Dream Catcher

2 oz Bourbon, Buffalo Trace
1⁄2 oz Zucca
1⁄2 oz Strawberry syrup
1 oz Lemon juice
1 ds Rhubarb bitters, Fee Brothers (optional)
Instructions

Shakes all ingredients with ice, strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a strawberry slice or lemon slice.

Notes

For the strawberry syrup, sous vide equal parts fresh strawberry juice and cane syrup at 135 degrees for 2 hours. Or just blend the juice and sugar until fully integrated for a cold pressed syrup. If you lack a juicer, you could also use the Imbibe pour over or a heated recipe, though the strawberry flavor won't be as pronounced.

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Year
2018
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Debbie Don't

1 oz Reposado Tequila
1 oz Averna
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Maple syrup
Instructions

Shake, coupe, no garnish.

Notes

Original recipe measure of 1/2 oz. maple syrup may be too sweet for most. Reduce to 1/4 as needed.

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Creator
Zachary Gelnaw-Rubin
Source reference

Recipe from the book "Regarding Cocktails", by the late Sasha Petraske and Georgette Moger-Petraske.

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  • Use 1/4 oz maple
  • Okay, but a bit overrated. Tried with less maple, added ango as suggested, but just not that special... could use some more fiddling...
  • This is good. I made as described. It felt like it was missing something. I added some ango and a spray of Laphroiag 10yr. I think next time I will decrease the maple syrup a little, keep ango and maybe Laphroiag.
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happyrobot commented on 5/30/2022:

I was out of Maple Syrup so used simple syrup. It's a nice aperitif-style cocktail with a tiny less ABV than normal.

Fair Trade

2 oz Scotch
1⁄2 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Coffee liqueur
3 ds Orange bitters
1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

Stir, strain, up, garnish.

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Creator
Meghan Eastman
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2015/11/fair-trade.html

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Wry Smile

2 oz Rye, Redemption
1⁄2 oz Amaro, Cappelletti Sfumato Rabarbaro
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Cocchi Vermouth di Torino
1⁄2 oz Poppy liqueur, Greenbar Grand Poppy
1⁄2 oz Sherry, Lustau East India Solera
1 twst Lemon peel (garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain, coupe, garnish

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Unknown
Creator
Abigail Gullo, Compère Lapin, New Orleans, LA
Source reference

https://punchdrink.com/recipes/wry-smile/

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Loco House punch

1 c Jamaican rum
1⁄2 c Brandy (Vsop)
1⁄2 c Calvados
2 c Tea (Spiced with cardamom, cloves, star anise, cilantro, Timut pepper, nutmeg)
1⁄3 c Simple syrup (Coconut and cashew)
1 c Citrus juice (Lime, lemon, Grapefruit, tangerine)
1 oz Absinthe
1⁄3 c Oleo-saccharum (Lime, lemon, Grapefruit, orange)
1 q Pineapple (whole pineapple)
5 sli Cucumber
1 oz Cinnamon syrup
Instructions

1) infused spirits for 2h with pineapple, 1 dried Chili pepper cut into 4 pieces and cucumber.

2) Oleo saccharum: Peel of 1 orange, 2 limes, 2 lemons, 1 grapefruit+ 5oz sugar (Muddle to speed process.

3) Tea: 2 bags with aditionnal spices + long infusion (about 30 minutes).

4) cashew and Coconut syrup: 5 oz sugar+ 1/4 cup Coconut powder+ 1/3 cashew.

5) Combine first oleo saccharum and tea, let sit 30 minutes.
Combine all in a large bowl.
Filter through Coffee filter.

The mixture would be otherwise very cloudy!

Store in fridge.

Notes

Quite sour but well balanced with Spice and savoury.
I recommend serving this punch in a glass with ice instead of throwing ice cubes in the bowl.
Otherwise you'll lose quckly that sourness.

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Year
2018
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Boomin' Granny

1 1⁄2 oz Cognac, Hine V.S.O.P.
1 oz Apple juice, Granny Smith (Juice Granny Smith apples)
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Honey syrup
3 oz Champagne (Dry, to top)
1 sli Apple, Granny Smith (Garnish)
Instructions

Shake everything except the champagne, pour into champagne flute and top with the champagne. Garnish.

Yields Drink
Year
2012
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Jillian Vose
Source reference

Death and co. Pg. 220.

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Peat's Dragon

1 oz Blended Scotch, Cutty Sark Prohibition
1⁄2 oz Scotch (Single malt)
1⁄2 oz Orange liqueur, Grand Marnier
1⁄2 oz Aromatized wine, Lillet Blanc
1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth, Dolin
1⁄4 oz Black pepper tincture (See notes)
Instructions

Stir, strain, coupe, no garnish.

Notes

Curator's notes: Black pepper tincture recipe-- Steep 4 oz of black peppercorns in 1 liter of Everclear. Blend, then strain through cheesecloth before cutting with water. (Or if Everclear is unavailable in your state, use 80 or 100 proof vodka for the steep and skip the step of cutting with water.)

Also, Difford's Guide recipe had some inaccuracies/alterations, so the reference link has been changed.

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Year
2015
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Matt Piacentini, The Up & Up, New York City
Source reference

Cheers Magazine Jan. 2016,
https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2025/01/peats-dragon_01782689550.ht…

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  • Solid. Aromatic and boozy. The pepper in the bottom of the glass is a very nice touch.
  • Only needs a bit of pepper, not 4 pinches.
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Shawn C commented on 2/14/2025:

Difford's altering of recipes strikes again. Unfortunately, the Cheers mag link is now giving the message: "The owner of this Flipbook is disabled". I think I was able to see your link when you originally posted it several weeks ago, and it confirmed what you said about the recipe. Additionally I found a 2015 description confirming much of this in https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/12/dining/cocktails-on-the-fringe.html (I used the Wayback Machine to get around the paywall.) Another 2016 link https://www.boxesandbooze.com/cocktails/passing-cars provides the peppercorn tincture recipe. An Islay single malt makes the most sense to me considering the cocktail name has peat in it, although this final link says Talisker 10yr. For the blend I have been using the Cutty Sark Prohibition frequently after "discovering" it in your books & site for other cocktails. I will curate the cocktail to list the creator, update the year, and correct the Scotches involved to the original, plus provide the tincture info. I am also changing the reference link to your site since Difford's made some alterations.

Ottovolante

1 oz Strega
1 2⁄3 oz Dry vermouth (Popcorn infused (sous vide))
2 bsp Fernet Branca
1 ? Ginger ale
1 twst Orange peel
Instructions

Build in a tall glass over ice. Top up with ginger ale. Serve with popcorn on the side.

History

Had it at Bocum (Palermo, Sicily) with Gianluca behind the stick.

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Gianluca Di Giorgio
Source reference

https://stregamixology.strega.it/competition/ottovolante-gianluca-giorg…

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Craig E commented on 12/30/2018:

Anyone have directions for preparing the popcorn-infused vermouth?

noksagt commented on 12/31/2018:

The instagram for the cocktail says "Vermouth infused with Pop Corn (Sous-Vide at room temperature for 24 hours)".

I've not had this drink, so am just guessing at a starting point... Put a handful of popcorn and 50 g of clarified butter per 250 mL of vermouth, vacuum-sealed (using either a chamber sealer and bag or the jar sealing attachment of a cheaper vacuum unit), left for a day, & double-strained. Possibly add salt.

I'm impatient, so would probably try rapid infusion via iSi instead & tweak ratios to personal taste (or taste memory for those who have had the drink).

Quilty (Slowly Shirley)

1 oz Mezcal
3⁄4 oz Amontillado Sherry
3⁄4 oz Coffee liqueur, Galliano Ristretto
1⁄2 oz Bourbon, Elijah Craig
1⁄2 oz Whiskey, Laphroaig
1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

Stir, strain, DOF, large ice, garnish.

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Year
2018
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Creator
Jim Kearns, Slowly Shirley, New York
Source reference

https://punchdrink.com/recipes/quilty/

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efgan commented on 12/01/2019:

I like the ingredients separately, but this drink just did not come together for me.

Bark & Bite

1 oz Nicaraguan Rum, Flor de Caña Dry 4
1 oz Aromatized wine, Lillet Blanc
1 oz Zucca
1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

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

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Creator
Jordan Felix, Clyde Common in Portland
Source reference

http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2018/12/bark-bite.html

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