope. Thus, I set my Muhammed Ali tribute riff in motion. For a spirit base, I split things up with a funky Jamaican rum and a rich Cognac, and for a name, I opted for the Handcuffed Lightning from Ali's quote, "I done wrestled with an alligator, I done tussled with a whale; handcuffed lightning, thrown thunder in jail; only last week, I murdered a rock, injured a stone, hospitalized a brick; I'm so mean I make medicine sick."

Yields Drink
Year
2021
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Boston, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2021/09/handcuffed-lightning.html

Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
4.5 stars
(10 ratings)
From other users
  • Lovely drink. Sweet but complex — ★★★★★
Similar cocktails
  • Red Right Hook — Rye, Rum, Sweet vermouth, Maraschino Liqueur, Campari, Chocolate bitters, Orange peel
  • Red Head — Rye, Cognac, Sweet vermouth, Campari, Maraschino Liqueur, Averna, Herbal liqueur, Lemon peel
  • Stranger thing #5 — Bourbon, Sweet vermouth, Grappa, Mastika, Peychaud's Bitters
  • Mother Hen — Bourbon, Madeira, Apricot liqueur, Bitters
  • Screened-in Peach — Bourbon, Demerara Rum, Manzanilla sherry, Peach liqueur, Amaro, Bitters, Demerara syrup, Salt Solution
Subscribe to