Mickeys Toddy

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon, Woodford Reserve
3⁄4 oz Ginger liqueur, Domaine de Canton
1⁄2 oz Pear liqueur
1 t Allspice Dram, St Elizabeth
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
3 oz Water (hot)
Instructions

Heat a coffee cup or toddy cup with a little bit of hot water or in the microwave, and toss out the water. Add the main ingredients and stir, then stir in very hot water.

Notes

Feel free to substitute brands. I used American Fruits Bartlett Pear Liqueur, but St. George’s Spiced Pear would rock it.

History

Concocted for my beloved on a cold and misty late-fall evening, to bring the best tastes of autumn home after a long day of post-Thanksgiving travel.

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Year
2023
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Creator
Randall Rothenberg
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Cardamaro Christmas

1 1⁄2 oz Cardamaro
1 oz Dry vermouth, Noilly Prat
1 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Antica Formula
1 oz Orange juice
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 pn Salt (Himalayan Pink Rock Salt)
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

My very first experiment with Cardamaro, my newest acquisition.

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2023
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Creator
Carl N.
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Malty Single

1 1⁄2 oz Whiskey (Macallan Edition No. 6 single malt)
1 oz Cardamaro
1 oz Licor 43
3 ds Cherry Bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

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Year
2023
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
Source reference

More experiments with Cardamaro amaro.

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Dry Tortuga

2 oz Reposado Tequila
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Orange juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup (Earl Grey Simple Syrup)
1⁄4 oz Campari
1 Egg white
1 pn Nutmeg (as garnish)
Instructions

Combine and dry shake. Add ice, shake and strain into old fashioned glass with 1 large cube. Grate fresh nutmeg over top.

Notes

Riff on a Baby Turtle from Trick Dog Bar in SF.

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Year
2024
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Ryan Bullard
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Ben Wade

1 1⁄2 oz Whiskey (Talisker 18 Yr Single Malt)
1 oz Cardamaro
3⁄4 oz Bergamot liqueur, Italicus
3 ds Peychaud's Bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Watching the 1957 classic, "3:10 To Yuma."

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2023
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Creator
Carl N.
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Progressive Orangutan

1 1⁄2 oz Rye, Rittenhouse
1 oz Dry vermouth, Carpano Dry
1⁄2 oz Bigallet China-China
1 ds Orange bitters ("Feegan's" mix 1:1 Fee's Orange and Regan's)
1 twst Orange peel (expressed and placed in drink)
Instructions

Stir liquid ingredients with ice, strain into chilled cocktail glass. Express an orange twist and drop in drink.

Notes

I could have called this "Orange, Three Ways" (or 4 ways considering the two orange bitters, orange amaro, and orange peel.) There is a medley of orange flavors here, but without orange juice.

I made this first with a low rye bourbon (Evan Williams Bonded) which was well received, but we preferred a bit more pepper from Rittenhouse Rye.

Despite using a dry vermouth, the half ounce of Bigallet China-China imparted a substantial but pleasant sweetness to the cocktail.

History

I enjoy the Liberal cocktail (using Bigallet China-China Amer rather than Amer Picon) and some variations, and wanted to do a riff on it employing Carpano Dry Vermouth rather than a sweet vermouth. The Carpano Dry has become my favorite dry of late, and I thought it would fit well here, providing flavorful body while allowing the orange of the Amer and bitters to stand out.

I kicked around several names, including references to Teddy Roosevelt's "Bull Moose" Progressive party as a Liberal riff. My emphasis for the drink was making orange the star, but I didn't want a generic name, so I began looking for some other way of referencing it. Orangutan seemed a tongue-in-cheek way to invoke the orange, so I fused that with progressive.

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Year
2023
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Shawn C., Fresno, CA
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Curated to specifically list Carpano Dry--I had to add this as a new ingredient (brand) in the database.

Salvage Operation

1 oz Amaro (Ida Graves)
1 oz Falernum, Velvet Falernum
3⁄4 oz Simple syrup
2 ds Peach bitters
Instructions

Combine with ice in a shaker, shake, strain into a coupe.

Notes

The Ida Graves Amaro is made by the Ida Graves Distillery in Alexandria, Minnesota.

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2024
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Tom Marrion
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Augusta Punch Shot

20 oz Bourbon (Early Times Bottled in Bond)
16 oz Apple brandy, Lairds Bonded
8 oz Lemon juice
4 oz Oleo-saccharum (Lemon)
12 oz Tea (Sweet Tea (Milo's))
24 ds Peach bitters
20 sli Peach (smoked/torched, as garnish)
Instructions

Mix all ingredients well in punch bowl with plenty of large ice cubes; garnish with smoked/torched peach slices

Notes

The perfect punch to enjoy during The Masters! [very much not a shot, just a play on words for the golfers]

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Santonioni

1 1⁄6 oz Gin
3⁄4 oz Amaro (Amaro Santoni)
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Rich simple syrup 2:1
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain, orange twist

Notes

Can go a little longer on the syrup to play up the bitter notes or a little shorter to play up the sour. Swap for a lemon twist for more citrus and less floral notes.

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Year
2023
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Natalie Weizenbaum
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Chef's Kiss

3⁄4 oz Fernet Branca
3⁄4 oz Demerara syrup
3⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1 sli Lime (black sea-salt coated, as garnish)
Instructions

Shake and double strain into a cocktail glass, garnish with black sea-salt coated lime wheel

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Creator
John Pizano, Lazy Bird, Chicago
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https://www.liquor.com/chefs-kiss-cocktail-recipe-5115520

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