Sleepover

1 3⁄4 oz Jamaican rum, Appleton
1⁄2 oz Gran Classico
1⁄2 oz Orgeat
1⁄4 oz Rhubarb syrup
1 ds Chocolate bitters
1 Maraschino cherry (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir (or shake); strain; up; garnish.

Notes

I made with oat-geat (oat milk, sugar, Nonino, amaretto; see reference link), which added a nice creaminess.

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

https://punchdrink.com/articles/orgeat-oat-milk-alternative/

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  • Sweet for sure. Along the way, I taste banana milkshake, bananas foster, and chocolate-covered cherries.
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Truly Scrumptious

1 oz Pisco
1⁄2 oz Pear eau de vie
3⁄4 oz Pineapple Gum Syrup
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1 pn Cinnamon (grated, as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, rock, garnish.

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Trevor Easter, The Snug, Sacramento
Source reference

https://imbibemagazine.com/recipe/truly-scrumptious-pear-eau-de-vie/

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Tilting Windmills

3⁄4 oz Spanish brandy
3⁄4 oz Puerto Rican Rum, Don Q Añejo
3⁄4 oz Amaro (Amaro Angeleno)
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Cocchi Vermouth di Torino
1⁄2 oz Manzanilla sherry (Float)
1 Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir brandy, rum, Amaro Angeleno, and sweet vermouth over a large rock of ice. Float Manzanilla sherry on top. Garnish with an orange swath cut into a pinwheel

Notes

Created using Cocchi Vermouth di Torino, Cardenal Mendoza Solera Gran Reserva, Don Q Anejo, and Amaro Angeleno. Amaro Angeleno was a specific choice due to its flavor profile, but if you have to substitute it, use a bitter amaro that tastes predominantly of oranges.

History

Creation was inspired by a talk given by a Don Q brand ambassador, where they mentioned the name and logo were based on Don Quixote, hence the use of Don Q over another aged rum.

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2022
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L.A. Freeways

1 1⁄2 oz Gin (New Amsterdam Stratusphere)
3⁄4 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano
3⁄4 oz Falernum, Velvet Falernum
1⁄2 oz Triple sec
3 ds Orange bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

178 miles of driving L.A. freeways can be quite the adventure.

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2022
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Creator
Carl N.
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topher commented on 8/19/2022:

Potentially interesting bouquet of flavors, but just far too sweet.

Shopping

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3⁄4 oz Pomegranate juice
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄4 oz Orgeat
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Walk into the grocery store, get a $20 refund ...... and, after 7 years, decide to finally walk out with your very first bottle of Orgeat.

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2022
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Carl N.
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Trophy Room Cocktail

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3⁄4 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Maraschino Liqueur
2 ds Peychaud's Bitters
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir; strain; Nick & Nora; garnish.

History

Vieux Carré riff from the exclusive Club 33 at Disneyland.

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Source reference

https://youtu.be/oD78hUdNQ_I

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  • A smooth, subtle, delicious cocktail. Rate 4.5
  • Quite sweet but a very nice bitter edge too.
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3⁄4 oz Pear liqueur
3⁄4 oz Gran Classico
Instructions

Stir; DOF; no garnish.

History

From the exclusive Club 33 at Disneyland.

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Operation Fork

2 oz Aquavit, Brennivin
3⁄4 oz Aromatized wine, Lillet Rose
1⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Killepitsch
1 ds Wormwood bitters, Cocktail Kingdom
3 ds Absinthe
1 Cherry (as garnish)
1 t Cherry syrup (as garnish)
3 ds Absinthe (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, up. Garnish with cherry and teaspoon of the cherry syrup and 3 dashes of absinthe.

Notes

Named after the British Invasion of Iceland. Google it.

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Shawn C commented on 1/30/2024:

I am a somewhat puzzled by the recipe with respect to the garnishes. Is this supposed to have 3 dashes of Absinthe stirred into the drink, with another 3 dashes of Absinthe added on top of the drink? Luxardo cherry syrup just sinks to the bottom, which might be the intent, to create a sort of layer in the bottom neck of the glass. I don't have wormwood bitters among my 40+ bitters...I might consider adding some Malort (which is a simple wormwood infusion) to the drink as a sub.

Songs My Mother Taught Me

1 1⁄4 oz Mezcal
3⁄4 oz Cardamaro
3⁄4 oz Amaro Montenegro
1⁄4 oz Fernet Branca
2 ds Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
1 twst Orange peel (As garnish)
Instructions

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

History

I became inspired by the Cardamaro-Amaro Montenegro combination in the Khartoum. The Amaro Montenegro then got me thinking about the combination with mezcal called the M&M, and I mashed up the three ingredients; however, the end result felt flat even after I tinkered by adding absinthe and bitters. In the end, mezcal was not bringing the same structure as Smith & Cross Rum did in the Brick & Mortar classic. I continued tinkering with it at work a day later and took a page from the Scarecrow playbook and added in a 1/4 oz of Fernet Branca which donated that needed depth of flavor. Since the Khartoum was named after the race horse in The Godfather movie, I honed in on actor Marlon Brando and named this the Songs My Mother Taught Me after his autobiography.

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Year
2022
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Creator
Frederic Yarm, Somerville, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2022/07/songs-my-mother-taught-me.h…

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Calexico

3⁄4 oz Rye, Rittenhouse
3⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
1 oz Aquavit, Linie
1⁄2 oz Ancho Reyes Verde chile liqueur
2 ds Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir; strain; rocks; garnish.

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Year
2022
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Creator
Craig Eliason, Saint Paul, MInnesota (USA)
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  • Strong, vegetal, spicy.
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Mixed up in Na… commented on 8/09/2022:

This is a remarkably well-balanced and interesting drink with a bit of heat in the finish. Substituted Tattersall aquavit and Old Forester 100-proof rye, as that is what we had on hand.

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