Not At All Secret

1 1⁄2 oz Gin (Re:Find Gin)
3⁄4 oz Amaro Nonino
1⁄2 oz Pastis, Ricard
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Lavender syrup
3 ds Bitters (Angostura Cocoa Bitters)
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

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Year
2025
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Creator
Carl N.
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End Come Too Soon

1 1⁄2 oz Grappa
1 oz Dry vermouth
1⁄2 oz Drambuie
2 ds Orange bitters
1 twst Lemon peel (discard)
Instructions

Stir, strain, cocktail glass, express peel then discard.

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Year
2025
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Creator
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Shawn C commented on 9/04/2025:

This is an intriguing combination. I suspect the particular grappa/vermouth combo will have a lot of influence on the result. I used Bellini Grappa del Chianti and Carpano dry, and Fee orange bitters. Carpano dry was selected for its more complex garden herb character. The Drambuie's moderate honeyed Scotch blended well with the grappa yielding a slightly woody/freshly shelled walnut.

Horse Chase

1 1⁄2 oz Brandy
3⁄4 oz Pamplemousse Rose, Giffard
3⁄4 oz Dark Crème de Cacao
3⁄4 oz Orange juice
1⁄4 oz Sherry vinegar (25 Year Old Aged Reserve Sherry Vinegar)
3 ds Peach bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Watching "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1938)

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Year
2025
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Creator
Carl N.
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Rock Solid

1 1⁄2 oz Gin (Botanist 22)
3⁄4 oz Raspberry liqueur
3⁄4 oz Limoncello, Pallini
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Sherry vinegar (25 Year Old Aged Reserve Sherry Vinegar)
3 oz Orange bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

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Year
2025
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Creator
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Perpetual Dawn

1 1⁄2 oz Gin
3⁄4 oz Aperol
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1 t Maraschino Liqueur
1 t Cane syrup
1⁄2 oz Apricot liqueur (to float)
Instructions

Shake, strain, cocktail glass, float, no garnish.

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Year
2025
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Creator
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Tunnel Entrance

1 1⁄2 oz Cachaça, Leblon
1 oz Framboise, Mathilde
3⁄4 oz Campari
3⁄4 oz Pomegranate juice
1⁄4 oz Balsamic Vinegar (18 year aged)
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

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Year
2025
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Creator
Carl N.
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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.

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Year
2025
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Creator
Carl N.
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(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"

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2025
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Creator
Carl N.
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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

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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

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