arsenic and mexican lace

1 1⁄2 oz Mezcal, Fidencio Clásico
1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth, Dolin
3⁄4 oz Crème de Violette, Rothman & Winter
1⁄4 oz Absinthe, Lucid
1⁄4 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Stir. Lime twist.

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RoofWood commented on 2/27/2024:

Looking to incorporate more crème de violette in my repertoire, I chose to make this my way (spirit forward and less sweet)…2 oz Mezcal or a good tequila, 1/2 oz dry vermouth, 1/2 oz lime, 1/4 oz crème de violette, shaken to chill, served in a chilled martini glass with one rock half a fresh lime wheel and a spritz of absinthe on top. We liked it. Color was lovely.

EcoProf commented on 3/25/2025:

It is an interesting riff on Arsenic and Old Lace. The mezcal goes well with the Absinthe, but the lime is totally unnecessary.

Schrage Muzik

1 oz Rhum Agricole (Blanc but a slightly aged one would work)
1⁄2 oz Mezcal
1⁄2 oz Swedish Punsch
1⁄2 oz Bénédictine
1⁄2 oz Campari
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Orange peel (As garnish)
Instructions

Build in a rocks glass without ice. Stir to mix, garnish with an orange twist, and serve at room temperature. Perfect of flask filling as well.

Notes

This was originally created with 3/4 oz Swedish Punsch and 1/4 oz Campari which was tasty but I felt that the Campari needed to come forward more.

History

Created in honor of Boston bar legend Matt Schrage's birthday. Matt is a fan of both rhum agricole and Scaffas (room temperature drinks with bitters but no dilution), and this one may hit you like the WWII armament I named it after. The previous rhum Scaffa I made for him (also on his birthday) was at the 2013 Women of the Wild West night in the Whiskey-Amaro Night series that he organized -- namely the Madame Mustache.

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Year
2020
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Creator
Frederic Yarm, Boston, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2020/02/schrage-muzik.html

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lesliec commented on 2/28/2020:

It's good, but I can't get my head/mouth around room temperature cocktails. So I stuck a big rock in the glass and now I'm very happy. Keep in mind it's summer where I am ...

yarm commented on 2/28/2020:

The two best ways of explaining room temperature cocktails is history (these drinks originated before ice or refrigeration was common) and flask drinking (where having something drinkable, convenient, and compact (no wasted volume for water). Besides that, it's an mental exercise in drink balance where you are balancing proof by sugar and not with the help of dilution or chilling. Many of the modern ones that I have had here in Boston originated as cocktails that tasted better before they were stirred/diluted with ice or after they warmed up. Some people do add water (like 3/4 oz to a 3 oz build) and serve it room temperature -- these are no longer Scaffas but room temperature cocktails (Scaffas lack the water element to make them a cocktail by the 1806 definition).

Also, adding an ice cube to fit the drink to your preferred palate or drink mood is a solid move.

Beekeeper's Folly

3⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Amaro Montenegro
3⁄4 oz Bärenjäger
Instructions

Shake, strain, straight up, cocktail glass

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2020
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Viscouse
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  • Great last word riff, although a bit of a stretch. Amaro Montenegro pairs nicely with the barenjager and chartreuse.
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Improved Kingston Negroni

1 oz Rum, Appleton Reserve (Appleton Signature Blend)
1⁄2 oz Navy strength rum, Smith & Cross
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
3⁄4 oz Zucca (Cappeletti Sfumato Rababaro)
1 ds Pimento bitters (1/8 oz Hamilton's Allspice Dram)
1 twst Orange peel (As garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into a double old fashioned glass with ice, and garnish with an orange twist.

Notes

Fred Yarm's substituted ingredients in parentheses.

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Creator
Sother Teague - Amor y Amargo
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2020/01/improved-kingston-negroni.h…

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  • Made with Pussers and CioCiaro. Likable, quite like the prototype but a touch more complex. I think I like the orange of CioCiaro more than I would have the smoke of Sfumato.
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Westhovsies commented on 2/24/2020:

Just got my first bottle of CioCiaro, so will give that a try too!

Mayan Mountain Mystic

1 oz Mezcal
1 oz Fino sherry
3⁄4 oz Byrrh
1⁄4 oz Bénédictine
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
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.

History

When I saw a reference to Paul McGee's Rum River Mystic, I remembered how much I enjoyed it and wondered if I could make a riff on it. Since I had been inspired by the mezcal-Fino sherry duo, I swapped them in for the original's rye and rum (or two rums depending on the recipe). Trying to keep the alliteration and location themes going, I dubbed this one the Mayan Mountain Mystic.

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Year
2020
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Creator
Frederic Yarm, Boston, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2020/02/mayan-mountain-mystic.html

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Nova Scotia

1 1⁄8 oz Bourbon
2⁄3 oz Islay Scotch
1⁄4 oz Fernet Branca
1⁄4 oz Honey syrup
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir and Strain over Block Ice in a Double Rocks Glass. Garnish with a Lemon Twist

History

Created at Bulletin Place Sydney

Yields Drink
Year
2018
Authenticity
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Creator
Paul Hammond
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3 stars
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Deep Breath

1 oz Light rum
1⁄2 oz Manzanilla sherry
2⁄3 oz Pineapple juice
2 t Orgeat
1 t White Crème de Menthe
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
3 ds Absinthe
2 t Egg white
1 1⁄2 oz Soda water
1 lf Mint (as garnish)
Instructions

Double Shake and Double Strain Into a Fizz Glass (no ice) Charging with Soda Water. Garnish with a Mint Leaf

History

Created at Bulletin Place Sydney

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Year
2018
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Creator
Paul Hammond
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Tantric Moped

1 1⁄2 oz Barbados Rum, Plantation 5 Year
1⁄2 oz Pineapple rum, Plantation Stiggins' Fancy
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Cinnamon syrup
1⁄2 oz Amaro, Amaro di Angostura
1⁄2 oz Falernum, Velvet Falernum
Instructions

Add ingredients to a mixing tin filled with ice, shake until the tin is frosted. Strain into a pint glass or tiki mug filled with fresh cracked ice or pebble ice. No garnish (unless you're going for full on Tiki)

Notes

Any decent blended aged rum should work, though some may require adjusting the volume of sweet ingredients.

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Pinkies Out

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Fords
1⁄2 oz Campari
1 oz Egg white
1 oz Lemon juice
1 oz Orange liqueur, Solerno
1 pn Orange peel (zested, as garnish)
Instructions

Dry shake, shake, strain into a coupe, garnish.

Yields Drink
Year
2020
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Creator
Gina Chersevani, Buffalo & Bergen, Washington, D.C.
Source reference

https://punchdrink.com/recipes/pinkies-out-2/

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Tomb of the Caribs

1 1⁄2 oz Rhum Agricole (JM Blanc was what I used; a lightly aged agricole would work well too.)
1⁄2 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Honey syrup (1:1)
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1 sli Lime (Lime wheel as garnish)
Instructions

Build in a double Old Fashioned glass, add ice, stir, and garnish with a lime wheel inserted along the inside of the glass.

History

The drink started by noting how well agricole and Cynar pair, and then adding in honey to complement the Cynar. The lime juice is meant to cut the sweetness but keep things silky smooth in this stirred drink. For a name, I aimed to tie the drink back to the island of Martinique's history. When the island was settled by Europeans, the last remaining tribe there was the Caribs. One of the landmarks on the northern side of the island is a cliff called the Tomb of the Caribs. There, the last Caribs jumped instead of surrendering to the Europeans; it symbolically matched classic ‘Ti Punch service where ingredients are provided such that "each can prepare their own death."

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Year
2017
Authenticity
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Creator
Frederic Yarm, Loyal Nine, Cambridge, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2017/03/tomb-of-caribs.html

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marquisexb commented on 8/07/2020:

Substituted simple syrup for the honey syrup. It was solid, but unspectacular. I'd try again with the honey syrup, or maybe just straight honey.

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