Ottoman Old Fashioned

1 1⁄4 oz Gin, Bluecoat Barrel-Aged
1 oz Bourbon, Evan Williams Bottled in Bond (date-infused; see Notes)
1 oz Apricot liqueur, Norseman
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir; strain onto big rock; garnish.

Notes

To infuse whiskey, leave a few medjool dates in bourbon for a couple of weeks.

History

My entry into the Reddit Original Cocktail Competition - July 2025: Apricot & Gin.

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Craig Eliason
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2025
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Craig Eliason, Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
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https://www.reddit.com/r/cocktails/comments/1ltig62/ottoman_old_fashion…

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  • Lemon and richness on nose. Apricot, date, fig, prune on sip; vanilla and nuttiness on swallow, mellow bitter nut finish.
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Candy Apple Red Ferrari

1 1⁄2 oz Cognac
3⁄4 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Apple cider vinegar
1⁄4 oz Fernet Branca
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir; strain; up; garnish.

History

An adventurous fleshing-out of the Ferrari shot (Campari and Fernet Branca).

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Craig Eliason
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2025
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Craig Eliason, Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
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  • Translucent Aperol-orange color. Sweet orange and pineapple on sip, sour cherry and bitterness on swallow, grounded in fernet flavors in the finish. Negroni fans should like.
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July 3rd

1 1⁄2 oz Whiskey (Ardberg Smoketrails Single Malt)
1 oz Citron liqueur, Sukkah Hill Etrog
3⁄4 oz Fernet Branca
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
3 ds Peach bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Another year for birthday preparations, worthy of a new cocktail invention.

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2025
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Carl N.
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Teaches of Peaches

1 1⁄2 oz Mezcal, Del Maguey Vida
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
3⁄4 oz Peach liqueur
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup
1 ds Cayenne pepper (or 1 dash habanero tincture)
Instructions

Add ingredients into a shaker, shake, and strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a dusting of cayenne pepper over the top.

Notes

If available, you can add habanero tincture to the shaker. Still add cayenne over the top of the cocktail.

To better control how much cayenne comes out of the shaker, I would tape the holes closed, leaving only three open

History

Fruity, spicy, smoky bartender's choice cocktail. Inspired by the classic Toreador.

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Joshua Perez, Middle Branch, NYC
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3⁄4 oz Bianco Vermouth, Dolin
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Sakura liqueur
2 bsp Simple syrup
3 ds Absinthe
3 dr Salt Solution
Instructions

Add ingredients to shaker, shake, and strain into chilled coupe. Garnish with a brandied cherry.

History

The classic Corpse Reviver #2 remixed into a spring floral variation with sakura and salt. Created for a guest shift with Monkey 47, but Suntory Roku has also been a go-to gin with the addition of a grapefruit peel in the tin or a dash of Scrappy's Grapefruit bitters.

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Clavo Oxidado

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1⁄2 oz Mezcal
1 bsp Drambuie
1 bsp Cinnamon syrup
2 ds Bitters, Scrappy's Orange
Instructions

Add ingredients to a single old-fashioned glass, stir in ice, and garnish with a lemon twist.

History

An agave Rusty Nail variation

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2016
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Joshua Perez, Featherweight, Brooklyn
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Chrome Cosmo

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Instructions

Add ingredients to a shaker, shake, and strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with an orange peel.

History

In collaboration with Chrome Hearts for an event in the summer of 2022.

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Instructions

Add all ingredients to a chilled mixing glass, add ice, and stir—strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a lemon twist.

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Mexican Necromancer

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Add all ingredients to chilled mixing glass, add ice and stir. Strain into chilled Coupe. Garnish with a lemon twist.

History

An agave variation of Joseph Schwartz's "Mercy, Mercy" cocktail.

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2014
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Joshua Perez, Middle Branch, NYC
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  • Okay as written. More interesting with 1 tsp St. George NOLA, pinch of salt, and scant dash of grapefruit bitters.
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yarm commented on 7/05/2025:

This is a level up in complexity from the Mercy, Mercy!

jaymc commented on 7/09/2025:

Very nice. Quite similar to Kyle Davidson's The Dry Season, but with the addition of bitters and slightly different proportions of the liqueurs.

Working in Shifts

1 1⁄2 oz Reposado Tequila
3⁄4 oz Lime
3⁄4 oz Licor 43
1⁄4 oz Bigallet China-China
1 ds Orange bitters, Regans' orange bitters
Instructions

Shake, strain, up

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2024
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