Dark Magus

1 1⁄2 oz Jamaican rum (preferably Hampden Estate 8 Year)
3⁄4 oz Amaro, Heirloom Pineapple Amaro
1⁄2 oz Campari
1⁄4 oz Crème de Banane, Tempus Fugit
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into a rocks glass over ice, and garnish.

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Year
2025
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Craig Nielsen
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Frenchie

2 oz Gin
1⁄2 oz Elderflower liqueur
2 1⁄2 oz Grapefruit juice
1 wdg Grapefruit
Instructions

Shake, strain, ice-filled highball, garnish.

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Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Somer Perez, Los Angeles
Source reference

https://www.liquor.com/recipes/frenchie/

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Making Memories

1 oz Gin, Tanqueray
1 oz Dry vermouth, Dolin
1⁄2 oz Vodka
1⁄4 oz Bénédictine
1⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Jeppson's Malort
1 twst Lemon peel (discard)
Instructions

Stir, strain, cocktail glass, express peel then discard.

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Todd Brant
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Year
2025
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Todd Brant
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Just Between Us

1 oz Gin, Tanqueray
1 oz Dry vermouth, Dolin
1⁄2 oz Vodka
1⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
1⁄4 oz Suze
1 twst Lemon peel (discard)
Instructions

Stir, strain, cocktail glass, express peel then discard.

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Todd Brant
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Year
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Authenticity
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Creator
Todd Brant
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Infinite Sunset

1 1⁄2 oz Cognac
3⁄4 oz Dry vermouth
3⁄4 oz Campari
1 t Crème de Violette
1 t Rich simple syrup 2:1
1⁄2 oz Cassis (to float)
Instructions

Shake, strain, cocktail glass, float, no garnish.

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Authenticity
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Creator
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Border River

1 1⁄2 oz Cognac
1 oz Aperol
1⁄2 oz Fernet Branca
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
3 ds Bitters (Angostura Cocoa Bitters)
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Watching a classic Joel McCrea movie: Border River

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Year
2025
Authenticity
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Creator
Carl N.
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Charlie (the) Oscar

1 1⁄2 oz Gin (Bombay Blue Sapphire)
1 oz Triple sec
3⁄4 oz Elderflower liqueur
3⁄4 oz Orange juice
3 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

For those Naval Aviators who have soared forward and upward to the pyramid's pinnacle.

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2025
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Creator
Carl N.
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Maria Bonita

1 oz Cachaça
1⁄2 oz Apple brandy
1 oz Campari
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth
1⁄4 oz Cinnamon syrup
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Orange peel (As garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into a double old fashioned glass with a large ice cube, and garnish with an orange twist.

Notes

Negroni Week 2025 creation.

History

I became inspired by the cachaça, apple brandy, and cinnamon trio of the Cinnamon Girl that I had made recently, and I merged parts of that with a Negroni given that it was Negroni Week and the cinnamon-Campari duo of Erick Castro's Babbo's Toddy. I dubbed this one the Maria Bonita which was the nickname of Maria Delia who joined Lapião and his bandits in criminal adventures in Brazil circa 1930; Maria & Lampião became entrenched in Brazilian folk history akin to Bonnie & Clyde in the United States.

Yields Drink
Year
2025
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Boston, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2025/10/maria-bonita.html

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Up On The Roof

1 3⁄4 oz Rye
3⁄4 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano
1⁄2 oz Madeira, Broadbent Rainwater Medium Dry
1 bsp Cinnamon syrup
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Lemon peel (expressed and discarded)
1 Brandied cherry (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir; strain; up; express; garnish.

History

Found that the combo of rainwater madeira and Cocchi Americano could be an intriguing stand in for sweet vermouth, so made up this Manhattan riff.

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Craig Eliason
Yields Drink
Year
2025
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Craig Eliason, Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
Source reference

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puM1k-S86nE

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From other users
  • Aroma has orange oil, cherry, cinnamon and other baking spices. Sip has cinnamon and rye spices with a honey sweetness. Swallow and finish are like a pleasantly complex Manhattan.
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MixBooze commented on 10/09/2025:

love the twist using Madeira and Cocchi Americano

Pommistry

1 oz Apple brandy, Lairds Bonded
1 oz Jamaican rum, Appleton 12
1⁄2 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano
1⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1⁄4 oz Cinnamon syrup
1 ds Apple bitters
5 sli Apple (fanned, as garnish)
1 ds Lemon juice (sprinkled on garnish)
Instructions

Stir; strain; up; garnish with fanned apple slices sprinkled with fresh lemon juice.

History

Made for the October 2025 Reddit Original Cocktail Competition: Apple and Cinnamon.

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Craig Eliason
Yields Drink
Year
2025
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Craig Eliason, Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
Source reference

https://www.reddit.com/r/cocktails/comments/1o10elq/pommistry/

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  • Nice amber color. Apple nose, apple and cherry sip, cinnamon rushes in on swallow. Mildly bitter finish and tart garnish hold sweetness in check. Tingly cinnamon end.
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