Vermouth Cocktail (Hello Stranger)

2 oz Sweet vermouth (Spanish)
1⁄4 oz Brandy
1⁄4 oz Passion fruit syrup
2 sli Lemon (as garnish)
1 spg Thyme (as garnish)
Instructions

Build over crushed ice and swizzle. Garnish.

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Year
2021
Authenticity
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Creator
Summer-Jane Bell, Hello Stranger, Oakland, CA
Source reference

https://imbibemagazine.com/recipe/vermouth-cocktail-hello-stranger/

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Killer Cocktail

1 1⁄2 oz Amaretto
1 oz Gin
1 oz Lemon juice
1⁄3 oz Campari
1⁄3 oz Passion fruit syrup
3 dr Cranberry bitters (or grenadine, as garnish)
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake and strain over fresh ice. Garnish with lemon zest and grenadine or bitters drops.

Notes

Good, a little sweet but pretty balanced overall

History

Winner of the international Disaronno Mixing Star finals

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Year
2013
Authenticity
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Creator
Tess Posthumus, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Source reference

https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/4120/killer-cocktail

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Craig E commented on 1/26/2021:

Curated ingredients and instructions to clarify garnish.

CreeyusWeeyulson commented on 1/16/2024:

Crazy good drink. Honestly reminds me of a bourbon cocktail in the paper plane neighborhood. I think this comes out better with aperol, but it’s great either way.

My Boy Blue

1 1⁄2 oz Tequila
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Cassis
1⁄4 oz Crème de Cacao
1⁄2 oz Egg white
1 sli Orange (dehydrated, as garnish)
Instructions

Dry shake, then shake with ice. Double Strain and garnish with a dehydrated orange

Notes

I put it in a rocks glass over fresh ice based on what I saw though it's not too boozy and could probably go into a cocktail glass.

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Year
2020
Authenticity
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Creator
Reported Wyeth Maier at Uva Wine and Cocktail Bar, Vancouver
Source reference

https://imbibemagazine.com/recipe/tequila-cocktail-my-boy-blue/

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  • Really nice although a little on the sweet side.
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The Short Season

1 oz Cognac
1 oz Jamaican rum, Smith & Cross
3⁄4 oz Nardini Tagliatella
3⁄4 oz Tonic water
1⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth
1 bsp Curaçao, Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao
1 bsp Cherry syrup (Luxardo)
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, twist and drop garnish.

History

This started as a RumDood project on Twitter. This is a couple of evolutions of his basic idea.

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2021
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Golden Handcuffs

1 oz Pineapple rum, Plantation Stiggins' Fancy
1 oz Aperol
1⁄2 oz Swedish Punsch
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 sli Orange (Aleppo-dusted, as garnish)
Instructions

Stir; strain onto a big rock; garnish.

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Creator
Stuart Humphries, The Pass & Provisions, Houston, Texas (USA)
Source reference

https://punchdrink.com/recipes/golden-handcuffs/

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  • Agree that Peychaud's improves this... I'd actually bump it to a 4.5 with peychauds
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sevyryelsdorn commented on 1/25/2021:

I thought this was improved with the addition of some Peychaud's bitters.

Biloxi Deluxe #2

1 3⁄4 oz Cognac, Rémy Martin (Rémy Martin 1738)
1⁄2 oz Swedish Punsch
1⁄2 oz Water
2 ds Orange bitters, Regans' orange bitters
1 rinse Absinthe
1 twst Orange peel (expressed and discarded)
Instructions

Rinse a wine glass with absinthe, then build other ingredients. Express and discard orange peel. This is a room-temperature cocktail.

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Creator
Michael Phillips, Midnight Cowboy, Austin, Texas (USA)
Source reference

https://punchdrink.com/recipes/biloxi-deluxe-2/

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  • Subtle, warming. Finish a little sugary, and bitters and rinse get a little lost.
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Yankee Palms

1 oz Applejack, Lairds
1 oz Amaro, St. Agrestis
1 oz Swedish Punsch
3⁄4 oz Dark rum
3⁄4 oz Light rum
1 oz Orange juice
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup (Shagbark hickory)
4 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Shake all with ice, pour (no strain) into a tall glass, garnish with a maraschino cherry – yeah, go for the American classic bright red ones – and lime twist.

Notes

Shagbark hickory syrup is pretty darn easy to make and here's a recipe. https://www.thespruceeats.com/shagbark-hickory-syrup-made-from-bark-402…

It has smoky almond/cherry/woody vibes so maybe you could swap it for maple/orgeat/cherry liqueur mix with perhaps a few drops of heavily peated scotch for the smoky notes.

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Year
2021
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Saga Söderback
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Unoriginal Sin

2 oz Pisco, Kappa
1⁄2 oz Genepy, Dolin Genepy des Alpes
1⁄4 oz Apple liqueur, Briottet (Manzana de Verde)
1⁄4 oz Chamomile syrup
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1 Egg white
8 dr Bolivar Bitters, Bittercube (garnish)
Instructions

Dry shake, wet shake, strain into chilled coupe. Garnish with 8 drops of Bittercube Boliver Bitters (or similar), swirled with a pick.

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Year
2020
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Blood and Thunder

3⁄4 oz Mezcal, Sombra
3⁄4 oz Fernet Vallet
3⁄4 oz Amargo-Vallet
3⁄4 oz Blood orange syrup
1 Blood orange peel
Instructions

Stir, strain into old fashioned glass with a large cube or sphere. Garnish with an expressed blood orange swath.

Notes

For the blood orange cordial / syrup, peel and juice blood oranges (reserve the peels). Add an equal amount of cane sugar to the juice and peels, and sous vide at 145 degrees for 2 hours. Strain and bottle (I usually add a tsp of high proof vodka for preservation).

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2020
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Dragon Punch

1 1⁄2 oz Mezcal, Del Maguey Vida
1⁄2 oz Orgeat
1 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
2 ds Hot sauce
Instructions

Shake and fine strain into a coupe.

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Year
2020
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Robert Weeks, The Coldroom Bar, Montreal
Source reference

https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/6829/dragon-punch

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  • Smooth with a bite
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