Mockingbird, Wish Me Luck

1 1⁄2 oz Rye
1⁄2 oz Aquavit
3⁄4 oz Cynar
1⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
2 ds Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
1 twst Orange peel (As garnish)
Instructions

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

Notes

While the other two combinations (rye/aquavit, Cynar/Chartreuse) were what inspired this drink, it was the Chartreuse-aquavit pairing that had a beautiful synergy here.

History

I was inspired by the rye-aquavit combination found in a few drinks that I have had and decided to mash it up with the Cynar, Chartreuse, and mole bitters trio from my Up Jumped the Devil (which I believe was inspired by The Drink of Laughter and Forgetting). For a name, I dubbed this one Mockingbird, Wish Me Luck after the title of Charles Bukowski's 1972 book of poetry.

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

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2021/10/mockingbird-wish-me-luck.ht…

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The international

1 1⁄2 oz Orgeat
1 oz Lime juice
3⁄4 oz Mezcal, Iba Orange
3⁄4 oz Luxardo Fernet
2 ds Bitters, Angostura Orange
Instructions

Shake all vigorously, particularly if using home-made orgeat. Double strain into a chilled Nick & Nora

Notes

Velvety, bitter-sweet, earthy yet balanced and surprisingly light. Opt for a rounder and a more welcoming Fernet than the go-to Branca. Iba Orange has strong orange notes so do not substitute with just any other Mezcal.

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Year
2019
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Creator
Eran Shifferman
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hypoxic_ commented on 3/18/2024:

Just wild in the flavors that hit your mouth, and then worth spending time with.

Eclipse (Toye)

2 oz Rum
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1 bsp Simple syrup
Instructions

Shake, strain and garnish with a cherry

Yields Drink
Year
1925
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Source reference

Drinks - Long and Short, 1925
TOYE, Nina and A. H. ADAIR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQbAuo4KUp8

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Corn 'n Oil Sour

1⁄2 oz Egg white
1⁄2 oz Virgin Islands Rum, Cruzan Blackstrap (Blackstrap rum of some form)
1⁄2 oz Falernum, Velvet Falernum
1 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Light rum, Brugal
1 oz Rum, Flor de Caña 12 year
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
1⁄2 oz Rich simple syrup 2:1
Instructions

Combine all ingredient into shaker and DRY SHAKE.
Add ice and SHAKE.
Strain into a chilled coupe.

Notes

Somewhere between a rum sour and a corn 'n oil. Has a sweet but complex balance with a creamy texture from the egg white.

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Year
2021
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slippyshuffles commented on 3/22/2022:

I added more egg white the second time I made it and preferred that version.

CliveAmarg

1 1⁄2 oz Mezcal
3⁄4 oz Triple sec
3⁄4 oz Ancho Reyes chile liqueur (Ancho Chile)
3⁄4 oz Lime cordial, Rose's (Rose's Lime Juice)
1⁄4 oz Olive juice
1 Egg white
Instructions

1. Splash a tiny splash of Ancho Reyes into a coupe glass, then get the rim nice and wet, then rim with chocolate sugar, then place the glass into the freezer to freeze.
2. Shake ingredients with ice and strain into the frozen coupe glass.

History

In memory of a Naval Academy graduate.

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Year
2021
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Creator
Carl N.
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Applejack Sour

2 oz Apple brandy, Lairds
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Orange juice
1⁄2 oz Maple syrup
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 pn Nutmeg (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain, sprinkle nutmeg on top.

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Unknown
Source reference

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This seems pretty similar to the Applejack Rabbit, circa 1930s. I believe it was included on one of PDT's early fall menus (which is where I first had it).

SWOboy Blues

1 1⁄2 oz Gin (Four Pillars Olive Leaf Gin)
1 oz Blue Curaçao
3⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur, Luxardo
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur (Spearmint Liqueur)
1⁄2 t Olive juice
1 Egg white
1 spl Absinthe
1 ? Sugar (Pomegranate sugar)
Instructions

1. Put a splash of absinthe into a coupe glass, coat the inside of the glass, then coat the rim, then dip the rim into pomegranate sugar, then place the glass into the freezer.
2. Add ingredients into a shaker with ice, shake very vigorously, and strain into the frozen coupe glass.

Notes

1. Olive Juice Brine: I use the brine in a bottle of Mediterranean olives ..... very flavorful.
2. I have also added a single droplet of blue food color to enhance the "blues."

History

1. SWOboys will understand.
2. In memory of a Naval Academy graduate who didn't quite get there.

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2021
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Creator
Carl N.
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Thin Mint Stinger

1 1⁄2 oz Cognac, Pierre Ferrand 1840
1⁄2 oz Virgin Islands Rum, Cruzan Blackstrap
1⁄4 oz Branca Menta
1⁄4 oz White Crème de Menthe, Giffard
1⁄4 oz Crème de Cacao, Giffard
Instructions

Stir, strain, straight up, cocktail glass.

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2020
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3⁄4 oz Pavan
3⁄4 oz Pomegranate Liqueur (Stirrings Pomegranate Liqueur)
3⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur (Priqly Pear Liqueur)
1 Egg white
Instructions

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

Notes

1. The egg white smooths out and cuts what would seem to be overbearing sweetness.
2. Vary the amounts of Pavan & Pomegranate & Priqly to find one that fits one's palate.

History

In memory of a Naval Academy graduate.

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2021
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Creator
Carl N.
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Roca Alexander

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1 oz Heavy cream
3 pn Salt (Heavy pinches)
Instructions

Shake, strain, up. Garnish with a sprinkle of nutmeg and square of caramel, in that order.

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2021
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Creator
Natalie Weizenbaum
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