Hemingway stirred nonsense

1 1⁄2 oz Haitian Rum, Barbancourt 8
1⁄3 oz Dry apricot brandy (Apricot eau de vie)
1 oz Orange vermouth, Martini & Rossi Fiero
1⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur
1⁄8 oz Orange flower water
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
7 dr Orange cream citrate
Instructions

Stir, strain, coupe.

Notes

Martini fiero is a kind of grapefruit aperitivo.

I've used Barbancourt 50% 11y from silver seal.

Maraschino and apricot eau de vie work very well.

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2021
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Five & Dime

1 1⁄2 oz Gin
1⁄2 oz Apricot liqueur
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Orgeat
2 ds Bitters
2 ds Orange bitters
1 wdg Orange (as garnish)
1 Cherry (As garnish)
Instructions

Shake. Strain to lowball with crushed ice. Orange wedge and cherry garnish

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Authentic recipe
Creator
Zac Pease at My Friend Duke. NYC
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shadowkirby commented on 1/06/2022:

Great drink - the orgeat gives it a creamy, smooth feel and taste. Pretty drink and only lightly sweet which was great (I used apricot brandy though rather than liqueur).

3 Pilares

1 2⁄3 oz Speyside Scotch, The Singleton 12 (Dufftown)
1 oz Bianco Vermouth (Honey, Chamomile and Apple infused)
2 ds Orange bitters, Regans' orange bitters
1 Cherry (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain into cocktail glass, Cherry as garnish.

History

Cocktail created for 2021 Wordclass competition Brasil semifinal

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Year
2021
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Puma Ricardo Fuenzalida, São Paulo
Source reference

https://www.instagram.com/p/CL5HgEkH7y3/

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4 stars
(1 rating)
From other users
  • Balanced
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Maloney No. 3

2 oz Bourbon
1 3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth
3⁄4 oz Cynar
1⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
Instructions

Stir; strain; garnish with orange peel

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Year
2021
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Mark DelCogliano
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4 stars
(15 ratings)
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  • Used Italian vermouth Contratto bianco. Nice. Also Evan Williams small batch Bourbon.. Orange peel expressed and dropped in. Well balanced. 4.5 stars
  • Quite fine stirred drink, though the volume is more than fits my regular coupes.
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Intercept

1 oz Bourbon
1 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1⁄2 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Apricot liqueur
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Orange peel (As garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into a rocks glass with ice, and garnish with an orange twist.

History

In thinking about the combination of apricot and Campari for a drink of the day at Loyal Nine, I selected whiskey as the base spirit, and the idea of crossing a Slope with a Boulevardier came to me.

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Year
2016
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Loyal Nine, Cambridge, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2016/09/intercept.html

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4.5 stars
(23 ratings)
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  • Used 1.25 oz Evan Williams single barrel bourbon, 1 dash Bitter Truth aromatic bitters, otherwise same. Nice interplay between sweet and bitter. Rate 4.5 if I could.
  • Might try the dried out version mentioned in comments, but to spec the sweetness though foregrounded did not wear on me. Rewarding second level of complexity past the bittersweet. — ★★★★
  • Use 50/50 Punt e Mes and dry vermouth — ★★★★★
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Dan commented on 3/02/2021:

Really excellent. With Rothman and Winter, it was a touch sweet. Some dry vermouth yielded a warm, balanced and still rich cocktail. Defintely would make again.

Biff Malibu commented on 6/15/2022:

Reduced Punt e Mes to 0.75 oz the second time around. Worked a bit better.

Mixin In Ansley commented on 12/10/2025:

Tasty, wished I had read the note and backed off the punt e mes a tad. I miss the jammyness ofnthe classic carpano.

Voulez vous

2 oz Cognac VSOP
1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth, Dolin
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 ds Peychaud's Bitters
Instructions

Stir with ice.
Strain into chilled coupe.
Garnish with lemon peel.

Notes

Dry less oaked cognacs work better
(will try armagnacs too)

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Zachary Pearson commented on 2/28/2021:

This is a lot of swaps to be a riff. Do you mean Dolin Dry or Blanc? Thanks,  Zachary

Ajax

2 Orange peel (swaths)
1 1⁄2 oz Genever
3⁄4 oz Cherry Liqueur
1⁄2 oz Aperol
1 t Maraschino Liqueur
1 t Balsamic Vinegar
1 Cherry (as garnish)
1 sli Orange (as garnish)
1 pn Nutmeg (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain into a chilled coupe. Spear cherry and orange, dust with nutmeg, garnish.

Yields Drink
Year
2014
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Calin Ioaniciu, Club Kharma, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Source reference

https://cocktailpartyapp.com/drinks/ajax/

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Zachary Pearson commented on 2/27/2021:

Curated this quite a bit. Added attribution, link, rewrote instructions and notes to avoid copyright, edited drink to match the cited link. Thanks,  Zachary

Rob Royal

2 oz Japanese Whisky
3⁄4 oz Sloe gin, Plymouth
3⁄4 oz Fernet (Gagliardo)
3⁄4 oz Crème de Banane
Instructions

Stir, strain, coupe.

Notes

The drink taste like a Rob Roy (whisky+ vermouth).

History

I've tried many times to replace vermouth in different cocktails.
Apple juice, then sloe gin.
Sloe gin when mixed with an amaro or a fruity liqueur tends to mimic what a sweet vermouth tastes like.
Almost, this is the case with Plymouth sloe gin.

Vermouth is wood, fruity notes, wine notes, slight bitterness.

The sloe brings the astringency from the wine and wood.

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2021
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4 stars
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Desperate search

1 1⁄2 oz Mirabelle eau-de-vie
1⁄2 oz Rhum Agricole (Bologne black cane, 50%)
1⁄2 oz Oleo-saccharum (Clementine)
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
1⁄4 oz Suze
1⁄4 oz Galliano
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
Instructions

Shake, strain, coupe.

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Year
2021
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4 stars
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Pilgrim

1 1⁄2 oz Puerto Rican Rum, Bacardi Gold
1⁄2 oz Orange liqueur, Grand Marnier (Or other cognac orange liqueur)
1 oz Orange juice
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄4 oz Allspice Dram, St Elizabeth
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 pn Nutmeg (For garnish)
Instructions

Shake all the ingredients with ice and fine strain into a martini glass. Sprinkle with nutmeg.

Notes

Can be served warm.

History

Curator's note: I have the 02 version of the book, and it actually calls for 1/2 ea light rum, dark rum and curacao, along with 2 oz orange juice. Those were the days.

Yields Drink
Year
2002
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Dale Degroff
Source reference

https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/1521/pilgrim-cocktail

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