The Barricade

1 1⁄2 oz Cognac
1 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth
2 ds Orange bitters
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Build in chilled rocks glass, one big rock, garnish

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Year
2020
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Creator
/u/CabelTheRed, reddit
Source reference

https://old.reddit.com/r/cocktails/comments/gwp9rx/happy_national_cogna…

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  • Split the base with bonded bourbon since I ran out of cognac; subbed Gran Classico. Very floral, some candied nuttiness (like those maple nut candies) in there, rather liked it!
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Cara A commented on 10/18/2021:

I dialed back the Campari for my husband, who is not a huge fan, and amped up each vermouth a bit so that there were equal parts Campari- dry-sweet. Still a strong Campari presence, but more pleasing to my particular crowd.

Witchy Ways

2 oz Manzanilla sherry, Lustau Manzanilla (Papirusa)
3⁄4 oz Pineapple juice
1⁄2 oz Mango puree
1⁄2 oz Strega
1⁄4 oz Honey syrup (1:1)
1 spg Mint (garnish)
1 sli Pineapple (garnish)
Instructions

Shakes all ingredients (except garnishes) with ice, strain into a old fashioned glass filled with crushed ice, garnish with a mint bouquet and pineapple wedge.

Notes

For the mango puree, I used Goya frozen unsweetened mango pulp. If using a sweetened puree, omit the honey syrup.

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2020
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Maison Sherry Cobbler

3⁄4 oz Amontillado Sherry
3⁄4 oz Manzanilla sherry
3⁄4 oz Oloroso sherry
3⁄4 oz Pedro Ximénez Sherry
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Pineapple juice
3⁄4 oz Blueberry preserves
1⁄4 oz Demerara syrup (1:1)
1 bsp Allspice Dram, St. Elizabeth
Instructions

Shakes all ingredients with ice, strain into a stemmed pilsner or hurricane glass filled with crushed ice, garnish with berries (blackberries, picked blueberries), an orange slice and a mint bouquet.

Notes

The version in "Sherry: A Modern Guide to the Wine World's Best-Kept Secret" by Talia Baiocchi has only a barspoon of blueberry preserves. I made this with .5 oz of a housemade blueberry syrup and omitted the demerara.

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Year
2015
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Maxwell Britten, Maison Premiere, Brooklyn, NY
Source reference

"Brooklyn Bartender: A Modern Guide to Cocktails and Spirits," Carey Jones, Black Dog & Leventhal, 2016, p.261

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Last Colony

1 oz Gin (London dry)
1 oz PInk grapefruit juice
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
1⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur, Luxardo
Instructions

Shake and strain.

Notes

Bittersweet, juicy and slightly more complex than the Colonial.

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Year
2018
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Creator
Matthew Carver
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Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

1 1⁄2 oz Rum (White Overproof Jamaican)
1⁄2 oz Swedish Punsch
1⁄2 oz Apricot liqueur
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1 sli Lime (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake with ice, strain into a cocktail coupe, and garnish with a lime wheel.

History

After spotting the Coronian with apricot and Swedish punsch in the Café Royal Cocktail Book, I took the flavors in a Daiquiri direction. Starting with the form of the Periodista, but instead of orange liqueur in the Periodista, I opted for Swedish punsch that I first discovered worked rather well with the punsch in the Havana Cocktail and for overproof Jamaican rum as the base spirit. As a name, I called this one the Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea after a book on the most unruly of Caribbean ports, old Port Royal in Jamaica.

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Year
2020
Authenticity
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Creator
Frederic Yarm, Boston, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2020/06/between-devil-and-deep-blue…

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applejack commented on 6/19/2020:

Had two out of work bartender friends over for some happy hour cocktails and we decided to give this a whirl.  Since the brands weren't specified here, I'll note that we tried this with Wray & Nephew and Rothman & Winter.  We all liked it, I thought it was sort of in "The Defend Arrack" vein.  Definitely balanced for the industry / cocktail nerd crowd, so I also tried it using .75 oz instead of .5 oz for the acid and modifiers, and we all thought that was an improvement--rounded off the rough edges of the rum's rubbery funk and petrol notes, with less of a boozy balance, and as one put it, "just made it more daiquiri-esque".

yarm commented on 6/20/2020:

The brands are those indeed and specified in the blog link. I love R&W apricot because it doesn't taste fake (natural + aroma chemicals added) like some major brands can. And while this was Wray & Nephew, using Rum Fire, Rum-Ba, or similar would be perfect here too I'm sure. I didn't fine tune the citrus level since it felt fine to me -- Swedish punsch is half sweet, apricot is full sweet, and the spirit is overproof and rough, so my calculation was 1/2 oz lime.

Golden Sour

2 oz Cachaça (Branca)
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
3⁄4 oz Simple syrup (Basil infused)
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Shake. Double strain to cocktail glass.

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Craig E commented on 6/19/2020:

Why is the drink in the image so reddish? I would've expected a greenish drink based on the ingredients and volumes.

Jacques and Doris

1 1⁄4 oz Blended Scotch, Bank Note
3⁄4 oz Islay Scotch, Laphroaig 10
3⁄8 oz Cane syrup, Sirop JM
4 ds Peychaud's Bitters
1 ds Lavender bitters
1 rinse Suze
1 Grapefruit peel
Instructions

Stir all ingredients, strain into empty (no ice) old fashioned glass rinsed with Suze. Express grapefruit peel and discard.

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Year
2015
Authenticity
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Creator
Tyler Caffall, Fort Defiance, Brooklyn, NY
Source reference

"Brooklyn Bartender: A Modern Guide to Cocktails and Spirits," Carey Jones, Black Dog & Leventhal, 2016

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Backward's Point

2 oz Blended Scotch
3⁄4 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth
Instructions

Stir. Strain to lowball with ice. Orange peel as garnish

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2017
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Creator
Andrew Rice, Attaboy
Source reference

https://www.instagram.com/p/CBgVlocgMfO

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applejack commented on 6/22/2020:

Also attributed as such in Sam Ross' Bartender's Choice app.

Hulk, Smash

1 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
1 oz Ancho Reyes Verde chile liqueur
1 oz Celery Root Liqueur, Apologue
1⁄2 Lemon
8 lf Mint
1 spg Mint
Instructions

Muddle half of a lemon in a shaking tin, add rest of ingredients (except mint sprig garnish), shake with ice, fine strain into an old fashioned glass filed with crushed ice, garnish with mint sprig.

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2018
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Something Ethereal

2 oz White port, Fonseca (Siroco)
1⁄2 oz Genepy, Dolin Genepy des Alpes
1⁄2 oz Apple liqueur, Briottet (Manzana de Verde)
1⁄4 Lemon
6 lf Mint
1 spg Mint (garnish)
Instructions

Muddle quarter of a lemon in a shaking tin, add rest of ingredients (except mint sprig garnish), shake with ice, fine strain into an old fashioned glass filed with crushed ice, garnish with mint sprig (and a green apple fan if you're feeling fancy).

Notes

Substitute .25 oz simple syrup plus a few pieces of muddled green apple if Manzana de Verde liqueur not available.

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