Macunaíma

1 1⁄2 oz Cachaça (Salinas Balsamo)
3⁄4 oz Simple syrup
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄4 oz Fernet Branca
Instructions

Shake vigorously with ice, double strain to small glass. No garnish

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Ragnarök

3⁄4 oz Jägermeister
3⁄4 oz Aquavit, Aalborg
3⁄4 oz Aperol
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
Instructions

Shake; strain; up.

Notes

Peychaud's Aperitivo was originally in the place of the Aperol.

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  • Grapefruity, with a dry and complex finish. — ★★★★
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This sounds like - take 4 things in everyone's house that no one uses and make something out of it. But it's REALLY GOOD! Just a nice balance of flavors. 


Shockingly good and well balanced. Pleasantly mild, unlike its apocalyptic moniker. I used Brennivin as the aquavit.


Islavardier

2⁄3 oz Averna
1 bsp Herbal liqueur, Chartreuse
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Build all ingredients in an old fashioned glass. Stir with ice and garnish with an orange twist.

Notes

The punt e mes is necessary in this due to its added bitterness. The drink doesn’t quite work with most other sweet vermouths.

History

Created by Alex Vowles for the cocktail competition “The Perfect Blend”.

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  • Too sweet for me and not enough biterness from the punt e mes to balance it out.
  • Lagavulin for Islay scotch. Very nice. I didn't have Punt e Mes...so used 1/3 Vitorre Sweet Vermouth and 1/3 Campari. — ★★★★★
  • An awesome boulevardier riff that uses the smoke of Laphroaig in an interesting way with the Averna. Great after a meal or as a nightcap! — ★★★★★
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Is the "chartreuse" specified here Green Chartreuse?


I confirm, does not work with Cocchi Torino.

Or maybe also because of izarra green i've used instead of Chartreuse.

 


Cocchi's equivalent would be Dopo Teatro Vermouth Amaro. It seems to work with that, though it is still a bit sweet for my personal taste. I might propose switching to a green Chartreuse rinse.


Excellent. I used Green Chartreuse and the other ingredients exactly as specified. Delightful balance. For a less sweet drink, I'd split the Punt e Mes 50/50 with dry vermouth.


Campaign Trail

2 t Campari
4 1⁄8 oz Brut Champagne
Instructions

Build into a champagne flute

Notes

Just about any dry champagne will do. I personally prefer Perrier Jouët

History

Created in 2018 by Alex Vowles to celebrate a friend winning a local election

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  • Bitter, sweet and refreshing. Could be drank as a great aperitif or as a celebratory drink. The bitterness of the Campari plays well with the dry effervescence of the champagne. — ★★★★★
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Sparkling wine and Campari is an aperitif drunk in all the bars of Italy for over a century. In my city it's called Chiodino, meaning little nail.
This is because the carefully poured Campari penetrates like a nail into the wine.


Naval Treaty

1 3⁄8 oz Rum (Pacto Navio - Cuban)
2⁄3 oz White port
1 bsp Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
1 sli Orange cream citrate (Wheel, as garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice, coupe, garnish with orange disk.

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2019
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Had to make some subs — El Dorado 8 for the rum, Rothman & Winter for the apricot liqueur), orange peel coin for garnish — but really enjoyed this one: the white port and apricot liqueur lent a juicy-fruity smoothness to the dominant rum (ED8 is one of my favs), the chartreuse a hint of herbaceousness, and the aromatic bitters tempered the sweetness slightly (though this wasn’t too sweet to me). Booze-forward but not overly so as I stirred it well. Nice sipper that went down quick!


Banana Manifesto

2 oz Añejo tequila, Alma
1⁄4 oz Coconut liqueur, Kalani
1⁄4 oz Amaro Nardini
1 ds Coffee Pecan Bitters
Instructions

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

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American Trilogy

1 oz Applejack
1 oz Rye
3⁄8 oz Grade A dark color and robust taste maple syrup (called for 1/2 oz simple using 2:1 Grade B)
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Combine liquid ingredients in a rocks glass. Stir with ice. Garnish with twist of orange peel.

History

Based on a cocktail developed at Little Branch in New York City.

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  • What a phenomenal old fashioned riff
  • As someone who makes his own maple syrup, I don't see the point of the original diluted maple syrup "syrup". Maple syrup is just boiled sap, and sweetness and consistency can vary greatly. Also, I used 1/2 oz. syrup.
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Sasha Petraske founded both Milk & Honey and Little Branch.



The cocktail's co-creators are Richard Boccato and Michael McIlroy.  They both worked at both bars. But Little Branch probably deserves the nod. In Regarding Cocktails, Boccatto's quote about this drink:

Once in the midst of a sleepy shift at Little Branch, I asked Mickey whether or not a cocktail could be built in the glass and devised with ingredients that were slightly different from those that we used to make our house Old Fashioned.

This is a modern classic & I'd think Bocatto & McIlroy's original version (rather than the minor alterations made in PDX) should be found somewhere here.


Last Date

1 oz Averna
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Orgeat
Instructions

Shake, Strain, Rocks.

Notes

I like it in a coupe.

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Drink & Tell: A Boston Cocktail Book by Frederic Yarm

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Mr. Bali Hai

1 1⁄2 oz Dark rum
1 oz Light rum
3⁄4 oz Coffee liqueur
1 1⁄2 oz Pineapple juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
Instructions

Flash blend with 12 oz crushed ice; gated pour to tiki mug; optionally garnish w/ pineapple fronds.

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Bali Hai, San Diego, CA
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Beachbum Berry, Intoxica, 2002.

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  • The pairing of coffee/pineapple actually works...and since it's coffee you can drink it before noon. It's true.
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Solid though I must like lime juice more than lemon because I like the Ohana Joe better


Distilled Grape Appeal

1 3⁄4 oz Cognac VSOP
1⁄3 oz Simple syrup (Red wine & champagne)
1⁄8 oz Overproof bourbon
Instructions

Long stir with a lot of ice in order to acheive a syrupy texture.
Strain in coupe, garnish with 3 cherries on pick.

Or once stirred as usual, store for 15 to 20 minutes in freezer. Serve.

Notes

Cognac: Lefoulon vsop.

Syrup: same part Red wine and champagne and same part white sugar.
Low heat at water bath.
Bottle. Fridge.

You can also make to different batches, one of champagne, the other of red wine.

For the Bourbon: Need to be a high proof Bourbon.
Better if over 120.
Used stagg JR for Bourbon batch 8 - 129,5 proof.

History

Bought Cognac a few weeks ago, tried several recipes and posted them on Kindred.
Wanted to focus on Cognac flavor.
Had some wine and champagne leftovers.

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