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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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.

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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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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!

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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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  • 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!

Orchid Thief

1 1⁄2 oz Fino sherry
1 oz Dry vermouth
1⁄2 oz Bénédictine
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir; strain; up; garnish.

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Authentic recipe
Creator
Chip Tyndale, Dutch Kills and Flatiron Lounge, New York, New York (USA)
Source reference

https://punchdrink.com/recipes/orchid-thief/

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  • Excellent cocktail for a late afternoon in the sun, on the balcony, with a book. I used Carpano dry and Valdespino’s Inocente .
  • Really nice low abv drink. The sherry and benedictine interact well to create a cocktail with a very balanced sweetness.
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Witches' Blood

1 oz Scotch, Monkey Shoulder
1⁄2 oz Cherry Liqueur
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Dolin
3⁄4 oz Strega
1 ds Blood Orange Bitters
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into a coupe or Nick & Nora glass. No garnish.

Notes

My favourite shop was out of Cherry Heering so the cherry component I made this with originally was de Kuyper, which is quite syrupy. If using Heering, maybe adjust quantities to 3/4 oz of everything

History

A Blood & Sand with a witchy (Strega) twist. Perhaps inspired by one too many Dresden Files books.

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Year
2020
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Creator
lesliec
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Stone of Destiny

2 oz Blended Scotch
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1⁄4 oz Apricot liqueur
1⁄8 oz Ginger syrup
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake; strain; up; garnish.

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Craig Eliason
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Year
2020
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Craig Eliason, Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
Source reference

https://forums.egullet.org/topic/156071-drinks-2018/?do=findComment&com…

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  • Rich and dark, in the Boulevardier neighborhood.
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Kindred Cocktails commented on 4/10/2020:

Very good, but 1/4 to 1/2 oz dry vermouth helps the sugar balance and really transforms the drink.

Spring in Saint Paul

1 oz Gin, Hendrick's
1⁄2 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
1⁄2 oz Cherry bounce (homemade with cognac)
1⁄4 oz Lemon juice
Instructions

Shake, strain, coupe, brandied cherry garnish

Notes

How to make your own brandied cherries (the liquid is cherry bounce): https://www.blossomtostem.net/brandied-cherries/

History

I just looked at a bunch of cocktails with gin + Campari -- they often call for a sweeter, fruity or floral addition like Saint Germain or some such. My homemade brandied cherries + bounce packs a fruity but not overly sweet punch, decided to try it, and it was pretty tasty. Voila!

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2020
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Creator
Cara Anthony
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Cara A commented on 11/07/2022:

Made with a citrus-forward gin and 1/2 oz lime juice instead of lemon — tasty, bright, not too sweet ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Don Jefe

1 oz Mezcal, Del Maguey Vida
3⁄4 oz Byrrh
3⁄4 oz Amaro Meletti
1 rinse Orange bitters
Instructions

Stir and strain into cocktail glass.

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Monkeypod kitchen, Maui
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  • Made with Banhez and Lucano. Berry, tobacco, herbs. At first sip, not my cup of tea, but grew on me. Sweet with a numbing finish.
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Tarzan Boy

1 oz Rhum Agricole (Blanc)
1⁄2 oz Bianco Vermouth
1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth
1⁄2 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Passion fruit syrup
1 twst Orange peel (As garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice and strain into a rocks glass. Fill with ice, garnish with an orange twist, and add a straw.

History

For Yacht Rock Sundays at Loyal Nine in 2015, I crafted a tropical Negroni that I dubbed the Tarzan Boy for I was sourcing drink names from our playlist. The idea started with how passion fruit modulates Campari into something tropical and not incredibly bitter -- an idea I was first introduced to in Jamie Boudreau's Novara. Rhum agricole bolstered the tropical aspects of the mix, and I kept with white vermouths to allow the guava-like color to sing out. The Tarzan Boy was popular enough that it made the regular cocktail list once the Yacht Rock Sunday series concluded in the early Fall.

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

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2015/10/tarzan-boy.html

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Shawn C commented on 11/29/2023:

Somehow the grassiness of the agricole, the grapefruit zest-like bitter flavor of the Campari, the passion fruit, and the vermouth combine to create an intense neoprene flavor for me. I have sampled some un-aged Hmong rice whiskey distillate with the very same flavor note (although the latter is minus the other fruit and sweet characteristics.) That isn't all bad, as there are some interesting things happening that some will appreciate. However, this isn't what I was expecting or looking for.

yarm commented on 11/29/2023:

I've gotten that rubber/plastic note from some rhum agricoles and not others. And citrus can soften that note, but straight spirits drinks don't hide it well. So I can see that. Which one did you use BTW?

Shawn C commented on 11/29/2023:

I used JM Rhum Agricole Blanc (110 proof), Dolin Dry & Blanc Vermouths, Campari, and Small Hand Passion Fruit Syrup. It can be weird/undpredictable how disparate flavors and fruits can combine to make something unlike any of them. The "chocolate" notes that appear in the Tin Can Telephone are a more tasty example (for that I was using Cinzano sweet vermouth as a first pass, rather than something like Cocchi di Torino which is known for providing a mild chocolate note.)

Red Eye Old Fashioned

1 3⁄4 oz Bourbon, Elijah Craig (Small Batch)
1⁄4 oz Virgin Islands Rum, Cruzan Blackstrap
1⁄4 oz Coffee syrup
5 dr Bitters, Bitter End Memphis Barbecue
1 Orange peel
Instructions

Stir, strain into old fashioned glass with a large cube. Garnish with orange peel.

Notes

For the coffee syrup, I mixed equal parts Aeropress coffee (between a French press and espresso in strength) with demerara sugar.

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Year
2014
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