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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2020
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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.

A.Martini commented on 6/19/2020:

Maybe heavy hand with Angostura? :)

andrelbhenrique commented on 9/08/2024:

Angostura to blame. Certainly. Or my drunkness preparing it.

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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2015
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Tyler Caffall, Fort Defiance, Brooklyn, NY
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"Brooklyn Bartender: A Modern Guide to Cocktails and Spirits," Carey Jones, Black Dog & Leventhal, 2016

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

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applejack commented on 6/22/2020:

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

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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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Something Ethereal

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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

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1 oz Coconut Water
1 oz Coconut milk
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1⁄2 oz Cinnamon syrup (see note)
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Shake hard, strain into tiki mug or coconut. Garnish with toasted coconut, grated nutmeg and an orchid.

Notes

To make the cinnamon syrup, break and toast two cinnamon sticks in a large saucepan. Add 4 cups of sugar and 2 cups of water. Bring to a boil, cover and let steep 20 minutes. Strain.

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1⁄2 oz Byrrh
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1⁄4 oz Aperol
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1 Grapefruit peel
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Stir, strain into old fashioned glass with a large cube or sphere. Garnish with an expressed grapefruit swath.

History

Named after "New Ceremony" by Dry the River (https://youtu.be/qCJ22QQTWtM)

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2013
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Tonia Guffey, Dram, Brooklyn, NY
Source reference

"The Old-Fashioned: The Story of the World's First Classic Cocktail," Robert Simonson, Ten Speed Press, 2014, p.146

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