Expectations

1 1⁄2 oz Applejack, Lairds
3⁄4 oz Falernum, Velvet Falernum
3⁄4 oz Blue Curaçao
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Vinegar (25 Year Old Jerez Sherry Vinegar)
3 ds Cherry Bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

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Year
2025
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
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(the) Big Jump

1 1⁄2 oz Gin (Empress 1908 Elderflower Rose' Gin)
1 oz Amaro Nonino
3⁄4 oz Dry vermouth, Noilly Prat Original Dry
3⁄4 oz Pomegranate juice
3 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Black Walnut
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Watching a 1934 John Wayne oater (Blue Steel) and he makes a big jump down into (I think it is) the Kern River.

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Year
2025
Authenticity
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Creator
Carl N.
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Fast Canoe

1 oz Scotch, Glenlivet 12yr
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup (pandan syrup; see Notes)
4 oz Ginger beer, Fever Tree (to top)
1 lf pandan leaf (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice in a Collins glass; top; garnish.

Notes

For the pandan syrup, in a liter of boiling water steep ten pandan leaves for fifteen minutes, then dissolve an equal part of sugar in the water.

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Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Paul McGee, Chicago, Illinois (USA)
Source reference

https://punchdrink.com/recipes/fast-canoe/

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Collins Importante

1 1⁄2 oz Amaro, Jefferson Amaro Importante
1⁄2 oz Rye
1 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
2 ds Bitters (Dashfire apple bitters)
2 oz Soda water
1 twst Lemon peel (Expressed, as garnish)
1 lf Sage (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake all except the soda water, collins, top, garnish.

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Unknown
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Capsized in Calabria

1 oz Amaro, Jefferson Amaro Importante
1 oz Gin, Monkey 47
1⁄2 oz Cap Corse Blanc
1⁄2 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano Rosa
2 ds Bitters, Scrappy's Bergamot Bitters
2 ds Bitters, Scrappy's Black Lemon
1 ds Bitters, Scrappy's Orleans (or Peychaud's or Creole bitters)
1 twst Lemon peel (Expressed, as garnish)
Instructions

Stirred, one big rock, garnish.

Yields Drink
Year
ca. 2021
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
/u/TangentialTinkerer
Source reference

https://www.reddit.com/gallery/lun7qp

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Shawn C commented on 9/18/2025:

This is an excellent cocktail, layered and complex. It leans toward sweet but with so many floral, herbal, and citrus notes that it doesn't detract. The black lemon bitters come through and blend well with the rest. Curation notes: I have changed this to "authentic", but have updated the bitters in the recipe since the "Aromatic" is actually Scrappy's Bergamot Bitters (now added ingredient list), and the dash listed as orange is actually Scrappy's Orleans Bitters which appear to be equivalent to Peychaud's or Creole bitters.

Ottoman Old Fashioned

1 1⁄4 oz Gin, Bluecoat Barrel-Aged
1 oz Bourbon, Evan Williams Bottled in Bond (date-infused; see Notes)
1 oz Apricot liqueur, Norseman
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir; strain onto big rock; garnish.

Notes

To infuse whiskey, leave a few medjool dates in bourbon for a couple of weeks.

History

My entry into the Reddit Original Cocktail Competition - July 2025: Apricot & Gin.

Picture of Ottoman Old Fashioned
Craig Eliason
Yields Drink
Year
2025
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Craig Eliason, Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
Source reference

https://www.reddit.com/r/cocktails/comments/1ltig62/ottoman_old_fashion…

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  • Lemon and richness on nose. Apricot, date, fig, prune on sip; vanilla and nuttiness on swallow, mellow bitter nut finish.
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Candy Apple Red Ferrari

1 1⁄2 oz Cognac
3⁄4 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Apple cider vinegar
1⁄4 oz Fernet Branca
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir; strain; up; garnish.

History

An adventurous fleshing-out of the Ferrari shot (Campari and Fernet Branca).

Picture of Candy Apple Red Ferrari
Craig Eliason
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Year
2025
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Craig Eliason, Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
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  • Translucent Aperol-orange color. Sweet orange and pineapple on sip, sour cherry and bitterness on swallow, grounded in fernet flavors in the finish. Negroni fans should like.
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July 3rd

1 1⁄2 oz Whiskey (Ardberg Smoketrails Single Malt)
1 oz Citron liqueur, Sukkah Hill Etrog
3⁄4 oz Fernet Branca
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
3 ds Peach bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Another year for birthday preparations, worthy of a new cocktail invention.

Yields Drink
Year
2025
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
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Teaches of Peaches

1 1⁄2 oz Mezcal, Del Maguey Vida
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
3⁄4 oz Peach liqueur
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup
1 ds Cayenne pepper (or 1 dash habanero tincture)
Instructions

Add ingredients into a shaker, shake, and strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a dusting of cayenne pepper over the top.

Notes

If available, you can add habanero tincture to the shaker. Still add cayenne over the top of the cocktail.

To better control how much cayenne comes out of the shaker, I would tape the holes closed, leaving only three open

History

Fruity, spicy, smoky bartender's choice cocktail. Inspired by the classic Toreador.

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Year
2013
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Joshua Perez, Middle Branch, NYC
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Sakura Reviver

1 oz Gin, Monkey 47
3⁄4 oz Bianco Vermouth, Dolin
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Sakura liqueur
2 bsp Simple syrup
3 ds Absinthe
3 dr Salt Solution
Instructions

Add ingredients to shaker, shake, and strain into chilled coupe. Garnish with a brandied cherry.

History

The classic Corpse Reviver #2 remixed into a spring floral variation with sakura and salt. Created for a guest shift with Monkey 47, but Suntory Roku has also been a go-to gin with the addition of a grapefruit peel in the tin or a dash of Scrappy's Grapefruit bitters.

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Year
2023
Authenticity
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Creator
Joshua Perez, Bar TRENCH, Tokyo
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