That'll Take the Edge Off

2 oz Scotch, Famous Grouse
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth
1⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
3 ds Peychaud's Bitters
1 rinse Absinthe
1 twst Grapefruit peel (expressed and discarded)
Instructions

Rinse chilled rocks glass with absinthe. Stir; strain; no ice. Express peel and discard.

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Carey Jones and John McCarthy
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https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/thatll-take-the-edge-off-…

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  • Smooth and pleasant, but maybe unexceptional.
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Dregs

1 oz Navy strength gin, Hayman's Royal Dock
1 oz Apple brandy, Lairds
1 oz Calvados, Boulard
3 oz Cynar 70
Instructions

Stir, rocks, big cube

History

So, I’m waiting for delivery of fresh bottles of the named ingredients, but here were four potential ingredients inhabiting nearly empty bottles, dregs as it were, and it appeared to me that, y’know, this might actually work. And I think it did.

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2020
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  • Oh, and it should be clearly noted that this recipe is for TWO servings. Otherwise, the Cynar 70 and navy strength gin will leave ONE in a world of hurt.
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Craig E commented on 11/15/2020:

Are the quantities right? Seems to me like this would fill two rocks glasses with big rocks.

bkopynec commented on 11/16/2020:

Yes, and thank you for noticing.  My error. The quantities as written are indeed for two drinks. 

St. Lucian

2 oz Dark rum
1 oz Orange liqueur, Clément Créole Shrubb
1⁄2 oz Averna
1⁄4 oz Cinnamon syrup
1 ds Chocolate bitters
Instructions

Stir, strain. Serve over ice. Express and garnish with an orange zest.

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Brad Smith, Latitude 29, New Orleans
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https://punchdrink.com/recipes/st-lucian/

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J.S-g. commented on 11/16/2020:

Also nice with vanilla and black pepper syrup instead of cinnamon.

Antibioteq'

2 oz Tequila (Patrón Silver)
1⁄2 oz Suze
1⁄3 oz Maraschino Liqueur
1 ds Orange flower water
1⁄8 oz Galliano
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 ds Orange cream citrate
Instructions

Mix all in rock glass with ice. Quick stir to chill. Serve.

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Sneaking around

1 3⁄4 oz Tequila (Patrón Silver)
3⁄4 oz Amaro Montenegro
1⁄3 oz Mastika (Skinos)
1 ds Chocolate bitters (See note)
6 dr Orange cream citrate
1⁄3 oz Cognac
Instructions

Quick stir in mixing glass. Rock glass, huge ice cube. Serve.

Notes

Mild, subtle, pleasant.

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Two-Hit Fig Punch

1 T Fig preserves (Or fig butter)
1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon, Woodford Reserve
1 oz Jamaican rum
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Orange juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
1 pn Nutmeg (as garnish)
1 sli Lime (lime wheel as garnish)
Instructions

Muddle fig preserves/butter with simple syrup, add the rest and stir with ice, fine strain into large rocks glass with a single rock, garnish with grated nutmeg and lime wheel.

Notes

Original calls for fresh fig, less orange and less bourbon.

History

Originally listed as a larger serving punch using fresh figs, which I didn't have. Also didn't have the people to share it with so I turned it into a single serving cocktail with a bit more booze.

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  • Maybe a tad sweet
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Horror Hotel

1 oz Mezcal
1⁄2 oz Apple brandy (Aged such as a VS Calvados or Laird's Bonded)
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1⁄2 oz Apricot liqueur
1⁄2 oz Cynar
2 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Whiskey Barrel Aged (Or their Old Fashioned Bitters (sub a cinnamon-forward one too))
1 twst Orange peel (As garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into a cocktail coupe, and garnish with an orange twist.

Notes

Smoke, vegetal funk, caramel, apples, and cinnamon.

History

As Halloween was approaching, I decided to craft this Autumnal smoky and bitter number as a The Misfits musical tribute. I was inspired by the Fall on Me to create a music-themed drink that utilized the apricot-herbal liqueur combination, and The Misfits fit the then approaching holiday. For this concept's herbal liqueur, I opted for Cynar which paired well with apricot in a few drinks, and apricot-Punt e Mes has proven to be a winner such as in the Slope. The song that matched the drink's and evening's feel was the Horror Hotel that they named after the 1960 movie.

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2020
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Frederic Yarm, Boston, MA
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https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2020/11/horror-hotel.html

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Smoking area

2 oz Tequila (Patron silver)
3⁄4 oz Mezcal
3⁄4 oz Averna
1⁄4 oz Bigallet China-China
1⁄4 oz Pine liqueur (Quaglia)
1 ds Bitters, Angostura Orange
Instructions

Stir with ice in rock glass. Serve.

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Guardian Angel

3 sli Cucumber
1 1⁄4 oz Amaro Montenegro
3⁄4 oz Jamaican rum, Wray & Nephew Overproof
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
3⁄4 oz Orgeat
2 dr Rose water
1 sli Cucumber (as garnish)
Instructions

Muddle cucumber. Add remaining ingredients, shake, strain into a coupe. Garnish.

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2020
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Erick Castro
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https://www.bartenderatlarge.com/recipes/2020/3/8/overproof-spirits-amp…

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  • Delicious.
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subspot commented on 11/09/2020:

Very good, more bitter than I expected but the Wray and Nephew and Rose water really pull the cocktail through!

Catskill Orchard

2 oz Rye, Sazerac
1⁄2 oz Applejack, Cornelius
3⁄10 oz Vanilla liqueur, Giffard
3⁄10 oz Ginger liqueur, Stirrings
1 oz Apple cider, Red Jacket
3 dr Bitters, Bittermens Burlesque
Instructions

Add ice to a shaker. Add ingredients and stir well. Drain into a cocktail glass.

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