Crack in the Earth

1 1⁄2 oz Mezcal, Sombra (Cacao Nib Infused)
1⁄2 oz Walnut Liqueur, Nux Alpina
1⁄2 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Ancho Reyes chile liqueur
10 dr Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
1 Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

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

Notes

Cacao Nib Infused Mezcal: toast 1/2 cup of cacao nibs on a baking sheet at 350 for 6-7 minutes. Let cool, and then infuse in a 750ml bottle of mezcal (I used Sombra) for 3 days. Filter, strain and re-bottle.

History

Read somewhere that walnuts are sometimes used in mole sauce, so I wanted to work similar flavors into a cocktail.

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2018
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The Gentlemen's Exchange

1 1⁄2 oz Rye, Rittenhouse 100
1⁄2 oz Amaro, Foro
1⁄2 oz Suze
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Cocchi Vermouth di Torino
1 t Coffee (NoMad cold brew concentrate--see note)
2 ds Absinthe, Pernod
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 Grapefruit peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain into old fashioned glass with a large cube or sphere or a Nick & Nora glass. Garnish with an expressed grapefruit swath.

Notes

NoMad cold brew coffee concentrate recipe is 455 grams of coarse ground coffee in 2 kilograms cold water. Steeped in refrigerator for 18 hours before filtering.

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Year
2016
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Leo Robitschek, The Nomad Bar, New York, NY
Source reference

"The NoMad Cocktail Book", Leo Robitschek, 2019

https://gearpatrol.com/2016/01/15/a-cocktail-that-brings-the-coffeehous… (Name given incorrectly in this link.)

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HallA commented on 2/27/2022:

Version I found had averna rather than foro, coffee liqueur rather than coffee, and double the dashes of everything. It's pretty good, a little too much going on if you want my opinion but pleasant.

Shawn C commented on 10/31/2024:

Note that the NoMad Cocktail book actually lists the recipe as 1 tsp "cold brew coffee concentrate" rather than a more dilute coffee. The concentrate cold brew is given as ~4:1 water to coffee by weight (2 kg to 455 g specifically.) The book also has double the number of dashes of bitters, but it states that those are from Japanese dasher bottles, so the dash count in the link and in the current KC listing are probably correct for more typical dash volumes. Final note is that the grapefruit twist is expressed and discarded rather than being retained as a garnish (stated in the book, but not in link.)

Shawn C commented on 11/04/2024:

Curated to correct name (Gentlemen's not Gentleman's) per the book. Note about the cold brew coffee concentrate formula added. Book reference also listed.

Mother Night

1 oz Bourbon
1 oz Amaro (Amaro Foro)
1 T Apple cider vinegar (~.375oz)
1 T Maple syrup (~0.375oz)
3 dr Chocolate bitters
Instructions

Mix ingredients, shake, and serve

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2020
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  • ACV in a cocktail -- yes, please!
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Zachary Pearson commented on 5/28/2020:

Quick question about the instructions here - is it shake over ice and strain into a coupe? Thanks,  Zachary

Nordic Milk Punch

8 oz Aquavit, O.P. Anderson
4 oz Bianco Vermouth, Dolin
2 oz Gran Classico
2 oz Honey syrup (2:1)
2 oz Lemon juice
8 oz Milk (Whole)
4 spg Dill (as garnish)
Instructions

Fully mix syrup, Gran Classico, and vermouth in pitcher and put aside; boil milk in separate pan; turn off stove and add lemon; let sit 5m; add aquavit; straight through cheesecloth into pitch; strain again through coffee filter; bottle and chill; serve on ice in lowball glass

History

Https://punchdrink.com/recipes/nordic-honey-punch/

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Creator
Alex Anderson, Cure, New Orleans
Source reference

https://punchdrink.com/recipes/nordic-honey-punch/

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  • I think I didn't fully clarify this but it was still delicious, if a little on the sweet size.
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Down for the Count (Negroni x Remember the Maine)

1 oz Gin
1 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1⁄2 oz Cherry Liqueur, Cherry Heering
1⁄2 oz Campari
1 ds Absinthe
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Orange peel (As garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into a rocks glass, fill with ice, and garnish with an orange twist.

History

I was inspired by the Canon Cocktail Books's Remember the Maine riff called the Remember the Alamo that utilized Punt e Mes instead of sweet vermouth. Originally, I wanted to merge both Cherry Heering drinks with a Boulevardier, but gin won out since I could come up with a name. Here, I paid homage both to Count Camillo Negroni and to sinking ships.

Yields Drink
Year
2017
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Loyal Nine, Cambridge, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2017/02/down-for-count.html

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Frisco Rose

3⁄4 oz Rye
3⁄4 oz Apple brandy (Aged such as a VS Calvados or Laird's Bonded)
1⁄2 oz Bénédictine
1⁄2 oz Grenadine
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1 ds Peychaud's Bitters
1 twst Lemon peel (As garnish)
Instructions

Shake with ice, strain into a coupe glass, and garnish with a lemon twist.

History

After getting drink tickets for the Frisco Sour at work one night, I pondered how I could tinker with it. I ended up merging it with the Jack Rose which has been a cult drink in Boston ever since the Jack Rose Society formed here in 2005 and tested out every variation. The Boston version opts for lemon and a dash of Peychaud's. The Frisco Rose later became a drink of the day at Loyal Nine, and I put it on my guest menu at my book launch party at Backbar in 2017.

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

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2016/10/frisco-rose.html

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  • Typically delicious mashup from Fred
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Biff Malibu

1 oz Overproof rum, Lemon Hart 151
1 oz Coconut rum, Malibu
1⁄2 oz Curaçao, Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
Instructions

Shake ingredients thoroughly. Serve up in a cocktail glass or over cubes in a lowball glass.

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2020
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Creator
Biff Malibu
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Drunk Uncle

1 1⁄2 oz Islay Scotch
3⁄4 oz Bianco Vermouth, Martini & Rossi
3⁄4 oz Cynar
1 twst Grapefruit peel
Instructions

Stir w/ice. Strain to cocktail glass

History

Per a 2018 archived link about Scotch Negronis, Shawn Soole had been serving this for 8 years already.

Yields Drink
Year
2010
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Shawn Soole, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Source reference

https://www.liquor.com/recipes/drunk-uncle/
http://web.archive.org/web/20200613072549/https://www.liquor.com/articl…

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Shawn C commented on 6/04/2025:

Curated to list as authentic, added archive reference from 2018 for it already being served by Soole for 8 years at that time. Added 2010 as creation year. I had low expectations for the cocktail since peaty scotches can be tricky, but the peat and Cynar created unexpected synergy, and even my rather tired bottle of M&R Bianco didn't detract from that. I suspect Carpano Bianco would work well too. I used Laphroaig 10 yr Scotch.

Lady Midnight

1 1⁄2 oz Calvados (Or another style of aged apple brandy)
1 oz Sweet vermouth
3⁄8 oz Bénédictine
1⁄8 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
1 ds Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
1 part Cherry (As garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into a cocktail coupe, and garnish with a cherry.

History

For a drink of the day at Loyal Nine in 2016, I decided to do a Marconi Wireless riff to greet the autumn air. For modifiers to the Calvados and sweet vermouth base, I added Benedictine perhaps inspired by the Widow's Kiss and a touch of Green Chartreuse like a Marconi Wireless riff that I was served at Coppa. To bring out the darker notes in Benedictine, I embittered the mix with chocolate bitters. For a name, I tried to capture this fleeting but dark nature with a Leonard Cohen song title, Lady Midnight.

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

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2016/10/lady-midnight.html

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  • For me, this may be one too many things going on
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Schwifty Swizzle

1 oz Mezcal
1 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Falernum
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
2 ds Peychaud's Bitters (to top)
3 spg Mint (as garnish)
Instructions

Build all but bitters in Collins glass. Fill part way with crushed ice. Swizzle until chilled. Fill with more crushed ice and top with bitters. Garnish with mint bouquet

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Unknown
Creator
Dan Wertheim, Seaworthy, New Orleans, LA
Source reference

https://imbibemagazine.com/schwifty-swizzle/

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