Flaming Dr Pepper (Alex Kveton)

1 oz Overproof rum, Plantation O.F.T.D.
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Cocchi Vermouth di Torino
1⁄2 oz Amaretto, Luxardo
1⁄2 oz Cynar
1 ds Absinthe
1 oz Soda water (to top)
1 cube Sugar (demerara, as garnish)
1 ds Everclear (as garnish fuel)
Instructions

Combine all but soda in a highball, then add soda until half full. Add ice, soak the sugarcube in Everclear, position it on the ice and light it.

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Creator
Alex Kveton, The Rockwell Place, Brooklyn, New York (USA)
Source reference

https://punchdrink.com/recipes/flaming-dr-pepper/

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drinkingandthinking commented on 7/08/2025:

Too lazy for the garnish, used Carpano Antica, Smith & Cross and Disaronno so a bit different probably but still a 4 star.

Tropiques

1 1⁄2 oz Rhum Agricole, Trois Rivieres (VO)
1⁄2 oz Cognac, Martell (VS)
1⁄4 oz Coffee liqueur, Mr. Black
1⁄4 oz Passion fruit liqueur, Giffard
1 ds Orange bitters, Angostura Orange
1 ds Orange bitters, Regans' orange bitters
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled tumbler containing one large ice cube. Express the orange twist and drop it in the dirnk.

Notes

Big roasted pineapple note.

History

Named for the Martinique literary magazine founded by Aimé and Suzanne Césaire.

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Year
2024
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Creator
Benjamin Talbot
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Dead Man's Alley

1 1⁄2 oz Rye (Rittenhouse if you have it.)
1⁄2 oz Mezcal
1⁄2 oz Braulio
1⁄2 oz Amaro, Cappelletti Sfumato Rabarbaro
1⁄8 oz Maple syrup
1 twst Orange peel (As garnish.)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into an old fashioned glass with ice, and garnish with an orange twist.

History

Recently, I was inspired by a local drink I spotted with rye, Braulio, maple syrup, and walnut bitters to tinker. The Amaro Daiquiri made me think of the Braulio-Sfumato combination, and I split the rye 3:1 with mezcal that has worked in a number of drinks. I named this Black Manhattan with a touch of maple after a sketchy alley in 19th century San Francisco mentioned in Herbert Asbury's The Barbary Coast book.

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Year
2024
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Creator
Frederic Yarm, Boston, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2024/09/dead-mans-alley.html

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  • Rich, smokey, and sweet. — ★★★★★
  • Just used rye and 3 dashes black walnut bitters. — ★★★★★
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Celerity

2 oz Blanco tequila (Olmeca Altos)
3⁄4 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano
1⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
1 ds Celery bitters, Bitter Truth Celery
1 rinse Absinthe
Instructions

Rinse a Nick & Nora glass with absinthe. Stir remaining ingredients with ice and strain into the glass. No garnish.

History

A tribute to Phil Ward, my first cocktail hero.

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Year
2020
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Creator
Benjamin Talbot
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Hornet's Nest

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Plymouth
3⁄4 oz Ancho Reyes chile liqueur
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Honey syrup
1 Chili pepper (flakes)
Instructions

Rim half a coupe with chilli flakes. Shake the remaining ingredients with ice and strain into the coupe.

History

Riff on a classic Bee's Knees.

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Year
2020
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Creator
Benjamin Talbot
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Between the Seas

1 oz Pisco, Barsol (Acholado)
1 oz Rhum Agricole, Saint James Ambre
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Pineapple liqueur, Giffard (Caribbean)
1⁄4 oz Orgeat
1 ds Absinthe (on garnish)
1 sli Pineapple (dehydrated, as garnish)
Instructions

Mist the dehydrated pineapple with absinthe. Stir the remaining ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with the pineapple.

History

Riff on a classic Between the Sheets.

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Year
2021
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Creator
Benjamin Talbot
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Finger Guns

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon, Buffalo Trace
1⁄2 oz Amaro Nonino
1 oz Grapefruit juice (white)
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Cinnamon syrup (1:1)
Instructions

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with finger guns.

History

A riff on a High Five from Alex Day/Death & Co., via Alex Taylor/Pennyroyal's riff (Big Tens: brandy and simple instead of bourbon and cinnamon).

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Year
2021
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Creator
Benjamin Talbot
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5 stars
(6 ratings)
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  • I find this to be strictly speaking the best of the High Five riffs. White grapefruit juice is a must; think of this as an exclusively seasonal cocktail. Cinnamon + white grapefruit juice is an amazing combination, and this shows the combination off well. Check out the Big Tens if you're a brandy fan. — ★★★★★
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Try out the High Five, the Big Tens, the Fist Bump, and this all together. Really good selection of cocktails built around the same template.

drinkingandthinking commented on 2/28/2025:

This is really good with ruby red grapefruit which is all I can get right now, but I can see how it would be even better with white. I'll keep my eyes open for some!

Colosseum Undergound

1 oz Coffee liqueur, Mr. Black
1 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
5 oz Tonic water, London Essence
1 ds Grapefruit bitters, Bitter Truth Grapefruit
1 wdg Grapefruit
Instructions

Build the ingredients in a highball glass filed with ice. Stir gently to mix, garnish, and serve with a straw.

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Year
2024
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Creator
Benjamin Talbot
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Rhub Goldberg Machine

1 3⁄4 oz Blanco tequila
1 oz Rhubarb Shrub
1⁄4 oz Campari (fat 1/4 oz.)
1⁄4 oz Ancho Reyes Verde chile liqueur (scant 1/4 oz.)
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup
1 1⁄2 oz Club soda (to top)
1 twst Grapefruit peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir (or shake); strain; rocks; top and brief stir; garnish.

Notes

For rhubarb shrub: macerate equal parts sugar and chopped rhubarb stalks over a few days in the fridge, stirring occasionally; stir in an equal part apple cider vinegar; strain.

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2024
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Craig Eliason, Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
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  • I used Milagro. Works well to batch and carbonate the whole thing too.
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Baby Turtle

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3⁄4 oz Lime juice
3⁄4 oz Egg white
1⁄2 oz Grapefruit juice
1⁄2 oz Cinnamon syrup
1⁄4 oz Campari
2 ds Salt Solution
1 pn Cinnamon (grated, as garnish)
Instructions

Dry shake; shake; double strain; DOF with ice; garnish.

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Creator
Trick Dog, San Francisco, California (USA)
Source reference

https://punchdrink.com/recipes/baby-turtle/

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