Maria Bonita

1 oz Cachaça
1⁄2 oz Apple brandy
1 oz Campari
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth
1⁄4 oz Cinnamon syrup
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Orange peel (As garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into a double old fashioned glass with a large ice cube, and garnish with an orange twist.

Notes

Negroni Week 2025 creation.

History

I became inspired by the cachaça, apple brandy, and cinnamon trio of the Cinnamon Girl that I had made recently, and I merged parts of that with a Negroni given that it was Negroni Week and the cinnamon-Campari duo of Erick Castro's Babbo's Toddy. I dubbed this one the Maria Bonita which was the nickname of Maria Delia who joined Lapião and his bandits in criminal adventures in Brazil circa 1930; Maria & Lampião became entrenched in Brazilian folk history akin to Bonnie & Clyde in the United States.

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Year
2025
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Boston, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2025/10/maria-bonita.html

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Up On The Roof

1 3⁄4 oz Rye
3⁄4 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano
1⁄2 oz Madeira, Broadbent Rainwater Medium Dry
1 bsp Cinnamon syrup
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Lemon peel (expressed and discarded)
1 Brandied cherry (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir; strain; up; express; garnish.

History

Found that the combo of rainwater madeira and Cocchi Americano could be an intriguing stand in for sweet vermouth, so made up this Manhattan riff.

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Yields Drink
Year
2025
Authenticity
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Creator
Craig Eliason, Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
Source reference

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puM1k-S86nE

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  • Aroma has orange oil, cherry, cinnamon and other baking spices. Sip has cinnamon and rye spices with a honey sweetness. Swallow and finish are like a pleasantly complex Manhattan.
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MixBooze commented on 10/09/2025:

love the twist using Madeira and Cocchi Americano

Pommistry

1 oz Apple brandy, Lairds Bonded
1 oz Jamaican rum, Appleton 12
1⁄2 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano
1⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1⁄4 oz Cinnamon syrup
1 ds Apple bitters
5 sli Apple (fanned, as garnish)
1 ds Lemon juice (sprinkled on garnish)
Instructions

Stir; strain; up; garnish with fanned apple slices sprinkled with fresh lemon juice.

History

Made for the October 2025 Reddit Original Cocktail Competition: Apple and Cinnamon.

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Year
2025
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Creator
Craig Eliason, Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
Source reference

https://www.reddit.com/r/cocktails/comments/1o10elq/pommistry/

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  • Nice amber color. Apple nose, apple and cherry sip, cinnamon rushes in on swallow. Mildly bitter finish and tart garnish hold sweetness in check. Tingly cinnamon end.
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Cutman

1 oz Herbal liqueur, Jeppson's Malort
1 oz Swedish Punsch
3 wdg Lemon (3-4 wedges)
6 lf Mint (6-8 leaves)
1 pn Salt (Or 3-5 drops 20% Saline)
1 spg Mint (Or more sprigs as garnish)
3⁄4 oz Apricot liqueur
Instructions

Muddle the lemon and salt (the ice in the shake will muddle the mint leaves). Add the rest, shake with ice, double strain into a double old fashioned glass, fill with crushed ice, and garnish lavishly with mint.

History

After having Nick Jarrett's Prizefighter No. 2, I was inspired to riff on it like I did after imbibing his Prizefighter No. 7 with my Cornerman riff. For a bittering agent to be mollified by the salt, I opted for Malört, and I figured that apricot liqueur would pair rather well with it. For the third element, I was going to go with the more traditional sweet vermouth until I remembered how well Swedish punsch works with apricot -- something that I learned from the classic Havana Cocktail that I utilized in the Tainted Love, Gunwale Punch, and other drinks. Finally, the name Cutman came to me the last time I riffed on the Prizefighter series, and I kept it in mind for the next time. Indeed, a good cutman is invaluable in the corner to minimize the effects of absorbed strikes and thus prolong the fighter's unobstructed vision and breathing, and in the end is not as gruesome as it sounds.

Yields Drink
Year
2018
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Boston, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2018/08/cutman.html

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Slightly Off

1 1⁄2 oz Rye, Sazerac
1 oz Herbal liqueur, Pomp and Whimsy
3⁄4 oz Cynar 70
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
3 ds Grapefruit bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Some new cocktail adventures end with something perfect.
Other new cocktail adventures end with something Slightly Off.

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Year
2025
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Creator
Carl N.
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Pioneer Day

1 1⁄2 oz Tequila
1 oz Framboise
3⁄4 oz Blue Curaçao
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
4 ds Bitters (Angostura Cocoa Bitters)
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

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2025
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Creator
Carl N.
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Le Kern's

1 1⁄3 oz Vodka (Chilled)
2⁄3 oz Blackcurrant Liqueur
1⁄3 oz Lime juice
2 2⁄3 oz Apple cider (Chilled)
Instructions

Shake vodka, crème de cassis, and lime juice with ice until well chilled. Strain into a balloon wine glass over a large clear ice sphere. Top with brut cider and stir gently. Garnish with a thin slice of red apple on the rim and a few floating red berries.

Notes

Le Kern’s is a festive, fruit-forward cocktail that combines the sparkle of brut cider with the richness of cassis and the clean punch of vodka. The lime juice keeps it bright and refreshing, making it perfect for both casual gatherings and special occasions.

History

Created in Normandy by mixologist Louis Kernelle in 2025, Le Kern’s was inspired by the region’s iconic apple cider and the desire to craft a drink that is approachable for students yet refined enough to please seasoned cocktail lovers.

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2025
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Laphroni

1 oz Islay Scotch, Laphroaig 10
1 oz Campari
1 oz Sweet vermouth, Cinzano Rosso
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice, pour into a rocks glass with a large cube. Garrnish with orange peel.

History

Created by bartender Dominik Soukup at Prague's Repete bar. Dominik loves the Penicillin, which is also based on smoky whiskey, and girlfriend Romana, loves the Negroni. His friend Michal Farský, was the first to mix the cocktail at the event.

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2025
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Creator
Dominik Soukup, Repete bar, Prague, Czech Republic
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Shawn C commented on 10/03/2025:

Curation note: translated instructions and history from Czech, so there could be some errors.

Sour Blueberry Negroni

1⁄2 oz Sour beer (Aged Blueberry llambic)
1⁄2 oz Bianco Vermouth (Basque Producer Atxa)
3⁄4 oz Gin, Nolet's
3⁄4 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Cappelletti Aperitivo
1⁄2 oz Red wine (Blueberry Wine, Kelley Fox Wines)
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Build all ingredients together in glass on a BFC, stir till chilled and then garnish with a lemon twist

Notes

The blueberry wine used in this recipe is quite dry and drinks like a dry red wine, but most blueberry wine @‘ the market is quite sweet.

History

Created to use up a huge overstock of large format fruited llambic inventory- stayed on menu by popular demand

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Year
2023
Authenticity
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Creator
Elias Gale, Bantam Tavern, Portland OR
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Sprezzatura (BroVo)

1 oz BroVo American Aperitivo
1 oz Tequila (The original recipe mentions mezcal as an alternative)
1⁄4 oz Lime juice
4 oz Grapefruit soda (We use Portland Syrups and Soda water)
Instructions

Mix everything but soda over ice (we used a collins glass) and top with soda. Garnish with grapefruit slices.

Notes

We discovered BroVo looking for a Chartreuse alternative (their Uncharted Rhapsody American Forest Liqueur). We also liked the sound of their American Aperitivo and this made a very nice deeper Paloma.

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BroVo Spirits
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CgLUaKSLPb9/

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