Old Money

2 oz Bourbon
1⁄2 oz Aperol
1 ds Bitters, Angostura (10 drops)
1 twst Orange peel
1 rinse Allspice Dram
Instructions

Stir, strain into old fashioned glass with a large cube or sphere. Garnish with an orange swath and a few spritzes of allspice liqueur from an atomizer.

Notes

Originally made with Black Maple Hill bourbon (likely the NAS 95 proof orange label, not the age stated black or green label product). I typically use Elijah Craig Small Batch (now sadly also NAS).

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Year
2009
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Creator
Benjamin Schiller, Boka, Chicago, IL
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4 stars
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  • 4.5
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dbs commented on 9/25/2019:

This is one of the finest cocktails I’ve ever tasted. One of the best uses of Nux Alpina ever! Thanks!


Fault Line

1 1⁄2 oz Aquavit, Linie
1 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Vermouth di Torino
3⁄4 oz Cynar
1 t Carrot Eau-de-vie, Reisetbauer
1 Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Add ingredients to chilled stirring vessel, stir for 40-50 revolutions, strain into old fashioned glass with a large cube or sphere, garnish with orange swath.

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2017
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Shannon Tebay-Sidle, Death & Company, New York
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bza commented on 3/02/2021:

This drink is a masterpiece. On Punch it is garnished with an orange peel, was that an update or is this recipe incorrect? Regardless, I'll try it with a grapefruit peel next time.


Curated this - added link to the Punch article and changed grapefruit swath to orange swath (cut into a carrot for extra points) - any idea where the very specific instructions come from? Punch is not so picky. And bravo to anyone who has the carrot eau de vie! Thanks,  Zachary


I believe I got the recipe from the licensed_to_distill Instagram account, which posted it before the Punch article.  Not sure which garnish is correct; when I made it I used a grapefruit swath and had the carrot eau-de-vie on hand, and it was quite good.


Zapoteca

1 1⁄4 oz Mezcal
1 1⁄4 oz Amer Picon (sub Ramazzotti and 3 dashes of orange bitters if unavailable)
3 ds Bitters, Amargo Chuncho
Instructions

Stir with ice and strain into a double old fashioned glass containing a large lump of clear ice. Orange garnish (peel or dehydrated).

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Year
2018
Authenticity
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Creator
Andy at Proofcocktails.nl
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4 stars
(4 ratings)
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Since 3 oz into the mixing glass makes a nice sized drink, maybe re-scale to 1oz each? Would make the recipe more beautiful too. This sounds good to me. I'm trying it tonight with Amer Boudreau.


Note: I made this as 1:1:1 oz w/ 2 dashes of Amargo Chuncho for a standard volume drink.

This is an interesting combination with the Mezcal's earthy/smokiness, Amer Picon's orange/coffee ground bitter, and Punt e Mes' amaro bitter all weighted toward a darker bitterness, balanced by some rich flavors. I used Amer Picon black label which has a dark, strong coffee ground bitterness to it and less of the common amaro balance. The Amargo Chuncho bitters work here by lending a slight orange blossom nose on top of the other strong aromas. The drink stands out as a pleasant but dark bitter cocktail balanced by sweet vermouth. As is, I put it as between 3.5 and 4 out of 5 stars.

I will retry this with Bigallet China-China Amer in place of Amer Picon. I most often prefer the broader and less dark/bitter nature of Bigallet orange amaro as a sub for Amer Picon, and I am curious as to how it will work here. I go through Bigallet much more rapidly than Picon.


I re-made this substituting Bigallet China-China Amer for the Amer Picon. For me this dials the drink in perfectly, a solid 4+.


Pink Eye

2 oz Gin
1⁄4 oz Campari
1⁄4 oz Amère Sauvage
1⁄2 oz Cherry shrub
1⁄2 oz Half-and-half
2 ds Peychaud's Bitters (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake all but bitters with ice; strain onto ice sphere in rocks glass; garnish with healthy splash of Peychaud's.

History

Third in a series, after the Stink Eye and the Side Eye.

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Craig Eliason
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Craig Eliason, Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
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Negroni Bianchi

1 oz Gin
3⁄4 oz Amaro, Cappelletti Alta Verde
1⁄4 oz Genepy, Dolin Genepy des Alpes
Instructions

Combine all ingredients in mixing glass. Add ice and stir. Strain into double old fashioned glass. Add fresh ice and garnish with orange swath.

Notes

Short stir if adding fresh ice. You can also build this right into a double old fashioned glass and add ice and stir as a standard Negroni or serve up. I prefer serving over large format ice such as along cube or sphere.

History

Created for the Kirkland Tap and Trotter 2019 winter cocktail list.

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Year
2019
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Creator
Rob Dun
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4.5 stars
(2 ratings)
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Bormio Sour

1 1⁄2 oz Rye, Redemption
1⁄2 oz Braulio
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
Instructions

Combine all ingredients in shaker tin. Shake and strain into double old fashioned glass. Add fresh ice. Garnish with lemon swath.

Notes

Works wonderfully with large format ice cubes such spheres or king cubes.

History

Created for Kirkland Tap and Trotter 2018/19 winter cocktail list.

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2018
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Rob Dunn
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Best Intentions

3⁄4 oz Cappelletti Aperitivo
3⁄4 oz Orange Curaçao (Pierre Ferrand)
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Shake, strain, coupe, straight up.

History

Paper Plane/Naked & Famous/equal parts cocktail riff from our favorite local bar. Works OK with Aperol instead of Cappelletti too, tastes more grapefruit-y.

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Matt @ The Stamped Robin, Kalamazoo, MI
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The Seagull

Instructions

Combine with ice, stir, serve up in a coupe

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Spanish Bar Fly

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2⁄3 oz Simple syrup
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Instructions

Shake, strain, coupe.

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ca. 2017
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Unknown
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Grand Escalier at Stureplan, Sweden
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Two to Mango

1 1⁄2 oz Brandy (Rhine Hall Mango brandy)
1⁄2 oz Ancho Reyes chile liqueur
1⁄4 oz Agave syrup (Tres Agaves)
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1 sli Lime (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake and pour into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish.

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2019
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Creator
Jesse Medlong
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