Enjoy the Silence

1 1⁄2 oz Gin
1⁄2 oz Apple brandy (Aged such as a VS Calvados or Laird's Bonded)
3⁄4 oz Dry vermouth
1⁄8 oz Apricot liqueur
1⁄8 oz Cinnamon syrup
2 ds Orange bitters
Instructions

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

Notes

Stone fruit, orchard fruit, pine forests, cinnamon spice.

History

I got inspired by the apricot liqueur-cinnamon syrup combination and decided to fit that into one of my Martini riff structures. With apple brandy as the minor spirit, the combination became an elegant autumnal tipple. While tasting the result, my Pandora radio station was playing Depeche Mode's "Enjoy the Silence" song, and the name stuck.

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Year
2019
Authenticity
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Creator
Frederic Yarm, Somerville, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2019/10/enjoy-silence.html

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  • Subbed Becherovka. Good but prefer Nightingale, Creole Poet for martini riffs.
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Mrs. 404

1 1⁄2 oz Gin
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
1⁄2 oz Aperol
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
Instructions

Shake, strain, coupe.

History

Variant of Mr 404, which is vodka-based.

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Year
2011
Authenticity
Unknown
Source reference

https://hcrecipes.blogspot.com/2011/07/aperol-st-germaine-and-mrs-404.h…

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MOJO1229 commented on 11/04/2019:

This is a drink that is both tangy and sweet. And delicious! For the gin I used Hendrick's Solstice, which is a limited gin. I believe this will be a better drink by using a gin that has some body, either a botanical gin or highly juniper gin. This is because of the sweetness (Aperol and St Germain) and the tanginess from the lemon juice. A gin such as Beefeater's is likely to be swallowed up by the other ingredients. This is an enjoyable drink, either before or after dinner. Or on a hot day. Enjoy!

Double Grape

1 3⁄4 oz Pisco, Barsol
1 3⁄4 oz Byrrh
1 ds Grapefruit bitters, Bittermens Hopped Grapefruit
1 twst Orange peel (twist and discard)
2 Grapes (garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into chilled coupe, garnish.

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Creator
Simon Difford, Cabinet Room, London, England
Source reference

https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/3472/double-grape

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Sans-Souci

1 1⁄2 oz Demerara Rum (Hamilton 86)
1⁄2 oz Clairin (Vaval)
3⁄4 oz Crème de Banane
1⁄4 oz Grenadine
1⁄4 oz Demerara syrup
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1 ds Bitters, Bittermens 'Elemakule Tiki
Instructions

Shake and serve in a chilled coupe.

Notes

If you really want a funk bomb remove the Hamilton 86 and use 2 oz of clairin. It might be wise to serve that with crushed ice in a rocks glass.

History

I named the drink after the Sans-Souci Palace, which was built for King Henri I of Haiti in 1813 near Cap-Haïtien. This palace was considered the Versailles of the Caribbean. It unfortunately was severely damaged in an earthquake in 1843. It is now a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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2019
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Creator
Sam Cammack
Source reference

https://imgur.com/gallery/fN0ONhG

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Formosa Fizz

1 1⁄2 oz Blanco tequila
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Raspberry syrup
1⁄2 oz Egg white
1⁄4 oz Rich simple syrup 2:1
1 1⁄2 oz Soda water (chilled)
Instructions

Add all ingredients except the soda to a shaker and fill with ice. Shake until chilled and foamy. Strain into a highball glass and top with soda. Garnish fresh raspberries

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Creator
Jeffrey Morgenthaler
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https://imbibemagazine.com/formosa-fizz-cocktail/

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Café de Olla

2 oz Tequila, Peligroso (Cinnamon)
1⁄4 oz Coffee syrup
1⁄4 oz Amargo-Vallet
1 Orange peel
Instructions

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

Notes

Was looking to use up some Peligroso Cinnamon I had in inventory. You could also use your own cinnamon infused tequila (a multi day process for standard infusing, or a few hours via sous vide). 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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2019
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Cap & Snaps

2 oz Cappelletti Aperitivo
1 oz Aquavit
2 ds Orange bitters, Regans' orange bitters
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir; strain; rocks; garnish.

Notes

Also works as a spritz with some soda.

Picture of Cap & Snaps
Craig Eliason
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Year
2019
Authenticity
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Creator
Craig Eliason, Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
Source reference

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

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Dakkar Grotto

1 1⁄2 oz Rhum Agricole (I used Rhum JM Blanc)
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1⁄2 oz Green tea syrup (1:1 using a strong 5 minute steep of green tea + equal part sugar)
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1 twst Grapefruit peel (As garnish)
Instructions

Shake with ice, strain into a cocktail coupe, and garnish with a grapefruit twist.

Notes

Lime, grassy, grape, rhum funk, bitter, and green tea tannins.

History

Created at Loyal Nine in November/December 2016. For a name, I twas inspired by Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and dubbed it after the resting place of Captain Nemo.

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Year
2016
Authenticity
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Creator
Frederic Yarm, Loyal Nine, Cambridge, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2016/12/dakkar-grotto.html

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...In a Pear Tree

1 3⁄4 oz Dry vermouth, Dolin
3⁄4 oz Pear liqueur, St. George (Spiced)
1⁄4 oz Pear liqueur, Rothman & Winter
1⁄2 oz Amaro Meletti
1 rinse Allspice Dram, Bitter Truth
Instructions

Stir, strain into coupe or Nick & Nora glass. I typically don't garnish this, but you could do a dehydrated pear slice or pear fan if you're feeling fancy.

Notes

The St. George Spiced Pear Liqueur is quite dry with a nice underpinning of holiday baking spices, and the Rothman is sweeter but quite earthy, so this is a nice combination of pear flavors. If you want something more boozy, split the dry vermouth base with cognac.

History

Was working on Chrysanthemum riffs to use up a bunch of open dry vermouth (and low ABV cocktails are not really my jam), but I was pleasantly surprised how flexible the base recipe is for experimentation and with this pear forward, autumn/winter riff in particular.

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2019
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1 oz Fernet Branca
1 oz Campari
1 1⁄2 oz Orange juice
1 1⁄2 oz Pineapple juice
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Orgeat
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup
1 pn Salt (or 5 drop 1:4 saline)
3 spg Mint (as garnish (1 will do, 3 is what I used))
Instructions

Whip shake, pour into a Collins glass, fill with crushed ice, and garnish with a mint bouquet.

Notes

My Italian take on the Polynesian Paralysis using a Ferrari (Fernet-Campari) as the spirit; I named it the Dolce Far Niente meaning "sweet doing nothing/sweet idleness" which sounded classier than the Italian Paralysis.

History

I had just made one of the older recipes and was inspired to tinker. And amaro tiki is fun!

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Year
2019
Authenticity
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Creator
Frederic Yarm, Boston, MA.
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2019/09/dolce-far-niente.html

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