Wintry Mix

3⁄4 oz Rye, Rittenhouse 100
3⁄4 oz Walnut Liqueur, Nux Alpina
3⁄4 oz Cynar 70
3⁄4 oz Sherry, Lustau East India Solera
1 Orange peel
Instructions

Stir, strain into old fashioned glass with a large cube or sphere or a Nick & Nora glass. Garnish with an expressed orange swath.

History

Named for the dreaded weather phenomenon we see in the Midwest of part snow and part freezing rain. And we just got some dumped on us in the middle of April in Chicago. This one is also a two-fer, part of my ongoing "4 parts, equal parts, stirred" series and also part of my "Cocktails from the Corona Bunker" series.

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Year
2020
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Your original creation
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4 stars
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Aloe'n & Cynical

1 oz Mezcal, Del Maguey Vida
1 oz Cynar
1 oz Aloe vera liqueur, Chareau
Instructions

Stir with cracked ice, strain into a chilled coupe.

Notes

The aloe hits first and is fruity and herbal, followed by the smoke and body of the mezcal. I thought it was just pretty okay up until the point that the bittersweet complexity of the Cynar hit the back and sides of my tongue. Then, holy shit... it just all melded in a way that had me craving another sip, and then another... and then another cocktail.

History

Isolation inspired cocktail during the Coronavirus quarantine of 2020.

Picture of Aloe'n & Cynical
Yields Drink
Year
2020
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Ian Lacy
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4 stars
(8 ratings)
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  • Good! But I like my mistake (Clearly Aloe'n) much better.
  • Starts bright, fruity, and herbal. Melts into smoke. Finishes bittersweet and complex, inviting a subsequent sip. Easy to make; hard to stop sipping.
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Forty Virtues

1 1⁄2 oz Armagnac
1⁄2 oz Bianco Vermouth, Dolin
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
1⁄2 oz Bonal Gentiane Quina
1 ds Orange bitters
Instructions

Stir with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.

Yields Drink
Year
2011
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
California Gold
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2011/06/forty-virtues.html

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4.5 stars
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Caribou

3 oz Vodka
3 oz Brandy (Korbel, for me)
12 1⁄2 oz Sherry
12 1⁄2 oz Port
2 oz Grade B maple syrup
Instructions

Maple Syrup to taste. Combine ingredients, bring to a boil, remove from heat and serve immediately.

Notes

Best consumed outside next to a roaring fire in a 55 gallon drum with the air temperature not to exceed -20C

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Creator
Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ)
Source reference

https://magazine.saq.com/en/profile/the-origins-of-the-caribou/

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ZZ's Pineapple Cocktail

2 oz Gin, St. George Terroir
3⁄4 oz Pineapple juice
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Limoncello
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
Instructions

Shake; strain; cobbled or crushed ice in a collins glass; garnish w/ chamomile powder + chamomile flowers (chamomile tea is good)

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Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Thomas Waugh, ZZ's Clam Bar, New York City
Source reference

https://punchdrink.com/recipes/zzs-pineapple-cocktail/

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3 stars
(5 ratings)
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  • A pineapple drink that's not extremely sweet or tropically. Appropriate for say... early summer? Otherwise not deeply remarkable. 3.5★
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Jelena

1 oz Amaro Montenegro
4 oz Pineapple juice
Instructions

Combine and refridgerate for a couple of hours then charge with a Nitro Whip. Alternatively, shake over ice. Either way, serve over ice in a highball glass.

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Authentic recipe
Creator
Sean Fennelly, Kimpton Fitzro, London
Source reference

https://punchdrink.com/recipes/jelena/

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4.5 stars
(5 ratings)
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  • This is awesome. No nitro so I force carbonated this with CO2. Careful with that! A superb low ABV cocktail.
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Italian Stallion

1 oz Aperol
3⁄4 oz Aveze (Suze or Salers or similar gentian liqueur will work)
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Passion fruit syrup
2 oz Soda water (In glass, not in shake)
1 twst Orange peel (As garnish)
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a Collins glass containing 2 oz soda water. Fill with ice cubes, add a straw, and garnish with an orange twist.

Notes

Overall, the drink's appearance and balance is a complex orange soda albeit one with herbal and tropical flavors in the mix.

History

When I was plotting turning over the cocktail menu for Winter/Spring 2016 at Loyal Nine, I needed some new low proof drinks. For inspiration, I started to riff on Michael McIlroy's Rome With a View. Given that we had an abundance of Avèze gentian liqueur, I wanted to include that (instead of Rome With a View's Campari) especially after having tried the Vatican City riff of that neo-classic. Another drink that came to mind for a flavor combination was the Square Root in pairing Aperol, gentian, and citrus. Given how well passion fruit works with bitter liqueurs, I considered taking things in a tropical direction. Finally, the name Italian Stallion came up from thinking about Rome and Italian themes, and a kitchy movie title seemed apropos. In 2020, this drink was placed on the menu at the Paper Plane in San Jose, California, as part of their guest drink section.

Yields Drink
Year
2016
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Loyal Nine, Cambridge, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2016/01/italian-stallion.html

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4.5 stars
(2 ratings)
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Vatican City

1 oz Suze
1 oz Bianco Vermouth, Dolin
1 oz Lime juice
3⁄4 oz Simple syrup
3 oz Club soda (to top)
1 twst Grapefruit peel
Instructions

Shake with ice, strain over ice in a Collins glass, top with soda water. Garnish with grapefruit twist

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Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Mikki Kristola, The Varnish, Los Angeles, CA
Source reference

Session Cocktails, pg. 64

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yarm commented on 4/11/2020:

I made this back in 2015 when it appeared in The Essential New York Times Book of Cocktails, and it inspired me in creating the Italian Stallion (I just put the drink in the date base moments ago) in early 2016.

Robbyfresh commented on 4/12/2020:

I will definitely have to check out the Italian Stallion. I love these Rome with a View riffs, and it's a great template to play around with.

Undercover Angel

2 oz Madeira (Sercial or another dry style like Verdelho)
3⁄4 oz Bénédictine
1⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur
1 ds Absinthe
1 twst Lemon peel (As garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into a cocktail glass, garnish with a lemon twist

History

For the Yacht Rock Sunday at Loyal Nine in 2015, I wondered if I could riff on the classic Chrysanthemum by replacing the dry vermouth with a dry Madeira. In wanting to add another touch to complement the switch, I considered Maraschino liqueur which works rather well with Madeira; moreover, it would work well with the absinthe to bring about a Jerry Thomas-era Improved Cocktail feel. Instead of taking a flower naming convention with a Chrysanthemum riff like the Calla Lily, I went to the Yacht Rock Sunday playlist and chose the Undercover Angel. I don't believe that it ever made the main menu but people did request it by name over a year later.

Yields Drink
Year
2015
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Loyal Nine, Cambridge, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2015/10/undercover-angel.html

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4 stars
(3 ratings)
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Provocateur

1 1⁄2 oz Añejo rum (Something dry and aged like Barbancour 8 Year)
3⁄4 oz Madeira (Sercial or another dry style like Verdelho)
3⁄4 oz Bénédictine
1 ds Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
1 twst Orange peel (As garnish, cut into the shape of a button, see photo)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into a cocktail coupe, and garnish with a (button-shaped) orange twist.

History

I was influenced by a 2010 Thomas Waugh whisky drink called the Prospector (pre-Death &Co.) to create this drink of the day during our bar's Rhum Barbancourt drinks week (theme for drink of the day). The name helped to sell this drink tremendously!

Yields Drink
Year
2017
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Fred Yarm, Loyal Nine, Cambridge, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2017/03/provocateur.html

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4 stars
(6 ratings)
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  • Terrific!
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Cara A commented on 11/09/2022:

I did not have any Madeira so I used a dry sherry - very pleasant!

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