Kong's Denouement

1 oz Jamaican rum, Appleton 12
3⁄4 oz Brandy, Sainte Louise
3⁄4 oz Madeira, Broadbent Rainwater Medium Dry
1⁄4 oz Cherry Liqueur, Cherry Heering
1⁄4 oz Crème de Banane, Tempus Fugit
1⁄4 oz Campari
1 pn Salt
5 Cherry (dried, as garnish)
1 twst Lemon peel (expressed and discarded)
Instructions

Stir; strain; up; garnish.

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Year
2025
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Creator
Craig Eliason, Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
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  • Dried cherry nose, brown sugar sip, sour cherry and tart grape swallow.
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The Procession

3⁄4 oz Brandy (Tin City Walnut Flavored Brandy)
3⁄4 oz Pisco
1 oz Elderflower liqueur
3⁄4 oz Pomegranate juice
1 ds Mint Bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

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Year
2025
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Creator
Carl N.
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Toe Toucher

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon (Very Old Barton)
1 oz Amaro Nonino
3⁄4 oz Dark Crème de Cacao
3⁄4 oz Orange juice
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

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2025
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Creator
Carl N.
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Misbehavin'

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon (Very Old Barton)
1 oz Crème Yvette
1⁄2 oz Pear liqueur
1⁄2 oz Averna
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
3 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Inspired by "Stormy Weather" (1943)

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Year
2025
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Creator
Carl N.
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Devil May Caraway

2 oz Aquavit, Aalborg
1 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano
1⁄4 oz Crème de Cacao, Tempus Fugit
1 ds Orange bitters
Instructions

Stir; strain; up.

Notes

Admittedly odd on paper, but I think it features the aquavit flavors well.

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Year
2025
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Creator
Craig Eliason, Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
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4 stars
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  • A surprising combination! Excellent! Use a strong carraway aquavit.
  • Milk chocolate, cinnamon toast in sip, then herbaceous swallow. Bitter orange finish, some honey.
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Halliday

1 1⁄2 oz Cognac
1 oz Pear liqueur
3⁄4 oz Cynar 70
3⁄4 oz Pomegranate juice
4 ds Bitters (Angostura Cocoa Bitters)
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Watching a 1955 cowboy classic, "Smoke Signal."

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2025
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Carl N.
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Sørensen

1 sli Cucumber (muddled)
1 1⁄2 oz Aquavit, Aalborg
3⁄4 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Rich simple syrup 2:1
1 ds Celery bitters
1 sli Cucumber peel (as garnish)
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Muddle thick slice of cucumber in a shaker. Line a rocks glass with long peel of cucumber, and add big ice. Shake, double strain, twist.

Notes

Cool and sophisticated cucumber feature, with caraway and lemon also prominent.

History

Made for September 2025 Reddit Original Cocktail Competition: Lemon & Cucumber.
Named after Danish landscape architect Carl Theodor Sørensen.

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Year
2025
Authenticity
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Creator
Craig Eliason, Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
Source reference

https://www.reddit.com/r/cocktails/comments/1nh3nz0/sorensen/

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4 stars
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Retirement

1 1⁄2 oz Gin (Empress 1908 Elderflower Rose Gin)
1 oz Cherry Liqueur, Sangue Morlacco
3⁄4 oz Framboise, Mathilde
3⁄4 oz Pomegranate juice
3 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 pn Sea salt (Black Volcanic Rock Salt)
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

July 2007: looking way way way back:
began the retired life.

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2025
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Carl N.
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Cattle Drive

1 1⁄2 oz Cognac
1 oz Crème de Violette, Rothman & Winter
3⁄4 oz Averna
3⁄4 oz Pomegranate juice
4 ds Bitters (Angostura Cocoa Bitters)
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Enjoying the John Wayne classic, "Red River"

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Chicagovardier

1 oz Herbal liqueur, Jeppson's Malort
1 oz Amaro Abano, Luxardo
1 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Classico
Instructions

Mix ingredients with ice in a mixing glass.
Strain into an old fashioned glass with a large rock.

Notes

12/22/25 Update. I asked the bartender at Rosewood Tavern in Chicago to make this drink using ingredients he had on hand. He used Averna instead of Abano, and Vermut Siset instead of Carpano. The result was excellent. Slightly sweeter with a hint of spice from the Siset.

History

I really like the mix of Malört and Amaro. I decided to create a Boulevardier riff by adding sweet vermouth. The bitterness of the Malört is a good stand-in for Campari.

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2025
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Creator
RoscoeHour (user created) Chicago, IL
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4 stars
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Shawn C commented on 9/10/2025:

Surprisingly, despite not having any real base spirit, this Boulevardier inspired riff works. Admittedly, I don't find Malort horribly bitter, and I use it as a single note bitter and drying agent for overly rich cocktail recipes. Also my bottle is now 2+ years old so it could be losing some wormwood intensity even in a dark cabinet. The Abano provides a slightly earthy, herbal connection to the wormwood and red berry/grape of the vermouth. It is an extremely dark brown.

Note: I grabbed the wrong bottle of amaro out of the cabinet the first time, Amaro di Angostura. While it sort of worked, the flavor was thinner and did not connect things as well.

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