Smoke on the Horizon

1 oz Mezcal (Bozal)
1 oz Dry vermouth (Priorat Natur Vermut)
1⁄2 oz Bruto Americano, St. George
1⁄2 oz Gran Classico
1 Lemon peel (as garnish)
1 Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Combine liquid ingredients with ice and stir. Pour into old fashion glass with large ice cube. Garnish with large peel segments of orange and lemon. Initially express oils into the drink, and secure to a cocktail stick to ensure the scent lingers throughout the duration of the drink.

Notes

Upfront and lingering citrus with pleasant cool smoke. Well balanced bitterness with the Bruto medicinal herbalness tamed by the vermut.

History

I have a tendency to over complicate drinks and refine them over time. This particular cocktail takes advantage of Bozal tequila that is lightly smoked (use 1/2 blanco and 1/2 Vido, if Bozal is not available), vermut that falls halfway between dry vermouth and sherry, finally the dual bitter Gran Classico and Bruto Americano. So, you get six flavors with only four ingredients.

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Year
2020
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Sonoran Dessert

1 1⁄2 oz Mezcal (El Silencio Espadin)
1⁄2 oz Crème de Cacao
1⁄4 oz Orange liqueur, Grand Marnier
4 ds Chocolate bitters
1 twst Orange peel (garnish)
5 Coffee bean (garnish)
Instructions

Long stir of mezcal, creme de cacao, grand marnier. Strain into rocks glass with large cube. Add bitters directly on ice, give a stir. Add orange and coffee bean garnish.

History

Created by Reed Sandridge and Molly Okuneff on 7/26/20

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Year
2020
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Reed Sandridge and Molly Okuneff, @cocktailcraftingofficial, Washington, DC
Source reference

@cocktailcraftingofficial

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4 stars
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  • This is quite tasty and a wonderful nightcap. Tried adding some black pepper tincture, but didn't really improve. Could try jalapeno-infused mezcal. — ★★★★
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Life on Mars

1 oz Gin
1 oz Aromatized wine, Lillet Blanc
1⁄2 oz Pear liqueur (St. George's Spiced Pear)
1⁄2 oz Campari
1 twst Lemon peel (As garnish, cut into the shape of a lightning bolt.)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into a coupe glass, and garnish with a lemon peel lightning bolt floated.

History

I found that fruit liqueurs seem to modulate Campari in interesting and less bitter ways, so I tinkered with St. George's Spiced Pear Liqueur and uncovered that it made for an excellent combination. Soon, gin and Lillet came into formation to make a variation on a classic Negroni. With David Bowie's passing, one of the owners wanted it to be a tribute and we settled on Life on Mars. Part of the sales of the drink went to the Jimmy Fund cancer charity in honor of Bowie.

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Year
2016
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Loyal Nine, Cambridge, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2016/02/life-on-mars.html

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4 stars
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Cora Middleton

2 t Egg white
2 oz Blended rum (SC category 3)
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Raspberry syrup
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 dr Bitters, Angostura (as garnish)
Instructions

Dry shake. Shake, double strain into a chilled coupe.

Notes

Smuggler's Cove adds 1/4 oz Demerara syrup. The rum was originally Jamaican, but their Category 3 is "blended Aged". Ed. note - I'd use Denizen's Merchant Reserve here.

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Year
1951
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Charles H. Baker Jr.
Source reference

The South American Gentleman's Companion

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4 stars
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  • I used prickly pear syrup rather than raspberry. A little sweet
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Last Flight

3⁄4 oz Bourbon, Old Forester
3⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
3⁄4 oz Aperol
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1 sli Lemon (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, Double strain to cocktail glass. Garnish with a citrus wheel or maraschino cherry.

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Year
2018
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
Callum Rixson, Hideout, Bath (UK)
Source reference

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqWv961a3OI

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4 stars
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  • Thought the bourbon was a bit submerged, so bumped it up to 1.0 oz. This worked pretty well.
  • Wow, this is like a tarter Christmas in Kentucky (a favorite). Might be better in my book (but not others). Great cocktail.
  • Very tasty, chartreuse is front and center.
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Craig E commented on 7/23/2020:

Credit edited per information at Difford's Guide. Original drink was equal parts at 1/2oz each, using Wild Turkey 101, garnish is (at least according to Difford's) a tiny paper plane.

Winter ITP

1 3⁄8 oz Brandy, Torres 5 Year Old
1 3⁄8 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
2 t Ouzo (Or Sambuca, for sweeter version)
2 ds Bitters, Angostura Orange
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir & Strain in Old Fashioned Glass (with big ice sphere / cube)

Notes

Mistrà "Varnelli" is a good choice for ouzo

History

Summer ITP's Brother

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Year
2017
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3 stars
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  • Made with Yeni Raki. The anise taste sort from the ouzo/raki clobbers this one.
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Coperta da Sci

3⁄4 oz Apple brandy
3⁄4 oz Braulio
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth
1⁄4 oz Crème de Cacao
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, serve up in a chilled nick and nora or other small cocktail glass. Express oil from orange peel over drink, then use as garnish.

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Year
2018
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Kellie Thorn, Empire State South, Atlanta, GA.
Source reference

"Nightcap" by Kara Newman pg, 53. Also at: https://imbibemagazine.com/coperta-da-sci-nightcap/

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4 stars
(10 ratings)
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  • Made with Lucano which probably isn't the right amaro, but with Laird's bonded, Cocchi VdT, and Tempus Fugit (and lemon twist), this is quite tasty. Strong Froot Loops on the nose. Sweet for sure but pleasant.
  • Note to self: don't limit to serving as a nightcap. 4.5 if I could.
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Shawn C commented on 3/15/2023:

Tasty, pleasant melange of flavors. Somewhat sweet, but expertly balanced by the bitter & fragrant alpine amaro. A somewhat smaller volume cocktail.

Devil's Garden

5 lf Mint (4-6 leaves added to shaker)
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
3⁄4 oz Agave syrup
1⁄2 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Mezcal (chipotle-infused: see notes))
1 1⁄2 oz Reposado Tequila
Instructions

Shake; strain; up.

Notes

For infused mezcal: toast one dried chipotle on a hot pan until it starts to smoke; put in a jar with 1c mezcal; let infuse overnight then strain.

Picture of Devil's Garden
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Source reference

https://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Devils-Garden/

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  • Subbed regular mezcal and arbol-infused simple. Less raw heat from chipotles probably works better.
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Water Polo

1 oz Gin, Martin Miller's
1 oz Flavored vodka, Ketel One Botanical Cucumber & Mint
1 oz Dry vermouth
1⁄4 oz Aloe vera liqueur, Chareau
1 twst Lemon peel (stirred)
1 ds Salt Solution
Instructions

Stir, strain into a small coupe and a sidecar glass on pebble ice, garnish (on the pebble ice) with a lemon peel, a cucumber slice, and baby’s breath.

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Year
2020
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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Fennel Delight

3 sli Fennel (thinly sliced)
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup
2 oz Grapefruit juice
1 1⁄2 oz Mezcal
1 spg Fennel (frond, as garnish)
Instructions

Muddle fennel in lemon and simple; add grapefruit, mezcal, and ice and shake; strain; up, garnish.

Yields Drink
Year
2014
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Perla, New York, New York (USA)
Source reference

https://www.saveur.com/article/recipes/fennel-delight/

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4 stars
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  • Fennel was a bit lost so I added 1/2 teaspoon of Herbsaint which helped.
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