Inescapable Rhythms

1 oz Sloe gin
1⁄2 oz Dimmi
4 oz Sparkling white wine
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Build in a flute and garnish with orange peel

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Creator
/u/chjmor on reddit
Source reference

https://old.reddit.com/r/cocktails/comments/5x7r6q/dimmi_de_milano/deg3…

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Ann Sheridan

1 1⁄2 oz Light rum
3⁄4 oz Curaçao
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Shake, strain, up.

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Year
ca. 1940s
Authenticity
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Creator
Harry Kaye, Cub Room, Stork Club, NY
Source reference

Paul Harrington, Cocktail and Stork Club Bar Book

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Smoky Star

1 1⁄2 oz Whiskey (Ardberg Smoketrails Single Malt)
3⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur (Glayva Tangerine-HoneySpiced Liqueur)
3⁄4 oz Chinato (Barolo)
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Antica Formula
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
2 ds Lemon bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Received a Christmas Present of Ardberg Smoketrails. Very Smoky Flavor !!! My first experiment with this incredible single malt.

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Year
2024
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Unknown
Creator
Carl N.
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Golden Eagle

1 1⁄4 oz Mezcal
3⁄4 oz Braulio
1⁄2 oz Honey syrup (1:1)
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a coupe glass.

History

While writing up the Gold Drop (Bourbon, Cynar, honey, lemon) for my blog, I was inspired to take the honey, lemon, and amaro trio in a mezcal-Braulio direction given how well that duo worked in La Jetée, Montañista, and other drinks. For a name, I dubbed this one the Golden Eagle after the official bird of Mexico and North America's largest bird of prey.

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Year
2024
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Boston, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2024/12/golden-eagle.html

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SWOwolves of London

1 1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Izarra Green
1 oz Herbal liqueur (Glayva Tangerine-HoneySpiced Liqueur)
1 oz Pomegranate juice
3⁄4 oz Orgeat
3 ds Peach bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

In memory of a Naval Academy graduate.

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2024
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Creator
Carl N.
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Stratocaster

1 oz Gin, The Botanist
1 oz Aquavit, Ahus Akvavit
1⁄2 oz Bianco Vermouth, Dolin
1⁄2 oz Fino sherry, Sánchez Romate
2 t cocktail onion brine
1 t Pear liqueur, Mathilde
1 Cocktail onion (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir all the ingredients with ice, then strain into a chilled Nick & Nora glass. Garnish with a cocktail onion.

Notes

Ríos mentions specifically using a rice vinegar based brine for the onions. Also, he recommends scaling up and batching for the freezer. Interestingly, for the batch version the amounts of onion brine and pear liqueur are half of what they would be relative to the other ingredients. So it would be only 1 tsp onion brine and 1/2 tsp pear liqueur for the individual serving if keeping proportions of batch version.

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Year
2023
Authenticity
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Creator
Edwin Rios, Death & Co LA
Source reference

https://www.deathandcompanymarket.com/blogs/recipes/stratocaster

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(the) Thespian

1 1⁄2 oz Pisco, Capel
1 oz Corn liqueur, Nixta
1 oz Lychee liqueur, Soho
3⁄4 oz Pomegranate juice
3 ds Orange bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Watching the Henry Fonda classic, "My Darling Clementine."

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2024
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Carl N.
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Cranban

2 oz Cognac VSOP
3⁄4 oz Cranberry juice (cranberry juice cocktail reduction; see Notes)
1⁄4 oz Crème de Cacao, Tempus Fugit
1 pn Salt
1 ds Orange bitters, Regans' orange bitters
1 twst Lemon (expressed and discarded)
3 Cranberry (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir; strain; Nick & Nora; express lemon twist; garnish

Notes

The juice reduction is store-bought cranberry juice cocktail simmered until reduced by half and cooled.

History

Created for the December 2024 Reddit Original Cocktail Challenge (Cranberry & brandy).

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Craig Eliason
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Year
2024
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Craig Eliason, Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
Source reference

https://www.reddit.com/r/cocktails/comments/1h469ka/original_cocktail_c…

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  • Clear ruby color. Fruity nose. Orange juice and apple cider in sip, cranberry and cinnamon in swallow, then chocolate and vanilla. Chocolate covered or candied cherries and warm spices in finish.
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Captain's Compass

1 pt Stout (Any stout will do! Rec. Founder's Breakfast Stout)
2 sh Espresso (Rich crema, homemade (over-extracted is fine))
Instructions

Open and pour the stout into the vessel of choice, perhaps a stemless wine glass for a classy look. Allow to come to room temperature while you prepare the espresso.

Pull your best double shot of espresso, over-extraction is fine. Rec. Flair 58 and local roasted, fresh beans.

Pour the espresso in the stout, drop in via shot glass, whatever floats your boat!

Enjoy!

Notes

While stouts are flat, it may foam up with the espresso, make sure you leave room in the vessel for this (a pint glass won't cut it here).

History

This started on a whim to pour the leftover coffee from a drip or percolated brew (often burned or very heavy) into a stout as "waste prevention" or an "upcycling" option. That was good for a long time until it occurred to just go with the straight dope of a double shot of espresso!

Surprisingly there are no existing 'bomb shot' or 'depth charge' beer cocktails involving coffee or espresso. This was a great opportunity to add to the Kindred Cocktails recipes and also the Wikipedia page for 'bomb shots' and recipes!

The name is a riff on a red eye (drip coffee with a double shot of espresso, giving you direction and focus), British/Irish stout culture, and nautical/maritime lore (stout and oysters are a seafarer's dream). AI LLMs (ChatGPT and Claude, both of which caveated their assistance with this endeavor) were used to brainstorm name ideas and tweak the thematic direction of suggestions. The final name was not one from the LLMs but they produced some amazing ideas!

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2024
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Creator
Dr. J, Virginia
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  • So happy to have combined my two morning favorites in an original cocktail! — ★★★★★
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Shrapnel

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth
1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth
1⁄2 oz Apricot liqueur
1 sli Orange (as garnish)
Instructions

Original instructions say "stir on the rocks", but I prefer to stir in mixing glass with ice, then pour over a large rock before adding garnish.

Notes

Came across this "Perfect Manhattan" riff while searching through my old copy of "Ultimate Bartender's Guide." I expected I would find an older source, or another name for effectively the same cocktail, but came up empty.

Lots of room to experiment with different bourbons, vermouths, and apricot here, as well as varying proportions. I chose Bulleit Bourbon because I like it, and its name is "shrapnel adjacent." I used Carpano Dry and Carpano Classico for the vermouths (I thought Antica might be overbearing in this.) I chose Rothman & Winter Apricot liqueur and have liked it with both 1/4 and 1/2 oz quantities.

My wife gave it a thumbs up, so it is in the rotation now.

History

Source of the cocktail is not stated in the book. Barbug.com lists the same name and recipe using Jim Beam Bourbon and Hiram Walker Apricot Liqueur, so that might reflect the original calls from the magazine.

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Authenticity
Altered recipe
Source reference

"Bartender Magazine's Ultimate Bartender's Guide", 2007, Ray Foley, p. 34

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Shawn C commented on 11/22/2024:

I don't have the history of this one so I am listing it as an "altered recipe." I suppose it was printed in Bartender Magazine sometime in the years leading up to the 2007 book. So if anyone can provide any information on who created it, when, where or any other specifics, let us know.

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