Valou

2 oz Grappa, Banfi
1 oz Aperol
1⁄4 oz Curaçao, Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao
1 1⁄2 oz Orange juice (*not* fresh squeezed - use bottled concentrate)
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
2 ds Orange bitters, Angostura Orange
1⁄2 oz Campari (float as garnish and watch it sink)
Instructions

Shake, strain, rocks, garnish with Campari

Notes

Campari is optional, and it's more of a "sink" than a "float"

History

Not a lot of grappa cocktails on here, so I did some searching and found the "Valery" cocktail. It was way too sweet and didn't really work out, but I persisted. Added lemon and bitters, increased juice and additional fiddling. The name "Valou" was the nickname for my old French girlfriend Valérie, and this is the kind of thing she would have liked.

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2021
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Me and "Hello Grappa"
Source reference

https://www.hellograppa.com/cocktail/valery/

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Alternate Player

1 oz Rye, Rittenhouse 100
1 oz Aveze (or other Gentian liqueur)
1 oz Pedro Ximénez Sherry
Instructions

Stir briefly with ice, strain, garnish with an orange peel if desired.

Notes

Sweet sherry grape and bitter gentian blend together, with rye spice giving the drink backbone. Substituting Suze or Salers for the Aveze may require a bit more sweetness.

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Purple Mammoth

5 Blackberry
3 sli Ginger
3⁄4 oz Honey syrup
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
2 oz Bourbon
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
1⁄2 wdg Lemon (as garnish)
Instructions

Muddle berries and ginger in shaker with honey syrup. Add ice, bourbon, bitters. Shake and double strain in rocks filled glass. Hang lemon wedge off glass as a "tusk."

History

Developed for the Amherst College Class of 1991 30th reunion

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Craig Eliason
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2021
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Craig Eliason, Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
Source reference

http://amherst.edu

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The Stroop

3 ds Lemon bitters
1 1⁄2 oz Gin
1 1⁄2 oz Half-and-half
1 1⁄2 oz Stroopwaffel liqueur
Instructions

In a frozen coupe glass, add the 3 dashes of lemon bitters, roll it around to coat, then place the glass back into the freezer.
Add remaining ingredients into a shaker with ice. Shake vigorously, then pour into the coupe glass.

Notes

This is cocktail #1 with Stroop Waffel, I just discovered it. There will be much experimentation.

History

I found Stroop Waffel in my local Cost Plus "World Market." It appeals to my sweet tooth !! https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/stroopwafel-liqueur

....... Please note the "reference." I don't care for vodka, so I use gin.

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2019
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Carl N.
Source reference

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/405042560221564479/

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Chili Waffel

1 oz Brandy
1 oz Stroopwaffel liqueur
1⁄2 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Ancho Reyes chile liqueur
1⁄2 oz Half-and-half
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

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

Notes

Https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/stroopwafel-liqueur

History

An exploration of the very sweet, mildly spicy, and bitter.

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Golf Cart

1 1⁄2 oz Gin
1 oz Crème Yvette
1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth
1⁄2 oz Lavender syrup
1 oz Heavy cream
Instructions

Shake ingredients vigorously with ice, strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

The idea is from the Harrier and Perpetual cocktails.

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2018
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Carl in SoCal
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Walnut Reverie

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Bombay Sapphire
1 1⁄2 oz Walnut Liqueur (Pendray's brand)
1⁄2 oz Triple sec
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1 Egg white
Instructions

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

Notes

As an option I enjoy adding 1/2 oz half & half for additional body and richness.

History

I grew up on an acre of walnut trees and during today's hot afternoon I was doing some pruning.

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Cherry Cobbler

2 oz Gin
1⁄2 oz Cherry Liqueur, Cherry Heering
1⁄2 oz Cassis
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
Instructions

All ingredients into a shaker with lots of ice. Shake vigorously. Strain into a chilled martini glass.

Notes

Personally: I put a Maraschino cherry into the glass as a garnish.

History

Found this recipe elsewhere.

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http://www.barnonedrinks.com/drinks/c/cherry-cobbler-1240.html

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Mixin In Ansley commented on 1/17/2023:

Gorgeous. Lands on a sweet tang and not an inch over. Dangerous territory but five stars.

Artur B commented on 9/16/2023:

Little too sweet for me. Will try to reduce/remove syrop.

Rigoni Stern

2⁄3 oz Grappa, Nardini
1 oz Vodka (Russian)
2⁄3 oz Coffee liqueur, Caffé Borghetti espresso liqueur
Instructions

Build in glass (Old Fashioned). Ice. No garnish

History

Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Rigoni_Stern
Dedicated to the great anti-fascist writer who recounted the Italian retreat from Russia during the World War II

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Count ITP

1 oz Gin
1 oz Dry vermouth
2⁄3 oz Cynar
2 t Campari
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir the ingredients in an Old Fashioned glass full of ice. Garnish with a lemon twist.

History

Born to celebrate the (hypothesized) centenary of the original Negroni, but truly inspired by the Cardinal. The drink will be offered to the spectators of the "ITP for Negroni" concert by the punk band "ITP" (June 2019, in Lucca).
I take this opportunity to explain how I make the cocktails dedicated to the band: when I let them taste the musicians, for the drummer they are always all very good; the bass player always finds something wrong (and proposes unlikely variants); the guitarist always seems too sweet: so the only way is to do something bitter and ignore the bass player ...

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2019
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