Raphael Cocktail

1 oz Applejack, Lairds 100 proof
1⁄2 oz Allspice Dram, St. Elizabeth
1⁄4 oz Cranberry juice (Unsweetened)
1⁄4 oz Maple syrup
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into cocktail glass.

Notes

Allspice forward, cranberry maple apple in the background

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Matthew Carver
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Curfew

1 oz Pineapple juice
1 oz Mastika (Skinos)
1 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Grappa (Nardini 60%)
1⁄2 oz Cuban rum, Havana Club 3
1⁄2 oz Beer Syrup
1⁄4 oz Yuzu juice
Instructions

Shake, strain, coupe.

Notes

Beer syrup: Lager or pils beer kind (or not...maybe ipa could be funky)+ Same part sugar. Water bath (no need to heat, just warm water). Bottle.
It's pretty stable, mine has 6 months at least.
It imparts apple kind of flavor and a bit of acidity.
High proof grappa brings white chocolate.

History

Just came back from Greek islands.
And bought first bottle of Mastika as well as metaxa 5.

The drink is tropical and very sour.
Mastika and pineapple mix well together.
Maybe Mastika could be increased by 1/4 or more.

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2020
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Irish Goodbye

1 1⁄2 oz Irish whiskey
1⁄4 oz Coffee liqueur, Galliano Ristretto
1⁄4 oz Cynar
1 bsp Demerara syrup
1 ds Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
1 Coffee bean (stirred)
1 twst Lemon peel (expressed and inserted)
Instructions

Stir, strain, big rock, twist.

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2020
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Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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Cherry Almond Gallette

2 oz Bourbon, Bulleit
3⁄4 oz Cynar
1⁄4 oz Cherry Liqueur, Rothman and Winter
1⁄3 oz Orgeat
2 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Black Walnut
Instructions

Stir, strain into a cocktail glass.

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  • A bit sweet
  • made with orange fig bitters. delisc.
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Lousã Special

1 oz Bourbon
1 oz Bianco Vermouth
1 oz Beirao
Instructions

Combine in shaker with ice. Stir. Serve straight up.

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2020
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Tom Marrion
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Cynarita

1 1⁄2 oz Blanco tequila
1⁄2 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Cynar
1 Lemon peel
Instructions

Stir, strain into old fashioned glass with a large cube or sphere. Garnish with an expressed lemon swath.

Notes

I personally prefer this with a grapefruit swath rather than lemon, but to each their own.

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Year
2011
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Authentic recipe
Creator
Michael Madrusan, The Everleigh, Fitzroy, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Source reference

"A Spot at the Bar," Michael Madrusan & Zara Young, Hardie Grant Books, 2016, p. 49

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drjones commented on 7/03/2024:

It's a nice riff on a Negroni with less Campari, which I prefer, and swapping in Cynar for the sweet vermouth. I used Ocho Plata tequila which complimented the bitterness of the Amari & a lemon twist. I'll try the grapefruit twist next time as suggested & since it pairs well with agave.

Everything's gonna be alright

1 1⁄2 oz Cognac (Camus île de Ré)
3⁄4 oz Pineapple juice
1⁄3 oz Herbal liqueur, Chartreuse (MOF* 45%)
1⁄3 oz Averna
Instructions

Build and serve in rock glass stir a bit, serve.

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2020
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drinkingandthinking commented on 1/16/2022:

pretty good - I had different VS cognac and had to use regular chartreuse. I opted to use yellow for a mellow flavor and it was nice and smooth. Have to find the 45% for a bit more bite to it.

Diamonds & Spades

1 1⁄2 oz Fernet Branca
1 1⁄2 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
7 ds Peychaud's Bitters
1 pn Salt (or 2-5 drops of a 1:4 saline solution)
1 rinse Absinthe
1 twst Lemon peel (Oils as garnish)
Instructions

Dissolve salt in simple syrup, add rest save for the absinthe and lemon peel, stir with ice, and strain into an absinthe-rinsed rocks glass. Twist a lemon peel over the top and discard.

History

For my shift drink at work one night, I thought about our amari collection and considered taking the Ferrari (50:50 Fernet-Campari) shot in a New Orleans direction. Given that Boston's love of the Sazerac is frequently traced back to Sazerac evangelist John Gertsen at No. 9 Park followed by Drink (where he hosted Sazerac Sundays), I thought about the New Orleans bar where he learned to love them -- Tujagues. That restaurant name made me think of "Two Jacks" as in playing cards, and the one red ingredient and one black ingredient made me hone in on card suits for a name. In the end, Diamonds & Spades won out over the Clubs & Hearts.

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Year
2018
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Creator
Frederic Yarm, Our Fathers, Allston/Boston, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2018/02/diamonds-spades.html

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Metal Urbain

1 3⁄4 oz Cognac
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1⁄2 oz Amaro Nardini
1⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
2 ds Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
1 twst Orange peel (As garnish)
Instructions

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

History

I was inspired by the Punt e Mes-Amaro Nardini combination in the Carroll Gardens that also appears in a few other cocktails that I have enjoyed. The richness and depth of my Pierre Ferrand Cognac seemed like a great parallel to the way Amaro Nardini comes across in a drink, and from there, I opted for Green Chartreuse as an accent for it teamed up wonderfully with Nardini in the Green Hornet and Key Party, and for chocolate bitters to augment that note in both the Nardini and the Cognac (plus, Green Chartreuse and chocolate are a match made in heaven). Given the two French ingredients, I dubbed this one after one of the first French punk bands, Métal Urbain, whose album was a cult hit at the radio station I worked at in graduate school.

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2020
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Frederic Yarm, Boston, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2020/10/metal-urbain.html

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sfnyc commented on 10/21/2025:

Another outstanding drink from Yarm.

Spanish Steps

3⁄4 oz Gin
3⁄4 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Tawny port
1⁄2 oz Coffee liqueur
1 Orange peel
Instructions

Stir, strain into old fashioned glass with a large cube or sphere. Garnish with an expressed orange swath.

Notes

Brands weren't specified, but I like this with a strong, juniper forward London Dry style gin (I usually use Junipero) and the drier St. George NOLA coffee liqueur. I sometimes also swap out the tawny port for the port-like Dubonnet or a sweeter sherry like East India.

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2018
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David Molyneux, The Everleigh, Fitzroy, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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  • Probably a 3.5, good negroni variation. made with Mr. Black, which was good, I would have caution with the coffee liqueur if you were using something sweeter.
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