Iberico

1 1⁄2 oz Gin (Four Pillars Bloody Shiraz Gin)
1 oz Dry vermouth, Noilly Prat
3⁄4 oz Almond liqueur
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Today received a package of Jamon Iberico de Bellota "Pata Negra" .... one of the great culinary treats. So I created this cocktail to enjoy with some jamon.

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2025
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Carl N.
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Lechuza

1 1⁄2 oz Mezcal
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Drambuie
1⁄2 oz Crème de Banane
2 ds Peychaud's Bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a coupe glass.

History

I was inspired by the Drambuie and banana liqueur combination in The Goodwill that I recently made. I swapped its rye and lemon for mezcal and lime, and accented the drink with Peychaud's Bitters. For a name, I was inspired by Backbar's cryptid menu, and I dubbed this the Lechuza after the shapeshifting witch of Mexico – a person-sized bird with a human face.

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Year
2025
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Creator
Frederic Yarm, Boston, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2025/05/lechuza.html

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  • Up banana to 3/4 oz.
  • Subbed Bittermens' mole bitters for the Peychaud's
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Almaza

2 oz Gin
1 oz Sweet vermouth, Martini & Rossi
3⁄8 oz Orange vermouth, Martini & Rossi Fiero (M&R's Fiero is a modern release of this old formula)
1 Orange peel (optional)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into cocktail glass, Garnish optional.

Notes

Volumes have been increased from 2+ oz total (60 cL in the book) to 3+ oz. Proportions held constant, hence the 3/8 oz Fiero. Original volumes would be 1 1/3: 2/3: 1/4. Meier's fluid oz, dram, and teaspoon volume conversions differ from modern values, which is somewhat confusing, especially since there is a missing decimal in his teaspoon mL conversion, and it is a 50% oversized teaspoon anyway.

While there is no garnish in the book recipe, an optional orange twist is consistent with the historical M&R Aperitivo (Fiero) orange profile. I dropped mine into the drink to give it zing.

History

Published in Frank Meier's 1936 "The Artistry of Mixing Drinks"

Almaza means diamond in Arabic, but it is not clear if this is the inspiration for the name.

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1936
Authenticity
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Creator
unclear, published by Frank Meier, Ritz Bar, Paris
Source reference

Frank Meier's 1936 "The Artistry of Mixing Drinks"

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Ousted

1 1⁄2 oz Irish whiskey (The Irishman Single Malt)
1 oz Pomegranate Liqueur
1⁄2 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Out and about on travel.

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2025
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Carl N.
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Sequestered

1 1⁄2 oz Whiskey, Jack Daniels
1 oz Orange liqueur, Citronge
3⁄4 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Still "Banished" and out on "travel" at the IRS home of record.

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2025
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Carl N.
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Trash & Vaudeville

1 1⁄2 oz Rye
1⁄2 oz Mezcal
1⁄2 oz Bénédictine
1⁄2 oz Amaro Montenegro
1 twst Orange peel (As garnish)
Instructions

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

History

After posting my Oaxacan Lady on Reddit during the day and making it for a guest later that night at the C-Side Bar, I decided to riff on the Montenegro-Benedictine combination when I got home from work. I crossed a Frisco (rye-Benedictine) with an M&M (mezcal-Montenegro) and named it after a store on St. Mark's Street in Manhattan that I was reminded of in the book St. Mark's is Dead. I used to buy clothes there in the 1990s back when the edgiest clothes in Boston could only be found at Allston Beat and a few other select places. I previously had mashed up the Frisco with the Alaska for the Call of the Wild which worked well, so I went ahead with the idea. I originally made this as equal parts rye & mezcal, but I think the 3:1 works better.

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Year
2025
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Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Boston, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2025/05/trash-vaudeville.html

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Banished

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Monkey 47
1 oz Almond liqueur
3⁄4 oz Triple sec
3⁄4 oz Orange juice
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Out on travel for a month, with only the barest of necessities to make even a modestly reasonable cocktail.

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2025
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Carl N.
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Weekend Update

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon (date-infused; see Notes)
3⁄4 oz Apricot liqueur
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1 Egg white
3 dr Bitters, Angostura (as garnish)
Instructions

Dry shake and shake (or reverse-shake); strain; up; garnish with bitters.

Notes

For the infusion, I dropped some pitted Medjool dates into a jar and covered with bonded bourbon, and left for 3 weeks.

History

Earned 2nd place in the Reddit Original Cocktail Competition, May 2025: Apricot and lemon.

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Craig Eliason
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Year
2025
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Creator
Craig Eliason, Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
Source reference

https://www.reddit.com/r/cocktails/comments/1kbsrrm/original_cocktail_c…

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Fitty-Fitty Martini

1 1⁄2 oz Gin
1 1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth
2 ds Orange bitters
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir; strain; up; garnish.

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Creator
Audrey Sanders, Pegu Club, New York, New York (USA)
Source reference

https://punchdrink.com/recipes/fitty-fitty-martini/

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Montebank

1 1⁄2 oz Scotch (See notes)
1⁄2 oz Apple brandy
1⁄2 oz Amaro, Cappelletti Sfumato Rabarbaro (Or Zucca)
1⁄2 oz Apricot liqueur
1 ds Absinthe
1 twst Orange peel (As garnish)
Instructions

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

Notes

This prospers with a slightly smoky Scotch or some Islay mixed in with a blend.

History

I was inspired by the apricot-Sfumato combination in the Smooth Operator that I recently made. I swapped the Armagnac-rye duo for Scotch-apple brandy, dropped the Benedictine, and exchanged the two bitters for absinthe. Originally, I tried Peychaud's Bitters here since they generally work well with Scotch, apple brandy, and apricot, but the balance was just too dark especially with the Sfumato, so I replaced it with the brightening action of absinthe. For a name, I kept the Smooth Operator in mind and dubbed this the Mountebank which dictionaries define as "a person who deceives others, especially in order to trick them out of their money; a charlatan" and "a person who sells quack medicines from a platform."

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Year
2025
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Boston, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2025/04/mountebank.html

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