The Peace Cocktail

1 oz Rhum Agricole, Rhum Agricole JM VSOP
1 oz Casoni Aperitivo 1814 (red bitters)
1 oz Bonal Gentiane Quina
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain over large ice cube in rocks glass, no garnish

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Mentone, Aptos CA
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Shawn C commented on 1/07/2025:

Looks like I might need to add some ingredients to clarify this one within the database structure, since aperitivo's are within the amaro classification. The original calls for Casoni Aperitivo 1814, not to be confused with Casoni Amaro (usually listed as "Casoni Heritage Amaro" in the U.S.) Various red/orange bitter aperitivo's are probably the closest subs for the 1814, since the 2024 London Spirits Competition taste panel description was "bitters that are delightful, with a perfect balance between sweetness and botanical complexity ending with a bitter note of bitter orange peel and cardamom."

Shawn C commented on 2/14/2025:

Casoni Aperitivo 1814 and Casoni Heritage Amaro have been added to the KC ingredient list, and the recipe has been updated accordingly.

Sancti Spiritus

1 oz Rum, Scarlet Ibis (Cocktail Virgin subst. Privateer Navy Yard)
3⁄4 oz Cardamaro
3⁄4 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano
1 bsp Pear liqueur, Rothman & Winter (Cocktail Virgin bumps this up to 0.25 oz)
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into a cocktail glass, and garnish with a lemon twist.

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Kellie Thorn, Empire State South, Atlanta
Source reference

http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2020/06/sancti-spiritus.html

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  • Didn't have Scarlet Ibis - used Angostura Rum. Would limit the R&W to a bsp - 0.25 was sweet.
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Tokyo Station

7⁄8 oz Gin, Tanqueray
2⁄3 oz Suze
2 t Lime juice
1 bsp Simple syrup
1 bsp Grenadine
1 wdg Lime (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake and strain into a Martini glass. Garnish.

Notes

Tip: When you’re halfway through the cocktail, squeeze the lime wedge into the remainder. This transforms the cocktail so the lime dominates a bit more over the Suze. The two tastes of the Tokyo Station are supposed to mimic a train coming and going.

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1989
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Hisashi Sugimoto, Bar Oak, Tokyo Station Hotel
Source reference

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestravelguide/2021/02/16/how-to-make-t…

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EtherPole commented on 4/15/2022:

It has a nice balance of sweet sour and bitter.
I tried it with a half salted rim, and that elevated it more.

Mourão

1 1⁄2 oz Cachaça (Oak aged)
1 oz Mandarin orange liqueur, Mandarine Napoleon
1⁄2 oz Campari
1 ds Orange bitters
Instructions

Stir, strain. Cocktail glass. No garnish.

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Forgotten Leap Year

1 3⁄4 oz Añejo rum
3⁄4 oz Swedish Punsch
1⁄2 oz Gran Classico
1 bsp Lemon juice
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir; strain; up; garnish.

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2021
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Craig Eliason, St. Paul, Minnesota (USA)
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  • Might want to specify the rum or rum family - the rum I unfortunately chose (Diplomatico) made this undrinkably sweet; I was able to balance it to ok with about another 1/2 oz of lemon juice.
  • Boozy lemon-tea flavors. Sweet and almost fruity at sip, long finish brings in balancing tannic and bitter flavors.
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Hemingway stirred nonsense

1 1⁄2 oz Haitian Rum, Barbancourt 8
1⁄3 oz Dry apricot brandy (Apricot eau de vie)
1 oz Orange vermouth, Martini & Rossi Fiero
1⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur
1⁄8 oz Orange flower water
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
7 dr Orange cream citrate
Instructions

Stir, strain, coupe.

Notes

Martini fiero is a kind of grapefruit aperitivo.

I've used Barbancourt 50% 11y from silver seal.

Maraschino and apricot eau de vie work very well.

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Five & Dime

1 1⁄2 oz Gin
1⁄2 oz Apricot liqueur
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Orgeat
2 ds Bitters
2 ds Orange bitters
1 wdg Orange (as garnish)
1 Cherry (As garnish)
Instructions

Shake. Strain to lowball with crushed ice. Orange wedge and cherry garnish

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Zac Pease at My Friend Duke. NYC
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shadowkirby commented on 1/06/2022:

Great drink - the orgeat gives it a creamy, smooth feel and taste. Pretty drink and only lightly sweet which was great (I used apricot brandy though rather than liqueur).

3 Pilares

1 2⁄3 oz Speyside Scotch, The Singleton 12 (Dufftown)
1 oz Bianco Vermouth (Honey, Chamomile and Apple infused)
2 ds Orange bitters, Regans' orange bitters
1 Cherry (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain into cocktail glass, Cherry as garnish.

History

Cocktail created for 2021 Wordclass competition Brasil semifinal

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Puma Ricardo Fuenzalida, São Paulo
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CL5HgEkH7y3/

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  • Balanced
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Maloney No. 3

2 oz Bourbon
1 3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth
3⁄4 oz Cynar
1⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
Instructions

Stir; strain; garnish with orange peel

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2021
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Unknown
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Mark DelCogliano
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  • Used Italian vermouth Contratto bianco. Nice. Also Evan Williams small batch Bourbon.. Orange peel expressed and dropped in. Well balanced. 4.5 stars
  • Quite fine stirred drink, though the volume is more than fits my regular coupes.
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Intercept

1 oz Bourbon
1 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1⁄2 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Apricot liqueur
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Orange peel (As garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into a rocks glass with ice, and garnish with an orange twist.

History

In thinking about the combination of apricot and Campari for a drink of the day at Loyal Nine, I selected whiskey as the base spirit, and the idea of crossing a Slope with a Boulevardier came to me.

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2016
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Frederic Yarm, Loyal Nine, Cambridge, MA
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https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2016/09/intercept.html

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  • Used 1.25 oz Evan Williams single barrel bourbon, 1 dash Bitter Truth aromatic bitters, otherwise same. Nice interplay between sweet and bitter. Rate 4.5 if I could.
  • Might try the dried out version mentioned in comments, but to spec the sweetness though foregrounded did not wear on me. Rewarding second level of complexity past the bittersweet. — ★★★★
  • Use 50/50 Punt e Mes and dry vermouth — ★★★★★
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Dan commented on 3/02/2021:

Really excellent. With Rothman and Winter, it was a touch sweet. Some dry vermouth yielded a warm, balanced and still rich cocktail. Defintely would make again.

Biff Malibu commented on 6/15/2022:

Reduced Punt e Mes to 0.75 oz the second time around. Worked a bit better.

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