In the Stacks

1 oz Scotch
1 oz Sherry, Lustau East India Solera (See notes below for substitution)
3⁄4 oz Cynar
1⁄4 oz Apricot liqueur
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
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

When I made this for a guest at Drink a few days ago, a 1/2 oz each Palo Cortado (sub Oloroso or Amontillado) + 1/2 oz sweet vermouth worked well in a pinch.

History

For Sherry Week 2021, I decided to riff on the Library Card that I had created a few years ago. I originally crafted this variation with Amontillado sherry, but that first pass was too stark, so I swapped in Lustau's cream sherry, East India Solera, with better success (see the notes for the modification I made for a guest at Drink this past week).

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

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2021/11/in-stacks.html

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  • Did the suggested vermouth swap with amantillado. This is nice! Mole and apricot play nicely together.
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Mixin In Ansley commented on 2/20/2024:

Distinguished and different but easy going for a non scotch drinker. I see apricot in so many bourbon-driven cocktails. Nice to see the switch.

King of Barbados

2 oz Rum (Barbados rum such as Mount Gay)
1⁄2 oz Calvados
1⁄4 oz Allspice Dram, St. Elizabeth
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Honey syrup (1:1 - see below)
1 sli Lemon (dehydrated or fresh, as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain, coupe, garnish.

Notes

Really nice fall rum sour.

Honey Syrup: Equal parts honey and warm water. Stir until dissolved.

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Year
2021
Authenticity
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Creator
Stefan Huebner, Dot Dot Dot, Charlotte, North Carolina (USA)
Source reference

https://imbibemagazine.com/recipe/king-of-barbados-a-rum-cocktail-for-f…

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  • I subbed applejack for calvados and it was good.
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Stormy Weather

1 1⁄4 oz Japanese Whisky, Suntory Toki blended
1⁄4 oz Rock & rye, Mr. Katz's Rock & Rye
1⁄4 oz Lemon vodka (Belvedere Organic Infusions Lemon & Basil)
1 oz Verjus
1⁄4 oz Cane syrup
1⁄2 oz Iced Tea
6 dr Bitters, Bittermens 'Elemakule Tiki
2 oz Club soda
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
1 Candied ginger (as garnish)
Instructions

Build everything but soda, and pour over club soda and four Kold-Draft cubes or equivalent in a Collins glass. Express and insert lemon twist, and garnish with candied ginger.

Notes

The Toki + tiki bitters + tea + Katz's creates a ginger flavor.

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Year
2021
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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Clarified Wythe Russian

1 dr Orange flower water
3 dr Coffee liqueur, Mr. Black (see note)
3 dr Chocolate bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole (see note)
1 1⁄4 oz Vodka (optional: coconut oil-washed)
1⁄4 oz Rum, Flor de Caña Extra Dry
3⁄4 oz Honey Liqueur (see note)
1⁄4 oz Bénédictine
1 ds Cane syrup (for texture)
1 twst Lemon peel (expressed and discarded)
Instructions

Stir (or batch ahead of time and pour, with about 1 oz of batched dilution per drink), serve on ice, express and discard twist.

Notes

1. Mods, can we create a cream liqueur category, and list Wild-Arbor Clear as an example?

2. We combine equal parts of the coffee liqueur and the Bittermens bitters into a house "coffee-mole bitters" for this drink. We then put this in an atomizer and spray it over the surface of the drink for added coffee aroma.

History

I've enjoyed serving clarified White Russians (and Pina Coladas, etc) using milk clarification in various programs. The Wild-Arbor is fun because it saves the step while tasting creamy/chocolate-y on its own. (While dairy-free, it's not vegan--honey is the sweetener, as it is for Benedictine.) This version's easy to build a la minute or batch ahead of time.

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Year
2021
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Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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Marie Byrd Cocktail (2021)

1 1⁄4 oz Dry vermouth, Dolin
1⁄2 oz Gin, St. George Terroir
1⁄2 oz Gin, Plymouth (or other fairly neutral, friendly gin)
1⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
2 ds Salt Solution (4:1 water:kosher salt)
1 twst Lemon peel (expressed and discarded)
Instructions

Stir, strain, serve up in a coupe, express and discard twist.

Notes

The drink is built around St. George Terroir's affinity for yellow Chartreuse, and that gin isn't really substitutable here--it tastes like an enchanted forest.

History

Martinified Alaska variation.

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Year
2021
Authenticity
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Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC
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Silent Pardner

1 1⁄4 oz Mezcal, Banhez (or other minimally smoky Mezcal)
1 1⁄4 oz Iced Coffee (cold brew concentrate)
1⁄2 oz Coffee liqueur, Galliano Ristretto
1⁄4 oz Amaro Montenegro
1⁄4 oz Demerara syrup (1:1 (or 2:1 at half the amount))
6 dr Chocolate bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
1 rinse Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse (S)
3 Coffee bean (floated, as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain, serve in a green Chartreuse-rinsed coupe, garnish with coffee beans.

Notes

An accessible Espresso Martini variation. The Mezcal contributes minerality more than smoke--the drink tastes a bit like a dry tiramisu.

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Year
2021
Authenticity
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Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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Macy's Parade

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1 oz Rye, Rittenhouse
1⁄2 oz Cranberry syrup
1⁄4 oz Cynar
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 Cherry (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir; strain; up.

Notes

Cranberry syrup: Put 2 c. of chopped or ground fresh cranberries with 1 c. each sugar and water on the stove. After 30 minutes of very low simmer, strain and chill.

History

A Manhattanish drink for Thanksgiving.

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Year
2021
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Creator
Craig Eliason, Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
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1⁄2 oz Cranberry syrup
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Becherovka
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup
2 oz Soda water (La Croix hibiscus soda, to top)
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake liquids except soda; strain over rocks; top with soda and garnish.

Notes

Cranberry syrup: Put 2 c. of chopped or ground fresh cranberries with 1 c. each sugar and water on the stove. After 30 minutes of very low simmer, strain and chill.

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2021
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Creator
Craig Eliason, Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
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Fist Bump

1 1⁄2 oz Aquavit
1⁄2 oz Cappelletti Aperitivo
1⁄4 oz Crème de Banane
1 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Cinnamon syrup
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain, coupe, garnish

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Year
2021
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
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Source reference

http://subtletiki.com/fist-bump-an-aquavit-cocktail/

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Chatham Cocktail

1 1⁄2 oz Champagne
1 pn Salt
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup
3⁄4 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano
3⁄4 oz Fino sherry
1⁄4 oz Orange liqueur, Grand Marnier
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1 twst Grapefruit peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Short shake all but champagne, strain into flute, top with champagne, quick stir, express and add grapefruit twist

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Year
2015
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Devon Tarby
Source reference

Cocktail Codex page 191

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