Piglet's Lament

1 oz Gin
1⁄2 oz Campari
1⁄4 oz Cynar
1⁄4 oz Elderflower liqueur
1 oz Sweet vermouth
1 twst Grapefruit peel (As garnish)
Instructions

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

Notes

Elderflower works great with both Cynar and Campari, and the grapefruit oil helps to draw the fruitier notes of it out.

History

I was tinkering around with Negroni variations for a request from an upcoming wedding held at Loyal Nine. I was inspired by Eeyore's Requiem to include other liqueurs in the mix, but I did not want it to be as extreme as Toby Maloney's neo-classic with Campari being the largest component. Therefore, I stuck with the equal parts gin, liqueur, and vermouth ratio. For a name, I kept the Winnie the Pooh theme and decided on Piglet's Lament; one of Piglet's laments in Winnie the Pooh is "It is hard to be brave when you're only a Very Small Animal."

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

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2017/09/piglets-lament.html

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4.5 stars
(20 ratings)
From other users
  • Fantastic. Amazing how the grapefruit works with the drink.
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Plotinus75 commented on 2/09/2022:

I think this cocktail is absolutely fabulous. One of my favorites.

yarm commented on 2/13/2022:

Cheers! I need to revisit this recipe for my guests at work. Hard to believe it's 4.5 years old already...

Aviation__1952 commented on 7/09/2025:

WOW WOW WOW !!! This is quite fantastic !! My own "addition" is that the fresh grapefruit I have: the rind/skin is very thin and won't spritz. So I cut a big piece of rind, then squooshed it and smooshed it a lot, then rubbed the inside of my coupe glass with that rind to get some "spritz" into the glass for the garnish.
Anyway, this is a fantastic cocktail !!!!

Negroni Grog

1 oz Gin
1 oz Sweet vermouth
1 oz Campari
3⁄4 oz Grapefruit juice
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
3⁄4 oz Honey syrup (1:1)
1⁄4 oz Allspice Dram
1 oz Soda water (Not included in the shake)
Instructions

Shake all but the soda with ice, strain into a tall glass with 1 oz soda water, fill with crushed ice, and garnish with an orange wheel, cherry, lime twist flag. A double old fashioned glass with a Navy Grog ice cone would work well too!

History

A three-way cross between a Negroni and both Don the Beachcomber's and Trader Vic's Navy Grogs. Campari goes well with grapefruit and allspice flavors, so I knew it was going to be a win. Since the bar had a gin theme, I figured that my tropical drinks needed to eschew rum for a bit.

Yields Drink
Year
2018
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Fred Yarm, Our Fathers, Allston/Boston, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2018/01/negroni-grog.html

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(7 ratings)
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Gin Gin Carré!

1 oz Gin
1 oz Genever
1 oz Sloe gin
1⁄4 oz Bénédictine
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
2 ds Peychaud's Bitters
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.

Notes

Malty, berry, juniper, and bitter-herbal orchard fruit.

History

At Our Fathers, I crafted this three gin riff on the Vieux Carré with dry gin, sloe gin, and Genever akin to Martin Cate's The Modern Prometheus tiki drink. Here, the sloe gin was subbing in for the 1930s classic's sweet vermouth. For a name, I was inspired by the old cheer "Hip hip hooray!" to call this one the Gin Gin Carré!

Yields Drink
Year
2018
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Fred Yarm, Our Fathers, Allston/Boston, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2018/03/gin-gin-carre.html

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4 stars
(5 ratings)
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  • Interested to try this out as intended. Had to sub in Green Chartreuse because I was out of Benedictine. Jammy, with the genever coming through well. Chartreuse is much more prominent than Benedictine would be.
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The Lovely Lyra

2 oz Rye
1⁄2 oz Amaro Montenegro
1⁄2 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Elder
1⁄4 oz Lavender syrup
2 ds Orange bitters
1 twst Orange peel
Instructions

Shake vigorously over ice. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with orange twist

Notes

Any good Rye will do, I like Breakout as a relatively inexpensive well done whiskey. Bourbon could be substituted but I like the spiciness of the rye. Other Amaros will do, and change the character a bit. Use 1/4 - 1/2 oz Lavender syrup to desired sweetnes.

History

Created and named upon the birth of my lovely daughter Lyra. After a week or so, I then created a variation called "The Screaming Lyra" ....

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Creator
Sal Cerchio
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3.5 stars
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The Screaming Lyra

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1⁄2 oz Amaro Montenegro
1⁄2 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Elder
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup, Royal Rose Three Chiles
1 sli Jalapeño (or Serrano Chile as garnish)
Instructions

Shake vigorously over ice. Strain into chilled martinii glass. Garnish with Jalapeno slice instead of a twist, or for more kick Serano (or if you are really daring a Habanero slice).

Notes

Any good Rye will do, I like Breakout as a relatively inexpensive well done whiskey. Bourbon could be substituted but I like the spiciness of the rye. Other Amaros will do, and change the character a bit. Use 1/4 - 1/2 oz Chile syrup to taste (more is hotter and sweeter).

History

Created and named after the birth of my daughter Lyra, this is a variation on "The Lovely Lyra", which came first, and this was created after a particularly rough day....

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Creator
Sal Cerchio
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4 stars
(4 ratings)
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  • a few drops of hellfire bitters made it pop
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2020 Visions

1 1⁄4 oz Pineapple juice
1 oz Orange liqueur, Grand Marnier
3⁄4 oz Grenadine (see note)
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Cynar
Instructions

Combine all ingredients in a mixing tin and shake with a small amount of crushed ice.
Pour into a double Old-Fashioned glass and top with more crushed ice.
Garnish with a fresh mint bouquet, freshly grated cinnamon and nutmeg.

Notes

Navy Strength Grenadine:
32 ounces POM Wonderful pomegranate juice
2 star anise pods
1 cinnamon stick
4 cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 ounces pomegranate molasses
3 cups white sugar
3/4 cup Demerara sugar
4 tablespoons muscovado sugar

Combine all ingredients except for the sugars in a saucepan and heat for 20 minutes over medium heat. Add sugars and stir to combine. Strain into a sealable bottle or container and keep refrigerated for up to a month.

Yields Drink
Year
2020
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Chris Elford
Source reference

https://punchdrink.com/recipes/2020-visions/

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Oaxacan Roja

2 oz Mezcal
1⁄2 oz Cynar 70 (Cynar also accepted)
1⁄2 oz Maraschino Liqueur, Luxardo
2 ds Orange bitters
1 Maraschino cherry (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir. Up. Strain to Nick & Nora glass. Garnish with maraschino cherry

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Year
2020
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Ron Umphenour and Matt Sullens, Moxie Bar, San Diego
Source reference

https://youtu.be/F4dqgzFFTS0

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4 stars
(6 ratings)
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  • I really like this - the combination of the Cynar 70 and the Mezcal give it a certain amount of funkiness. And the Maraschino is a perfect counter to sweeten it just enough. Very interestintg. After tasting, I also added a couple saline drops.
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stirred commented on 12/31/2024:

Made with
2 Banhez
1/2 Cynar 70
1/4 Maraska + 1/4 Mariquinhas ginja
2 ds Regans orange bitters
Cherry
BFC
Good, but pretty austere.
Added several drops saline - improved. Almost buttery.
Added 2 bar spoons Stone Barn Nocino green walnut liqueur.
Ahh yeah! This is the way. Sweet and savory. Soothing in winter.

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1⁄3 oz Ginger liqueur, Stirrings
1⁄3 oz Vanilla liqueur, Giffard
1⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
3 dr Bitters, Bittermens Boston Bittahs
Instructions

Fill shaker with ice. Add ingredients. Stir. Pour into cocktail glass.

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Best Friend

1 oz Pineapple rum, Plantation Stiggins' Fancy
1 oz Brandy (Solera)
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth
1⁄3 oz Rum (New Grove savoir faire 60%)
1⁄8 oz Becherovka
1⁄8 oz Black Balsams
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Stir, strain, serve.

History

Just had a weekend in the house of my best friend in south of France.
His wife is Ukranian, and i was surprised (in a good way) to see they got black balsams and Becherovka at home, since i had never tried them.

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2020
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4 stars
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Fortune

1 oz Cognac, Pierre Ferrand Ambre
1 oz Añejo rum, El Dorado 12
1 oz Pedro Ximénez Sherry, Lustau
1 ds Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
Instructions

Stir, strain into Nick & Nora glass

Yields Drink
Year
2015
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
La Chine, Waldorf Astoria, New York, NY
Source reference

https://www.eater.com/drinks/2015/12/21/10633112/rum-cognac-sherry-la-c…

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applejack commented on 12/02/2020:

I hadn't tried this in several years, just made one.  The sweet raisin notes are very prominent, some might say overpowering, so I reworked it a bit by splitting the PX (3/4 oz) with dry oloroso (1/4 oz) to retain the raisin-y, figgy notes but dry it out a bit. I also think it benefits from an expressed orange swath. YMMV.

Zachary Pearson commented on 12/02/2020:

Also, swapping out the El Dorado (which is really sweet, like 35 g/l sweet) for something like Foursquare might help. Thanks,  Zachary

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