The Bridge

1 1⁄2 oz Gin (Botanist 22)
1 oz Cynar 70
3⁄4 oz Cherry Liqueur, Sangue Morlacco
3⁄4 oz Pomegranate juice
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup (Cilantro)
3 ds Peychaud's Bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

Notes

1) The simple syrup is homemade to the "standard" recipe.
2) Some water in a saucepan, lots of baker's sugar in the mix ...... brought to a boil. Lots of fresh cilantro tossed in and stirred vigorously. Then 1 hour of low simmer. Let cool.
3) Use a strainer. Pour the syrup into a bottle.
4) Store the syrup in the refrigerator.

History

Ode to The Coronado Bridge connecting San Diego (mainland) to Coronado Island. I just saw a picture of the bridge under construction in 1968.

I first began traveling over that bridge in 1972.

Yields Drink
Year
2025
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
Not yet rated
Similar cocktails
  • Butch's Place — Gin, Cynar, Elderflower liqueur, Ginger liqueur, Cranberry bitters
  • New Milano — Gin, Cynar, Dimmi, Salt, Grapefruit
  • English Rain — Gin, Cucumber Vodka, Amaro Montenegro, Elderflower liqueur, Apricot liqueur, Bitters, Aloe vera liqueur
  • Barrel Choke — Gin, Cynar, Ginger syrup

(the) Future Returns

1 1⁄2 oz Gin (Botanist 22)
1 oz Suze
3⁄4 oz Blue Curaçao
1⁄2 oz Pomegranate juice
1⁄2 oz Lavender syrup
3 ds Peychaud's Bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Thoroughly enjoying a marathon of "Back To The Future"

Yields Drink
Year
2025
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
Not yet rated
Similar cocktails
  • Alley Negroni — Genever, Campari, Dimmi, Orange peel
  • Ajax — Genever, Cherry Liqueur, Aperol, Maraschino Liqueur, Cherry, Balsamic Vinegar, Orange peel, Orange, Nutmeg
  • Hummingbird — Gin, Campari, Elderflower liqueur, Sweet vermouth, Orange
  • English Rain — Gin, Cucumber Vodka, Amaro Montenegro, Elderflower liqueur, Apricot liqueur, Bitters, Aloe vera liqueur
  • Ghost Town — Genever, Curaçao, Ramazzotti, Islay Scotch, Tea, Orange peel

Hariken

1 oz Jamaican rum (See notes)
1 oz Cognac
1 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Passion fruit syrup
1⁄2 oz Orgeat
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 pn Nutmeg (Freshly grated, as garnish)
Instructions

Whip shake with crushed ice, pour into a Tiki mug, fill with crushed ice, and garnish with freshly grated nutmeg and an inverted paper umbrella. The drink would probably do well served up after being shaken and strained into a coupe too with either no garnish or the grating of nutmeg only.

Notes

I went with Coruba, a dark Jamaican rum.

History

For the Tiki the Snow Away month in January 2019, I was inspired by the 1940 Pat O'Brien's Hurricane as a starting point (and not the current bastardization they serve now), and somehow it entered my mind that I could cross it with the Japanese Cocktail from Jerry Thomas' 1862 book. For a name, I opted for the Japanese term for the storm: Harikēn.

Yields Drink
Year
2019
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Boston, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2019/01/hariken.html

Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
4.5 stars
(5 ratings)
Similar cocktails
  • Plantation Fever — Nicaraguan Rum, Chocolate spirit, Lime juice, Simple syrup
  • Bases Clearing Double — Rye, Pineapple juice, Orange juice, Lime juice, Orgeat, Nutmeg
  • Surfcaster — Jamaican rum, Pineapple rum, Allspice Dram, Lime juice, Simple syrup, Passion fruit puree
  • Eazy Tiger — Bourbon, Curaçao, Maraschino Liqueur, Bitters, Lemon juice, Orgeat
  • Golden Gun — Blended rum, Añejo rum, Apricot liqueur, Bitters, Lime juice, Demerara syrup, Grapefruit juice

Mutiny on the Mili Atoll

1 oz Batavia Arrack
1 oz Rhum Agricole (Blanc)
1 oz Green tea (Strong steep, cooled)
1 oz Pineapple juice
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
1⁄4 oz Crème de Cacao
2 ds Orange bitters
1 pn Nutmeg (Freshly grated, as garnish.)
Instructions

Shake with ice, strain into a tall glass, and fill with crushed ice; alternatively, swizzling in crushed ice would not be out of place here. Garnish with freshly grated nutmeg.

History

In thinking about lesser known Tiki drinks that have stood the test of time in my mind, the Pago Pago from the 1940 The How And When came to mind. I thought about how it could be riffed into a Batavia Arrack drink, but it needed more changes to differentiate it from the original. One of the Batavia Arrack recipes that popped into my head was the more recent Seven Seas Swizzle that paired the spirit with green tea syrup, lime, and orange bitters. In researching the South Pacific, I came across a New England link in the Marshall Island chain. In 1823, the Nantucket-based whaler The Globe suffered a mutiny that led their ship to the Mili Atoll; the mutineers killed the captain and three officers, and they left the rest on the atoll where the natives did in all but two.

Yields Drink
Year
2018
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Boston, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2018/01/mutiny-on-mili-atoll.html

Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
Not yet rated
Similar cocktails
  • Helen the Pacific — Demerara Rum, Rhum Agricole, Maraschino Liqueur, Allspice Dram, Falernum, Lime juice, Grenadine, Simple syrup
  • Midnight Oil — Bermuda rum, Ginger Bitters, Tea, Molasses, Black Cardamom
  • Miramar — Strega, Cynar, Rum, Lemon zest
  • I Scatter Them In Time And Space — Demerara Rum, Sweet vermouth, Cynar, Herbal liqueur, Scotch, Bitters, Rose water

Sweepstakes

1 1⁄2 oz Pisco, Capel
1 oz Aperol
3⁄4 oz Cherry Liqueur, Sangue Morlacco
3⁄4 oz Pomegranate juice
3 ds Peychaud's Bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Little Joe Jackson wins The Irish Sweepstakes in "Cabin In The Sky"

Yields Drink
Year
2025
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
Not yet rated
Similar cocktails
  • Redrum — Navy strength rum, Campari, Cherry Liqueur, Orange liqueur, Lime zest
  • Latin Quarter — Guatemalan rum, Peychaud's Bitters, Bitters, Absinthe, Simple syrup, Lemon peel
  • Best Years — Pisco, Cynar, Crème Yvette, Falernum, Peychaud's Bitters
  • GoodFella — Dark rum, Cynar, Averna, Peychaud's Bitters, Espresso syrup
  • Sauternes Corretto — Gin, Amaro Sibilla, Apricot liqueur, Tartaric acid powder, Milk, Pineapple

Range Rider

1 1⁄2 oz Irish whiskey (Fighting 69th)
1 oz Pamplemousse Rose, Giffard
3⁄4 oz Dry vermouth, Noilly Prat Original Dry
1⁄2 oz Orgeat
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
3 ds Lemon bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

Yields Drink
Year
2025
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
Not yet rated
Similar cocktails
  • History Lesson — Irish whiskey, Orange liqueur, Aromatized wine, Bitters, Lime juice, Salt
  • James Joyce — Irish whiskey, Sweet vermouth, Orange liqueur, Lime juice
  • Blood and Sand (Death & Co) — Scotch, Cherry Liqueur, Sweet vermouth, Orange juice, Lemon juice, Brandied cherry
  • Mobile in the Bay — Irish whiskey, Sherry, Orange bitters, Orange juice
  • Squeaky Peat — Palo Cortado Sherry, Scotch, Grapefruit liqueur, Grapefruit peel

Transcendental

1 1⁄2 oz Gin (Tin City Distilery Gin)
1 oz Framboise, Mathilde
1⁄2 oz Fernet Branca
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄8 oz Sherry vinegar (30 Year Old Sherry Vinegar)
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

Notes

You don't want "sherry vinegar." You want 30 Year-Old-Aged Jerez Sherry Vinegar. The brand I prefer is Columela.

Yields Drink
Year
2025
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
Not yet rated
Similar cocktails
  • Your Cover's Blown — Gin, Dry vermouth, Campari, Crème de Menthe, Rhubarb bitters, Lemon juice
  • Beach & Panorama — Gin, White chocolate liqueur, Herbal liqueur, Falernum, Bitters, Lime juice, Mint, Blueberry
  • Trans-Siberian Express — Gin, Bianco Vermouth, Crème de Menthe, Crème de Cacao, Orange bitters, Lime juice, Mint
  • Sensation — Gin, Maraschino Liqueur, Lime juice, Mint
  • Fallen Angel (Savoy) — Gin, Crème de Menthe, Bitters, Lime juice, Mint

Noisy Crowd

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, The Botanist
1 oz Pear liqueur, Rothman & Winter
3⁄4 oz Triple sec
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
4 ds Grapefruit bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

Yields Drink
Year
2025
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
Not yet rated
Similar cocktails
  • Yuzu Slipper — Gin, Melon liqueur, Triple sec, Lime, Marmalade
  • Daily Dose — Gin, Limoncello, Pear liqueur, Grapefruit juice, Sherry vinegar

Desolation

1 1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Pomp and Whimsy (gin liqueur)
3⁄4 oz Averna
3⁄4 oz Ancho Reyes chile liqueur
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
4 ds Peach bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

Yields Drink
Year
2025
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
Not yet rated
Similar cocktails
  • The SAGE Blossom — Herbal liqueur, Ginger liqueur, Campari, Bitters, Lemon juice
  • Getting Ready — Herbal liqueur, Amaro Lucano, Cherry Liqueur, Ginger syrup
  • The Extra Mile — Bourbon, Herbal liqueur, Aromatized wine, Ancho Reyes Verde chile liqueur, Orange bitters
  • Chicagovardier — Herbal liqueur, Amaro Abano, Sweet vermouth
  • The Count De Grace — Mezcal, Amaro Abano, Herbal liqueur

Vecchio Tommaso

1 oz Amaro, Jefferson Amaro Importante
1 oz Old Tom Gin
1 oz Bianco Vermouth
Instructions

Stir with ice. Strain into coupe. Garnish with expressed citrus peel.

Notes

Curator's note: orange peel garnish will add to the wide variety of orange notes in the amaro. Grapefruit peel garnish (preferably pink/red) will boost the milder gentian notes.

Yields Drink
Year
2025
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Tom Marrion
Curator rating
5 stars
Average rating
5 stars
(1 rating)
Similar cocktails
Subscribe to