Ciudad Vieja

1 oz Apple brandy, Lairds Bonded
3⁄4 oz Curaçao, Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao
1⁄2 oz Guatemalan rum, Zacapa 23
1⁄4 oz Bénédictine
2 ds Bitters, Bitter Truth Creole
1 Lemon peel
Instructions

Build in an old fashioned glass with a large cube, stir, garnish with express lemon peel.

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Year
2012
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Creator
Alex Negranza, Liberty Bar, Seattle
Source reference

http://dev.gazregan.com/2013/06/29/101-best-new-cocktails-cuidad-vieja-…

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While this build is fine (and the people I've made it for tend to enjoy it more than me), it tends to be a little curacao heavy for me, with the sugary sweet Ronnie Zac combining with it to have a strong candied orange note that's a touch off putting.  I like to sub Bigallet China-China for the curacao for a more complex, bitter, less orange forward version.  I imagine Amaro Nonino would work as well.  Also needs a bit more dilution than I normally do (50-60 stir revolutions, so an extra 10-15 is fine), and the expressed lemon peel is a must to cut the sweetness.

Poughkeepsie

2 oz Rye, Wild Turkey
1 oz Cognac VSOP
1 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Antica Formula
3 dr Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into cohoe w lemon peel

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Hop Springs Eternal

1 oz Whiskey (7 Stills honeydew)
1 oz Grand Hops Amaro, Greenbar
1 oz PInk grapefruit juice
1 oz Sherry, Lustau Manzanilla
1 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Orange
1 twst Grapefruit peel (As garnish)
Instructions

Shake ingredients and strain into pour into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish

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Year
2020
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Creator
Jesse Medlong
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Beach & Panorama #7

1 1⁄2 oz Suze
1⁄2 oz Aperol
1 oz Lime juice
3⁄4 oz Falernum (Homemade and spicy)
1 ds Rhubarb bitters
Instructions

Shake long with ice, strain, coupe.

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Piglet's Lament

1 oz Gin
1⁄2 oz Campari
1⁄4 oz Cynar
1⁄4 oz Elderflower liqueur
1 oz Sweet vermouth
1 twst Grapefruit peel (As garnish)
Instructions

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

Notes

Elderflower works great with both Cynar and Campari, and the grapefruit oil helps to draw the fruitier notes of it out.

History

I was tinkering around with Negroni variations for a request from an upcoming wedding held at Loyal Nine. I was inspired by Eeyore's Requiem to include other liqueurs in the mix, but I did not want it to be as extreme as Toby Maloney's neo-classic with Campari being the largest component. Therefore, I stuck with the equal parts gin, liqueur, and vermouth ratio. For a name, I kept the Winnie the Pooh theme and decided on Piglet's Lament; one of Piglet's laments in Winnie the Pooh is "It is hard to be brave when you're only a Very Small Animal."

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Year
2017
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Creator
Fred Yarm, Loyal Nine, Cambridge, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2017/09/piglets-lament.html

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  • Fantastic. Amazing how the grapefruit works with the drink.
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I think this cocktail is absolutely fabulous. One of my favorites.

yarm commented on 2/13/2022:

Cheers! I need to revisit this recipe for my guests at work. Hard to believe it's 4.5 years old already...

Negroni Grog

1 oz Gin
1 oz Sweet vermouth
1 oz Campari
3⁄4 oz Grapefruit juice
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
3⁄4 oz Honey syrup (1:1)
1⁄4 oz Allspice Dram
1 oz Soda water (Not included in the shake)
Instructions

Shake all but the soda with ice, strain into a tall glass with 1 oz soda water, fill with crushed ice, and garnish with an orange wheel, cherry, lime twist flag. A double old fashioned glass with a Navy Grog ice cone would work well too!

History

A three-way cross between a Negroni and both Don the Beachcomber's and Trader Vic's Navy Grogs. Campari goes well with grapefruit and allspice flavors, so I knew it was going to be a win. Since the bar had a gin theme, I figured that my tropical drinks needed to eschew rum for a bit.

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

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2018/01/negroni-grog.html

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Gin Gin Carré!

1 oz Gin
1 oz Genever
1 oz Sloe gin
1⁄4 oz Bénédictine
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
2 ds Peychaud's Bitters
1 twst Orange peel (As garnish)
Instructions

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

Notes

Malty, berry, juniper, and bitter-herbal orchard fruit.

History

At Our Fathers, I crafted this three gin riff on the Vieux Carré with dry gin, sloe gin, and Genever akin to Martin Cate's The Modern Prometheus tiki drink. Here, the sloe gin was subbing in for the 1930s classic's sweet vermouth. For a name, I was inspired by the old cheer "Hip hip hooray!" to call this one the Gin Gin Carré!

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

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2018/03/gin-gin-carre.html

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  • Interested to try this out as intended. Had to sub in Green Chartreuse because I was out of Benedictine. Jammy, with the genever coming through well. Chartreuse is much more prominent than Benedictine would be.
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The Lovely Lyra

2 oz Rye
1⁄2 oz Amaro Montenegro
1⁄2 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Elder
1⁄4 oz Lavender syrup
2 ds Orange bitters
1 twst Orange peel
Instructions

Shake vigorously over ice. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with orange twist

Notes

Any good Rye will do, I like Breakout as a relatively inexpensive well done whiskey. Bourbon could be substituted but I like the spiciness of the rye. Other Amaros will do, and change the character a bit. Use 1/4 - 1/2 oz Lavender syrup to desired sweetnes.

History

Created and named upon the birth of my lovely daughter Lyra. After a week or so, I then created a variation called "The Screaming Lyra" ....

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The Screaming Lyra

2 oz Rye
1⁄2 oz Amaro Montenegro
1⁄2 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Elder
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup, Royal Rose Three Chiles
1 sli Jalapeño (or Serrano Chile as garnish)
Instructions

Shake vigorously over ice. Strain into chilled martinii glass. Garnish with Jalapeno slice instead of a twist, or for more kick Serano (or if you are really daring a Habanero slice).

Notes

Any good Rye will do, I like Breakout as a relatively inexpensive well done whiskey. Bourbon could be substituted but I like the spiciness of the rye. Other Amaros will do, and change the character a bit. Use 1/4 - 1/2 oz Chile syrup to taste (more is hotter and sweeter).

History

Created and named after the birth of my daughter Lyra, this is a variation on "The Lovely Lyra", which came first, and this was created after a particularly rough day....

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  • a few drops of hellfire bitters made it pop
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2020 Visions

1 1⁄4 oz Pineapple juice
1 oz Orange liqueur, Grand Marnier
3⁄4 oz Grenadine (see note)
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Cynar
Instructions

Combine all ingredients in a mixing tin and shake with a small amount of crushed ice.
Pour into a double Old-Fashioned glass and top with more crushed ice.
Garnish with a fresh mint bouquet, freshly grated cinnamon and nutmeg.

Notes

Navy Strength Grenadine:
32 ounces POM Wonderful pomegranate juice
2 star anise pods
1 cinnamon stick
4 cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 ounces pomegranate molasses
3 cups white sugar
3/4 cup Demerara sugar
4 tablespoons muscovado sugar

Combine all ingredients except for the sugars in a saucepan and heat for 20 minutes over medium heat. Add sugars and stir to combine. Strain into a sealable bottle or container and keep refrigerated for up to a month.

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Year
2020
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Creator
Chris Elford
Source reference

https://punchdrink.com/recipes/2020-visions/

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