Abstract Truth

1 1⁄2 oz Scotch, Bank Note
1 oz Amaro, CH Distillery (or Cynar 70)
1 oz Amaro, CH Distillery (Dogma Bitter Dog, or Zucca Rabarbaro)
1 Grapefruit peel
Instructions

Stir, strain into a chilled old fashioned glass. Garnish with a long expressed grapefruit swath, curled inside the glass. No ice.

Notes

The Chicago-based CH products aren't nationally available as far as I know. The CH Amaro is a high proof amaro (40%) infused with cacao nibs, sub with Cynar 70 and a dash of Scrappy's Chocolate Bitters (or other chocolate / mole bitters). The CH Dogma Bitter Dog is very similar to Zucca Rabarbaro.

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2020
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The Peary Sour

1 oz Pear eau de vie
1 oz Vodka, Belvedere
1⁄2 oz Honey syrup
1⁄2 oz Orgeat
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Egg white
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
3 ds Orange bitters, Angostura
Instructions

However you do your egg whites/aqua faba, but I usually do the dry shake first. Then shake with ice. Strain into old fashioned glass with a fresh cube. Express lemon peel + garnish. Dash or two of Angostura bitters in the foam and decorate as needed.

Notes

The pear eau-de-vie was Goutte de Poire Williams. Vodka was the unfiltered 'Single Estate Rye' from Belvedere.

History

My personal pandemic drink project.

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2020
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Zachary Pearson commented on 8/24/2020:

When you say "Dash or two in the foam and decorate as needed" - are there bitters involved? Thanks,  Zachary

Minor Burn

2 1⁄2 oz Gin, Aviation
3⁄4 oz Orange liqueur, Solerno blood orange liqueur
1 oz Grapefruit juice
1 t Jalapeño (Seeds removed)
5 ds Grapefruit bitters
1 oz Tonic water, Fever Tree
Instructions

Middle fresh jalapeño in the bottom of a mixing glass. Add ice & remaining ingredients, except tonic water. Shake. Add tonic and double strain into the glass of your choice.

Notes

Muddle diced jalapeño without seeds for fresher vegetable taste. Adjust amount for major burn.

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2020
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Genever Convention

3⁄4 oz Oude genever, Bols
3⁄4 oz Sloe gin (Hayman's)
3⁄4 oz Aquavit, Linie
3⁄4 oz Curaçao, Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao
1 bsp Gomme syrup
1 ds Bitters, Bar Keep Chinese Bitters
2 Brandied cherry (on a toothpick)
Instructions

Sitir, stain, coupe

History

As so often (with me, anyway), the name came first, inspired by Brian Miller/Death & Co's Conference. Then the search for a suitably international set of ingredients that also tasted good ...

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  • Probably more like a 4.5, but it's rare to taste something that tastes so unique/original (in a good way.) Subs: Old Duff Genever, Plymouth Sloe, and Dashfire Ancient Chinese Secret bitters.
  • Well balanced. 4.5 if I could.
  • Subbed Heyman's Old Tom for genever, simple, and used Aalborg and a Luxardo cherry. A nice and original combo of flavors. On a second go 'round, went lighter on curacao and aquavit, heavier on gins. Friend tasted Mike and Ikes.
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Mixin In Ansley commented on 5/22/2024:

Spicy, fruity, rich with the Genever mouthfeel- and equal parts. Can’t beat it.

Amburoni

1 oz Cachaça, Avúa Amburana
1 1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth
3⁄4 oz Campari
1⁄3 oz Fernet Branca
Instructions

Stir. Up. Strain to lowball with big ice. Orange Peel.

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Felipe Palanowski. Rabo di Galo. Florianópolis. Brasil
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Holbein

1 oz Gin, Beefeater
1⁄2 oz Aquavit, Tattersall
1 oz Sloe gin, Plymouth
1⁄2 oz Amaro, Vecchio Amaro del Capo
1 twst Lemon peel (expressed and discarded)
1 spg Thyme (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir; strain; rocks; garnish.

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Craig Eliason
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2020
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Craig Eliason, Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
Source reference

https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/search/actor:holbein-the-younger-ha…

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  • Northern European old fashioned in a way.
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Hot Priest

1 1⁄2 oz Amaro, Borsci San Marzano
1 oz Bruto Americano
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Build over one big rock, garnish.

History

Archbishop variant

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2020
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Unknown
Creator
reddit user iwantabassethound
Source reference

https://old.reddit.com/r/cocktails/comments/icx97r/hot_priest_borsci_am…

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Smoke on the Beach (Jim Kearns)

1 1⁄2 oz Blanco tequila
1⁄2 oz Mezcal
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
1 oz Pineapple juice
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Cane syrup
4 lf Sage (one for garnish)
3 pn Black pepper (garnish, fresh ground)
Instructions

Shake with ice (reserve one sage leaf for garnish), strain into highball glass with ice. Garnish with a single sage leaf and three turns of fresh ground pepper from a mill.

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2015
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Authentic recipe
Creator
Jim Kearns, Tijuana Picnic, NYC, NY
Source reference

https://www.foodrepublic.com/recipes/mexican-winter-warmer-smoke-on-the…

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  • Linda likes this one — ★★★★
  • I like to bruise the sage leaves a bit with a muddler first. Double strain onto fresh rocks. I also use a little less syrup. Superb cocktail. Try Pusherman if you like this. — ★★★★★
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Dissertation

1 oz Amaro, Amaro di Angostura
1 oz Sweet vermouth, Vya
1 oz Rye, Michter's
1 oz Cognac, Camus VS
4 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Stir all ingredients in a mixing glass over ice until chilled. Strain into a rocks glass with a single ice cube. Garnish with lemon peel.

Notes

A study of simple substitutions? Hardly. The bittersweet interplay between Amaro, whiskey and vermouth remains, but the choice of Amaro and addition of cognac change the storyline. Where the Boulevardier is rich and intriguing. Bitter Amaro Di Angostura and softening cognac result in a stunningly balanced cocktail worthy of a doctorate.

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2020
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Cherrystoner
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  • Spirit forward as expected. Used Averna as the amaro with 4 drops homemade bitters. Could probably go higher with the bitters. — ★★★★
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Falcon Lake Incident

1 1⁄2 oz Mezcal, Fidencio Clásico
1⁄2 oz Cappelletti Aperitivo
3⁄4 oz Chamomile syrup
3⁄4 oz Pineapple juice
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1 pn Pink Peppercorn (garnish)
Instructions

Shake with ice, strain into ice-filled old fashioned glass. Garnish with a pinch of pink peppercorns.

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2015
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Dustin Olson & Gareth Howells, Forrest Point, Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY
Source reference

https://www.foodrepublic.com/recipes/what-if-the-daiquiri-and-the-negro…

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