Walker Percy's Mint Julep

2 oz Bourbon ("the older the better")
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
1 ds Nutmeg (freshly grated)
2 spg Mint
Instructions

Pour simple syrup intop julep tin, fill with crushed ice. Slip the mint sprigs (Kentucky Colonel preferred) against the side and pack the cup to the brim with ice. Fill the cup, which already appears full, with bourbon, the older the better. Grate some nutmeg over the top and settle down for "a half hour of cumulative bliss."

Notes

Borrowed from Walker Percy's essay, "Bourbon."

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Walker Percy
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Mexican Christmas

1 oz Mezcal
1 oz Sweet vermouth
1⁄2 oz Allspice Dram
1⁄2 oz Amaro Montenegro
3 ds Hellfire Bitters
Instructions

Mix over ice. Garnish with a lemon twist.o

History

Searching for a recipe that puts allspice dram in rotation.

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El Jefe

1 oz Tequila
1 oz Sweet vermouth
1 oz Amaro Montenegro
4 ds Chocolate bitters
Instructions

Stir all ingredients over ice and serve

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Year
2018
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Cherrystoner
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4 stars
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Fall Into My Glass

1 oz Pear liqueur, St. George
1 oz Gin
1 oz Sweet vermouth
4 ds Chocolate bitters
1 Star anise
Instructions

Mix over ice and serve up. Garnish with a star anise seed.

Notes

St George Spiced Pear liqueur is a must. Easily scaled up to serve a crowd.

History

Used to pair with a Thanksgiving meal.

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Year
2019
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Your original creation
Creator
Cherrystoner
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4 stars
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  • Chocolate bitters! Thanksgiving.
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Autumn Sunset (Haus Alpenz)

2 oz Bourbon
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth
1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth
1⁄4 oz Allspice Dram
1⁄4 oz Bénédictine
1 ds Orange bitters
Instructions

Stir and serve in a chilled coupe

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Altered recipe
Source reference

https://alpenz.com/productrecipes-allspice.html

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Campari Sour #3

1 1⁄2 oz Campari
1 oz Simple syrup
1⁄2 oz Grapefruit juice
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1 Egg white
Instructions

Shake, strain, garnish with cherry.

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Source reference

https://punchdrink.com/recipes/campari-sour/

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  • Nice low ABV alternative to an Americano
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Non-Morto

1 1⁄2 oz Jamaican rum
1 1⁄2 oz Puerto Rican Rum
1 oz Overproof rum
1⁄2 oz Grapefruit juice
1⁄2 oz Cinnamon syrup
1⁄2 oz Falernum, Velvet Falernum
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄4 oz Campari
1 ds Absinthe
1⁄2 oz Prosecco
Instructions

Shake, pour with ice, top with prosecco.

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Authentic recipe
Creator
Gina Chersevani Buffalo & Bergen | Washington, D.C.
Source reference

https://punchdrink.com/recipes/non-morto/

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Wooden Shoe

3⁄4 oz Genever
3⁄4 oz Apple brandy (Aged such as a VS Calvados or Laird's Bonded)
1 oz Cardamaro
1⁄4 oz Bénédictine
1⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
2 ds Peychaud's Bitters
1 twst Lemon peel (As garnish)
Instructions

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

Notes

Earthy, malty, herbal.

History

I was inspired by a tasty Genever-Cardamaro drink and reading about apple brandy-Cardamaro duo on the Haus Alpenz site, and I wondered if I could fuse the two ideas. The apple brandy aspect made me think of the Widow's Kiss and its Benedictine-Yellow Chartreuse accents. For a name, I looked up Dutch fairy tales to support the Genever ingredient and was inspired by the "The Legend of the Wooden Shoe."

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Year
2019
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Boston, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2019/11/wooden-shoe.html

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4.5 stars
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  • 3-3.5 stars as written; added 0.25 oz mezcal which bumped it to 4 stars
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Berry Wall

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1⁄2 oz Campari
1⁄4 oz Allspice Dram
1 Strawberry (Medium-sized)
1 twst Orange peel (As garnish)
Instructions

Muddle the strawberry in the Campari and allspice dram. Add the rest of the ingredients, stir with ice, and double strain into a rocks glass with a large ice cube. Garnish with an orange twist.

Notes

A Boulevardier "man about town" riff utilizing the tasty Campari-strawberry and Campari-allspice dram combinations.

History

A discussion about the important role that Saratoga Springs in NY had in the late 1800s brought up Jerry Thomas' and Harry Johnson's Saratoga Cocktail recipes, and then it drifted into Berry Wall and his his dude-off where he won the title of the "King of the Dudes" by changing outfits 40 times between breakfast and dinner. I figured that his name alone was worthy of a drink tribute.

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Year
2019
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Boston, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2019/03/berry-wall.html

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  • I love this with a pinch of salt on the rock!
  • Nice balance, not as dark as I expected, I guess due to the berry. A little Twizzler in there.
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Carlsbad Daiquiri

1 1⁄2 oz Becherovka
1⁄2 oz Light rum, Diplomatico Planas
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄4 oz Cane syrup (Fat)
Instructions

Shake all ingredients with ice for 15 seconds, strain into coupe. Either no garnish, or garnish with lime twist or lime wheel.

Notes

Originally made with Bacardi 1909 Superior Heritage, a 89 proof white rum, that I believe is out of production. I've been making this lately with the recently introduced Diplomatico Planas (94 proof), but any standard 80 proof light rum should work fine.

History

Part of my 2015 "Daiquiri-palooza" of weekly daiquiri riffs for an entire year. Name after the city where Becherovka is produced, Karlovy Vary (aka Carlsbad).

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Year
2015
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