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1790

3⁄4 oz Jamaican rum (Aged, preferably Smith & Cross)
3⁄4 oz Cognac
1⁄2 oz Orgeat (May need to decrease/adjust depending on orgeat recipe/brand)
1 twst Lemon peel (As garnish)
Instructions

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

Notes

The sweetness and flavor intensity of the orgeat will dictate whether the orgeat volume should be dropped to 3/8 oz or 1/4 oz. With homemade orgeat, I enjoyed it at 1/2 oz.

History

In thinking about the Manhattan-like recipes from Pioneers of Mixing at Elite Bars: 1903-1933 that contain orgeat (see source reference for links), I decided to take the idea and include in elements from the 1919 and Japanese Cocktails. With a split base of Cognac from the Japanese and rum from the 1919, I opted for Jamaican rum to provide some funk and dryness to the mix. For a name, I dubbed this one the 1790 -- the year that the tropical almond tree was introduced to Jamaica.

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Year
2021
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Boston, MA
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  • Not enough tartness, I think. Add lemon or lime?
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sevyryelsdorn commented on 5/28/2021:

I used 0.25 oz Liber & Co. orgeat; if you are using that brand, I'd suggest going no higher than that without trying first. It was still sweet at that level.


BLBU99 commented on 12/26/2021:

First Used 1/2 oz bardaddy orgeat which was too sweet. Better with 1/4 oz.


Mela d'Alba

1 oz Campari
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, rocks, DOF, express and drop garnish.

Notes

OP recommends Carpano Antica Formula. Cocci Torino would work well too.

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Year
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Authenticity
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Evolved Margarita

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1⁄2 oz Plain shrub (Shrub & Co Blood Orange Shrub)
Instructions

Stir over ice. Strain and serve in a coupe glass.

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Sunday in TJ

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1⁄4 oz Ancho Reyes chile liqueur
Instructions

Build over a cube and stir to incorporate.

Notes

Paranubes is a pretty unique rum, not sure it will be the same with anything else but you could try a less funky rhum agricole blanc.

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Instructions

Stir; blood orange wheel garnish.

Notes

For the blood orange zest infusion Death & Co uses iSi whipper; I infused zest of 3 blood oranges in fridge for a couple days and filtered with coffee filter.

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Instructions

Stir, strain, up, cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon peel.

Notes

Complex notes, dry and changes with time.

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HallA commented on 11/14/2021:

Really nice. Leads with sweeter notes from all three ingredients - honey from the scotch and raisin from the sherry and orange from the montenegro. Then evolves into the slight peat on highland park as well as the bitter amaro notes and the drying sherry finish.


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Instructions

Build over a cube and stir to incorporate

Notes

1 tsp 5-spice per 750ml Gosling's, steep overnight and strain back into the bottle.

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Eclipse Spritz

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Instructions

Mount in a flute glass. Serve ice cold.

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The Smoked 45

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Instructions

Stir over ice, strain, and serve up. Garnish with a flamed orange peel.

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