Big Surprise

1 1⁄2 oz Whiskey, Bulleit (12-Year_Old Rye)
1 oz Almond liqueur
1⁄2 oz Fernet Branca
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Lavender syrup
1⁄2 oz Balsamic Vinegar (18 Year Old Balsamic Vinegar)
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Watching "The Munsters", the very first episode.

Yields Drink
Year
2025
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
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Dinner Time

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, The Botanist
1 oz Herbal liqueur (Yuzuri Yuzu Liqueur)
3⁄4 oz Falernum, Velvet Falernum
3⁄4 oz Grapefruit juice
3 ds Bitters (Angostura Cocoa Bitters)
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Relaxing before dinner, watching "Robin Hood" (1939) with Errol Flynn.

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Year
2025
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
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Sidney Portier

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon, Knob Creek
1 oz Campari
1 oz Ruby Port
3 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Whiskey Barrel Aged
1 twst Orange
Instructions

Stir with ice, serve in rocks glass, big cube, orange twist.

Notes

Tried this with rye initially, bourbon played a bit better.

History

Made in celebration of trip to Portugal.

Yields Drink
Year
2024
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
MonkeyMan
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Silent Shout

1 oz Aquavit
1 oz Dry vermouth
1 oz Suze
1 t Lemon juice
1 t Orange juice
1 t Rich simple syrup 2:1
1 twst Grapefruit peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, cocktail glass, garnish.

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Todd Brant
Yields Drink
Year
2020
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Todd Brant
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Apricot-Orange Negroni

1 oz Amber vermouth (Or sweet vermouth)
1 oz Gin
2⁄3 oz Suze
1 t Orange marmalade
1 t Apricot jam
1 twst Orange peel (garnish)
Instructions

Shake, double strain into rocks glass over big ice, garnish

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Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Aurélien Boutry, bar director at the Aman Le Mélézin in Courchevel
Source reference

https://www.foodandwine.com/apricot-orange-negroni-recipe-8777637

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Uncharted Waters

2 oz Añejo rum
2 t Walnut Liqueur
1 t Simple syrup
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
10 dr Lime juice (from lime coin)
5 dr Salt Solution
1 twst Lime peel (coin, as garnish)
Instructions

Build, rock, stir, garnish.

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Todd Brant
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Year
2025
Authenticity
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Creator
Todd Brant
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Topographic Oceans

1 1⁄2 oz Añejo rum
1⁄2 oz Jamaican rum
1 t Coffee liqueur
1 t Amaro, Amaro di Angostura
2 ds Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
10 dr Salt Solution
1 ds Orange oil (as garnish from atomizer)
Instructions

Build, rock, stir, garnish.

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Todd Brant
Yields Drink
Year
2020
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Todd Brant
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CliveOsaurus

1 1⁄2 oz Mezcal (or Tequila if preferred)
1 oz Triple sec
3⁄4 oz Ancho Reyes chile liqueur
1⁄2 oz Blue Curaçao
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1 ds Salt
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

In memory of a Naval Academy graduate.

Yields Drink
Year
2025
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
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So Last Century

1 oz Gin, Bluecoat
1 oz Salers Gentiane
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
3⁄8 oz Curaçao, Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao
3⁄8 oz Crème de Cacao, Tempus Fugit
1 twst Lemon peel (expressed and discarded)
1 Brandied cherry (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake; strain; up; express lemon oils; garnish.

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Craig Eliason
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Year
2025
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Craig Eliason, Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
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Post-BREXIT E.U.

1 oz Calvados, Berneroy (Berneroy FINE has intense apple aroma. This the French representative.)
1 oz Jägermeister (This is the German representative.)
1⁄2 oz Galliano (Galliano Autentico. This is the Italian representative)
1 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Rich demerara syrup 2:1
2 oz Tonic water
1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

Shake all ingredients sans tonic water in tin half filled with ice. Strain into a coupe and complete with tonic water.
Express the lemon twist over the drink and drop it in the glass.

Notes

This was inspired by the “European Union” created by Alex Day, which you can find in the Cocktail CODEX. However, that drink still includes Gin - definitely not 2024 EU.

For a balanced EU drink, I included two spirits and one amaro from the three largest economies in the union, enhanced by the tonic water.
Salut!

Yields Drink
Year
2024
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Geraldo Ferrer
Source reference

Original

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