Yuletide

2 oz Apple brandy, Lairds Bonded
1⁄2 oz Cinnamon syrup (semi-rich)
1⁄4 oz Walnut Liqueur, Nux Alpina
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 ds Cardamom bitters
1 rinse Allspice Dram, St Elizabeth
1 twst Orange peel
Instructions

Rinse old-fashioned glass with allspice dram and add remaining liquid ingredients. Add ice and stir until chilled. Express orange swath and garnish.

Notes

Aiming for a "Christmas-in-a-glass" old-fashioned variation that would work as written, but also accommodate all of my Wisconsin friends' inclinations to add club soda (or lemon-lime soda) to their old fashioneds...

History

I was hosting a holiday party and wanted to recapture something of an old-fashioned recipe that I made several years ago using a friend's homemade apple butter.

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2021
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Bennett Park

2 oz Bourbon
1 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Vermouth di Torino
1⁄2 oz Walnut Liqueur, Nux Alpina
1 twst Orange peel
Instructions

Combine ingredients into a mixing glass and stir with ice to chill. Strain into a chilled coupe. Express orange peel over cocktail and lay across far edge of coupe.

Notes

This is a holiday-appropriate Manhattan variation. Nux Alpina makes all the difference vs. most walnut liqueurs. Also, Cocchi di Torino works, while – because of the cherry sweetness – Carpano Antica does not.

I prefer this cocktail with a bonded bourbon (I use Old Grand-Dad), but any high-rye mash bill bourbon will stand up to the sweetness of the liqueur and vermouth.

History

I was planning a holiday party and happened to pick up some Nux Alpina after it became available locally. This Manhattan variation is similar to Haus Alpenz's (maker of Nux Alpina) "Black Manhattan" but (1) that name is already taken, of course, and (2) this recipe uses bourbon, instead of rye.

Bennett Park is the highest point on the island of Manhattan, which I think means that it's as close to "alpine" as Manhattan gets.

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By Beyond My Ken - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25091905
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2021
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Blue BMW

1 1⁄2 oz Cognac
1 oz Blue Curaçao
3⁄4 oz Amaro (Pergote' Amaro d' Erbe)
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Antica Formula
3⁄4 oz Half-and-half
3 ds Cranberry bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

Notes

1. Amazingly, the color is a dark green.
2. Use of heavy whipping cream, as a substitute for half & half, adds lots of "rich."

History

Celebrating 47 years of driving a blue BMW.

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2021
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Carl N.
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Van Zo Post

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon
3⁄4 oz Campari
3⁄4 oz Triple sec, Cointreau
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth
1 Maraschino cherry (As garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, one big rock, garnish.

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Year
ca. 2018
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Creator
Steve Cutchen
Source reference

https://old.reddit.com/r/cocktails/comments/a12qi1/van_zo_post/

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Chartreuse Daiquiri

1 1⁄2 oz Light rum
3⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
2 ds Orange bitters
Instructions

Shake, strain, up.

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2018
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Black Star Line

2 oz Gin
3⁄4 oz Cassis
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup
1⁄4 oz Pastis, Pernod
1 oz Lime juice
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
3 oz Club soda
1 Star anise (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, collins glass with cracked ice, top off with club soda, garnish with star anise.

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2016
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High Brow Board Walk

1 oz Venezuelan rum, Diplomatico (any dry carribbean rum should do)
1 oz Whiskey (Lost Republic Straight Bourbon Whiskey)
1 oz Sweet vermouth, Dolin
1⁄2 oz Cynar 70
1⁄2 oz Braulio
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1 sli Lemon (dehydrated lemon slice, as garnish)
Instructions

Stir everything except the dehydrated lemon slice together over ice and strain into a coup glass. Float the dehydrated lemon slice.

Notes

I tried this without the lemon and it's quite spicy. The lemon goes a long way towards balance here. The bourbon has a caramel flavor.

History

I got the idea from the Ambidextrous cocktail that Frederic Yarm from Boston posted and I've been trying to use more Bràulio.

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2021
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Arthur Petron, San Francisco, CA
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https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2020/05/ambidexterous.html

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Frida

1 1⁄2 oz Blanco tequila, Espolon
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Grapefruit juice
1⁄2 oz Raspberry syrup
1 twst Grapefruit peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Add ingredients to mixing glass. Add ice and shake well. Strain into Old-Fashioned glass filled with pellet or crushed ice. Garnish with grapefruit twist.

History

Created for a 2010 Cinco de Mayo event at Peacock Alley and named after Frida Kahlo

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2010
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Peacock Alley
Source reference

The Waldorf Astoria Bar Book, page 176, 2016

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Shochu sour

1 1⁄2 oz Shochu (iichiko special barley shochu)
2⁄3 oz Yuzu juice
1⁄4 oz Orgeat
1⁄4 oz Agave syrup
1 Egg white
Instructions

Shake, strain, serve in chilled coupe glass. If using the optional egg white, shake the ingredients first without ice, then shake again with ice.

Creole/Aromatic bitters as garnish on top.

History

After a few different mixes involving shochu, I discovered that equal parts of orgeat and agave nectar work best to counter the different flavour profile of yuzu juice compared to e.g. lemons.

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2021
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Dinosaurs Before Dark

1 1⁄2 oz Gin
1 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano (Or Lillet Blanc)
1⁄4 oz Campari
1⁄4 oz Apricot liqueur
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 ds Absinthe (I used 12 drops)
1 twst Orange peel (As garnish)
Instructions

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

History

I had been thinking about Joaquin Simo's Sweet Valley High after having made one for a guest at Drink that week, and I decided to put my own spin on it by changing the liqueur and bitters and by adding a light touch of absinthe. To keep with Joaquin's name, I dubbed this one Dinosaurs Before Dark after another young adult book series.

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2021
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Frederic Yarm, Boston, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2021/12/dinosaurs-before-dark.html

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