Backdrop Circumstance

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Tanqueray Rangpur
1 oz Aperol
1 oz Orange liqueur, Citronge
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
3 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 pn Sea salt
Instructions

(1) Express some orange rind into a frozen coupe glass, then rub the glass rim with the orange rind, place the rind into the glass, then return the glass to the freezer.
(2) Shake with ice and strain into the frozen coupe glass.

History

So many Film Noir movies ......
So many new cocktail names.

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Year
2025
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
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Supply Chain

1 1⁄2 oz Whiskey, Jack Daniels
1 oz Orange liqueur, Citronge
3⁄4 oz Campari
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
2 ds Orange bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

FINALLY ...... my local liquor store was finally able to get me a bottle of orange bitters, I've been without for at least 4 weeks.

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Year
2025
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
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Amalfi Aviation

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Hayman's (London Dry Gin)
1⁄2 oz Limoncello, Pallini
1⁄2 oz Maraschino Liqueur, Luxardo
2⁄3 oz Lemon juice
1 sli Lemon (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.
Garnish with a lemon slice.

History

I found this one elsewhere in the wide world of cocktails, and I really like it !!!!

More info on the young lady who created the cocktail:
https://www.diffordsguide.com/profile/6w3N4v

Yields Drink
Year
2025
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Carl N.
Source reference

https://www.diffordsguide.com/competition/1275/pallini-limoncello/see-a…

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Peetvader

1 oz Blended Scotch
1⁄2 oz Islay Scotch
1 oz Amaretto
1 oz Becherovka
2 ds Cardamom bitters
1 Cherry (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir; strain; big rock; garnish.

History

Created for the Reddit Original Cocktail Competition, June 2025: Cardamom & amaretto.

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Craig Eliason
Yields Drink
Year
2015
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Craig Eliason, Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
Source reference

https://www.reddit.com/r/cocktails/comments/1l0vjj2/peetvader/

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  • Cherry and fruitcake nose, with a hint of smoke. Speculaas cookies, honey, almond. Honey becomes honeydew on swallow.
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RangSuMar

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Tanqueray Rangpur
1 oz Suze
1 oz Maraschino Liqueur (Cristiani)
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
3 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Another of my "grab this and try that" off-the-cuff let's-try-this efforts.

Yields Drink
Year
2025
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
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Save the Last Dance

3⁄4 oz Jamaican rum, Appleton 12
3⁄4 oz Martinique Rum, Rhum JM Blanc
3⁄4 oz Campari
3⁄4 oz Averna
4 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 Cinnamon stick (to smoke)
1 Orchid (as garnish)
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Smoke rocks glass with cinnmon. Stir, strain. One big rock. Garnish.

Yields Drink
Year
2020
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Brian Maxwell
Source reference

https://www.shakerofspirits.com/single-post/day-68-save-the-last-dance via https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/

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flickerdart commented on 9/10/2025:

Made this with Smith & Cross rum standing in for the Appleton. I think the charred flavor kind of takes over unfortunately, but the concept feels sound: a dry baking spice bomb.

Western con Spaghetti

1 1⁄2 oz Whiskey, Jack Daniels
1 oz Amaro Nonino
3⁄4 oz Crème de Violette, Rothman & Winter
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
3 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

Notes

Sheesh. I saw the Reference showing a "Spaghetti Western" cocktail ....... and the only ingredient I have available is the Amaro Nonino. Go figure.

SO ...... I improvised heavily and used what I had available at the moment.

History

Clint Eastwood's birthday.

Yields Drink
Year
2025
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
Source reference

https://drunkardsalmanac.com/spaghetti-western-cocktail

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Balloon Farm

1 1⁄2 oz Scotch
1⁄2 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Aperol
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1 ds Peychaud's Bitters
1 twst Lemon peel (As garnish)
Instructions

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

History

Recently, a guest came into work and asked for a Paper Plane, and we began talking about ways to make the drink if Amaro Nonino is unavailable. After I mentioned that I have seen Averna and Montenegro used as substitutes, he declared that Cynar was surprisingly good as a fill-in; therefore, two weeks ago I riffed on it with Scotch at home. Cynar and Aperol are a duo that I have enjoyed in a variety of drinks like the Juan Bautista, Mad Max and Rucola Negroni, so I figured that it would turn out decent. I originally tried as an equal parts number and perhaps it would have worked better with a robust and smoky single malt, but with a blend, I found better success being spirit forward here. For a name, I dubbed this one after a 1960s performance space headed by Andy Warhol that I learned about in the St. Marks Is Dead book.

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

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2025/05/balloon-farm.html

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Wild One

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1 oz Crème de Violette, Rothman & Winter
3⁄4 oz Campari
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
3 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

I have never seen a cocktail:
(a) with a huge amount of Creme de Violette.
(b) lots of Campari for "balance."

SO, I simply wanted to give it a try.

Yields Drink
Year
2025
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
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Race Day

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Tanqueray Rangpur
1 oz Aromatized wine, Lillet Blanc
3⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur, Luxardo
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

(1) Slice a piece of orange rind and express the inside of a frozen coupe glass, then put the rind into the glass, then return the glass to the freezer.
(2) Shake with ice and strain into the frozen coupe glass.

History

Indianapolis 500 Race Day.

Yields Drink
Year
2025
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
3 stars
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Artur B commented on 10/10/2025:

Balance is good, but no hook. Lillet Blanc can't replace Green Charteuse.

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