Blood and Thunder

3⁄4 oz Mezcal, Sombra
3⁄4 oz Fernet Vallet
3⁄4 oz Amargo-Vallet
3⁄4 oz Blood orange syrup
1 Blood orange peel
Instructions

Stir, strain into old fashioned glass with a large cube or sphere. Garnish with an expressed blood orange swath.

Notes

For the blood orange cordial / syrup, peel and juice blood oranges (reserve the peels). Add an equal amount of cane sugar to the juice and peels, and sous vide at 145 degrees for 2 hours. Strain and bottle (I usually add a tsp of high proof vodka for preservation).

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2020
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Dragon Punch

1 1⁄2 oz Mezcal, Del Maguey Vida
1⁄2 oz Orgeat
1 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
2 ds Hot sauce
Instructions

Shake and fine strain into a coupe.

Yields Drink
Year
2020
Authenticity
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Creator
Robert Weeks, The Coldroom Bar, Montreal
Source reference

https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/6829/dragon-punch

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  • Smooth with a bite
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Dr. Adam's Fosbury Flip

1 bsp Caraway seeds
2 oz Drambuie
1 oz Añejo rum, Bacardi 8
2 ds Aphrodite bitters, Dr Adam Elmegirab’s Aphrodite Bitters
1 oz Whole egg
1 bsp Rich simple syrup 2:1
1 pn Salt
1 pn Black pepper
1 pn Nutmeg
Instructions

Muddle caraway seeds in base of shaker, add remaining ingredients and shake with ice for 10 seconds. Serve in chilled goblet. Garnish with fresh grated nutmeg.

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Source reference

https://www.doctoradams.co.uk/cocktail-recipes/aphrodite-bitters-recipe…

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Kalmia Fizz

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon
1⁄2 oz Walnut Liqueur (Ratafia di Adorno)
3⁄4 oz Citrus juice (50/50 Lemon/Lime)
1⁄2 oz Grade A dark color and robust taste maple syrup
1 Egg white
1 oz Seltzer water
Instructions

Dry shake all but seltzer, then add ice and shake. Strain into down glass and top with seltzer

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2020
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El Chapulín

1 oz Branca Menta
1 oz Tequila, Ocho
1⁄2 oz Crème de Cacao, Tempus Fugit
3 dr Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
3 ds Absinthe, Kübler (as garnish)
1 spg Mint (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain over a big cube, garnishes.

Yields Drink
Year
2021
Authenticity
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Creator
Jonathan Bush, Manifesto, Kansas City MO
Source reference

https://punchdrink.com/recipes/el-chapulin/

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Lion's Tail (The Dead Rabbit)

2 oz Bourbon, Old Forester
3⁄4 oz Crème de Cacao (Blanc)
1⁄4 oz Crème de Poire
1⁄4 oz Allspice Dram
1 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Orange juice
3 ds Bitters, Dr Adam Elmegirab's Orinoco Bitters
1 pn Nutmeg
Instructions

Shake all ingredients (except nutmeg garnish), strain into a punch glass with a large chunk of ice. Garnish with grated nutmeg.

Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Jack McGarry, The Dead Rabbit Grocery & Grog, New York, NY
Source reference

"The Dead Rabbit Grocery & Grog Drinks Manual," Sean Muldoon, Jack McGarry & Ben Schaffer, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015

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Zachary Pearson commented on 1/21/2021:

This is a pretty...... dramatic departure from the original. Thanks,  Zachary

yarm commented on 1/22/2021:

I've seen recipes with rather minor changes rename it. This is not recognizable as a Lion's Tail akin to calling a Zombie a Daiquiri.

Zachary Pearson commented on 1/22/2021:

If it weren't from Jack McGarry, I probably wouldn't have published it as it's a problematic name. But it's not like I can ask him to change the name for us... Thanks,  Zachary

applejack commented on 1/22/2021:

In fairness, they did make significant changes with quite a few other classics in the book, but this is definitely one of the most far afield (which is the primary reason I posted it).  That and the Lion's Tail is one of my favorite winter sours--aside from the use of allspice dram, it's one of the few drinks I regularly make that pairs whiskey with lime (not really making a lot of Bourbon Rickeys in recent memory, or ever really).  Which, given that the second recipe included lime, makes me wonder if the use of lemon might have been a misprint in the book.

I personally prefer the original to either of these, they just seem needlessly overworked without any substantial improvement (and I'm not a big fan of orange juice in cocktails).  I suppose if you like the whiskey or allspice flavors more muted, either of these might be more to someone's liking as they are significantly lengthened compared to the original (and continue The Dead Rabbits tradition of obscenely large drinks).

Fruit salad

3⁄4 oz Rye (Knob creek cask strength 59%)
3⁄4 oz Crème de Banane (Merlet)
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
3⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Chartreuse
1 dr Bitters, Fee Brothers Rhubarb
1 dr Bitters, Fee Brothers Cranberry
Instructions

Shake, strain, serve, coupe.

Notes

One drop for the bitters !

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Year
2021
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macdoogles106 commented on 1/21/2021:

Nice and sweet!  I used yellow Chartreuse.  I didn't have Creme de Banane, so I used Banane du Bresil.  I also added plum bitters to the cranberry and rhubarb bitters (more fruit in the "fruit salad"!), and I garnished a cocktail pick with a tiny sliver of lime, pineapple, and a Toschi amarena cherry.

Satisfying strangeness

3⁄4 oz Rye
3⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Chartreuse
3⁄4 oz Bigallet China-China
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Shake, strain, nick and nora. Candied cherry drop in.

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2021
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Suze Tonic

1 1⁄2 oz Suze
1 oz Lemon juice
4 oz Tonic water
3 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 wdg Lemon (as garnish)
Instructions

Build in an ice filled Collins glass, stir, garnish.

Yields Drink
Year
2018
Authenticity
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Creator
Rebekah Peppler
Source reference

https://food52.com/recipes/77706-suze-tonic

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Zachary Pearson commented on 1/21/2021:

Curated this - removed fresh from lemon juice - we always assume that. Removed copyright material. Thanks,  Zachary

Papa's Rum Punch

2 oz Rum, Havana Club Añejo Especial
1 oz Cinnamon syrup (See note)
1 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Add all ingredients to a crushed ice-filled shaker and shake for 30 seconds. Pour, unstrained, into a tall glass. Garnish with a spent lime half and a sprig of mint.

Notes

To make the syrup bring a cup each of water and demerara sugar to the boil and add 3 sticks of cinnamon and 10 allspice berries. Stir until dissolved then remove from heat and cover for 2 hours before straining.

History

I originally used a rum distilled in Key West with very limited availability (16 bottles total). I created this drink for the 2016 Hemmingway Look Alike Society winner Dave Hemmingway (no relation but the only winner with the same last name).

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