Secret Saba

1 1⁄2 oz Rye, Rittenhouse 100
3⁄4 oz Cognac
3⁄4 oz Moscatel Sherry
1⁄2 oz Fernet Branca
Instructions

Short stir (a 10 count), strain into a chilled coupe.

Notes

The cognac should be an older style with some sweetness, color and boise. For the sherry, use something darker, not a Chipiona. I used Valdespino - the one with the gorgeous orange label.

History

Started out as a Toronto riff. I love a rye/cognac split base, and the sherry was at hand. It just took the realization that too much dilution makes the Fernet overly medicinal.

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2021
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Creator
Zachary Pearson
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Parisian Blonde

1 oz Curaçao, Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao
1 oz Añejo rum
1 oz Cream (see note)
1 pn Cinnamon (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir the rum and curacao, strain into a chilled coupe. Float cream, garnish.

Notes

To make the cream, combine 6 oz heavy cream and 1 oz 2:1 Demerara syrup. Whip until slightly thickened but pourable.

History

Adapted from a Savoy drink (1/3 ea rum, cream and curacao shaken) by Erik Ellestad.

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2016
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Creator
Erik Ellestad
Source reference

Smuggler's Cove, pg 174

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Pearly Queen

2 oz Vodka, Ketel One
1⁄2 oz Pear liqueur, Clear Creek
3⁄10 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
3 ds Bitters, Bittermens Hopped Grapefruit
Instructions

Ice in a shakers. Ingredients. Stir well. Strain.

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The Midnight Tryst

1 oz Mezcal (Cenizio Colonial)
1⁄2 oz Reposado Tequila (El Mayor)
1⁄4 oz Ancho Reyes Verde chile liqueur
1⁄4 oz Licor 43
1⁄2 oz Honey syrup (equal parts Mike's hot honey and water)
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
2 ds Chocolate bitters (Woodford Reserve)
2 ds Bitters, Scrappy's (Bergamot bitters)
Instructions

Shake and strain into a lowball glass with a large ice cube. Garnish with an edible flower

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More Cacao Bell

1 1⁄2 oz White Crème de Cacao, Giffard
1 1⁄2 oz Whiskey (Seven Stills - Gigawatts or another with rich, malty overtones)
2 ds Peychaud's Bitters
2 oz Bitters, Bitter Truth Chocolate
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir. Pour over large rock.

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Amoxicillin

2 oz Blended Scotch
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
1⁄4 oz Ginger syrup (2:1, sugar:ginger juice)
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
6 Islay Scotch (garnish, 6 sprays from atomizer)
1 sli Lemon (garnish)
Instructions

Shake all ingredients (except garnishes) with ice, strain into iced old fashioned glass. Garnish with 6 atomizer sprays of peated scotch and lemon wheel.

History

Creation date is a guess based on looking at the page's HTML code and the timestamps in the directory paths.

There are several other Penicillin riffs floating around with the same name, including those with bases of oloroso sherry, agave (tequila/mezcal split), and American whiskey (bourbon and rye).

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Year
2017
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Creator
Chris Yamka, Seattle
Source reference

https://punchdrink.com/recipes/amoxicillin/

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Teonas commented on 1/29/2021:

Not bad, but lacks depth--needs either a significantly peatier scotch as the base or a significantly beefier ginger syrup.

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
Authentic recipe
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
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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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