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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Jordan Felix, Clyde Common in Portland
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http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2018/12/bark-bite.html

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Shawn C commented on 8/25/2025:

This one will depend a lot on the specific components used if one considers the reference recipe & substitutions there. Zucca is quite sweet with a rich umami/smokiness to it, while Sfumato is much less sweet/and more intensely bitter. (For some cocktails I prefer a 50:50 mix of the two to create the right balance.) Lillet Blanc is a light touch, neither sweet nor bitter, while Cocchi Americano is intense, much sweeter but also has far more cinnamon spice and quinine bitterness. So there is some room to dial the cocktail in to one's tastes. It wasn't clear to me which rum was originally called for, I didn't think the Flor de Cana 4 yr extra dry would have enough flavor, but I didn't have the 4 yr Anejo Gold on hand. I hedged for something between with Bacardi Gold. Overall the recipe worked (Bacardi Gold/Lillet/Zucca) trending semi-sweet with rhubarb bitterness and smoky/umami, but I will retry with the Anejo Oro.

Pious Hand Grenade

2 oz Rye
3⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
3⁄4 oz Bénédictine
1 ds Celery bitters
Instructions

Fill shaker with ice. Mix ingredients. Rocks.

History

Variation of Holy Hand Grenade from Temple Bar, NYC.

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Year
2018
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
Tom Marrion
Source reference

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  • Very boozy cocktail that will get you pretty drunk. But good depth of flavor
  • Of this, Purgatory, and The Wry Monk (all featuring essentially the same base), my favorite variant
  • a bit sweet, but not unexpected. Dessert drink
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Smoke Signals

1⁄2 oz Mezcal, Sombra
1⁄2 oz Scotch, Laphroaig 10
1⁄2 oz Añejo tequila, Alma
3⁄4 oz Amaro, CH Distillery
3⁄4 oz Amaro, Cappelletti Sfumato Rabarbaro
1 Lemon peel
Instructions

Stir, strain into old fashioned glass with a large cube or sphere. Garnish with a lemon swath.

Notes

Base ratios can be tweaked to adjust smokiness levels

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2018
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Beach Life Grog

3⁄4 oz Orange juice
3⁄4 oz Pineapple juice
1⁄2 oz Grapefruit juice
1⁄2 oz Falernum
1 1⁄2 oz Spiced Rum, Captain Morgan's
1⁄2 oz Jamaican rum, Myers's
Instructions

Pour all ingredients into a shaker with a couple of cubes of ice and shake well. Pour into your favorite tiki mug over fresh ice.

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Aperitivo #2

1 oz Barbados Rum, Doorly's XO
2⁄3 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
2⁄3 oz Amaro, Vecchio Amaro del Capo
2⁄3 oz Lime juice
2⁄3 oz Tonic water, Fever Tree (Mediterranean)
Instructions

Shake everything but tonic water.
Top with tonic

Notes

Herbal tones of del capo are nearly absent.
Tried without tonic water, and was much better with it.
Tartness decreased a lot with tonic, making an easy sipper aperitivo with Amaro undertones.

History

Having Christmas with family in Barcelona, Spain.
Bought a lot of liquors because of cheap price.

Mediterranean tonic water is a must have for tonic drinks: Soft bitterness and very good taste.
Perfect for gin tonic.

Difficult to find in France.

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2018
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Dulzura

1 2⁄3 oz Reposado Tequila (Gran centenario)
2⁄3 oz Bianco Vermouth, Dolin
1⁄2 oz Amaro, Vecchio Amaro del Capo
1 ds Cranberry bitters
Instructions

Stir and strain, coupe

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Year
2018
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  • need a good white vermouth did 10:4:3 (50:20:15 mL ratio) — ★★★
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(the) Connecticut

1 oz Rum
1⁄2 oz Sherry
1⁄2 oz Ancho Reyes chile liqueur
1⁄4 oz Fernet Branca
1 oz Half-and-half
3 ds Aztec Chocolate bitters
1⁄2 oz Water (Orange Blossom Water)
Instructions

Vigorously shake all ingredients with ice, strain into a frozen coupe glass.

Notes

A bit more Ancho will add some heat and flavor.

History

I'm watching a favorite movie, "Christmas In Connecticut." A glance at my back bar spurred the imagination.

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2018
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Creator
Carl N. in Simi
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Number 6

2 oz Gin (Ki No Bi Kyoto Dry Gin)
1⁄2 oz Chambord
1⁄2 oz Yuzu juice
1 t Simple syrup (Blank Slate Black Pepper Rich Simple Syrup)
Instructions

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a coupe. Garnish with Amarena cherries.

Notes

Citrus and berry forward with depth from the black pepper. Relative of the Sugarplum and French Martini.

History

Created as a gift to someone who had an unfortunate experience with a Yuzu cocktail.

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Après Ski Gimlet

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Plymouth Navy Strength
1⁄2 oz Zirbenz Stone Pine Liqueur
1⁄4 oz Cane syrup (1:1)
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1 Lime (used half shell)
Instructions

Shake all ingredients (including half shell to strip off some of the lime oil) with ice for 15 seconds, strain into coupe. Garnish with lime wheel

Notes

If using 90-94 proof gin, up to 2 ounces.

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2018
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Northern Neighbor

1 1⁄2 oz Cognac, Pierre Ferrand Ambre
1⁄2 oz Bourbon, Old Grand Dad 100 (cherrywood smoked)
1 bsp Cherry Liqueur, Cherry Heering
1 bsp Orange Vanilla Syrup, Royal Rose
1 ds Cherry Bark Vanilla Bitters, Bittercube
1 ds Orange bitters, Angostura
1 Orange peel
1 Lemon peel
Instructions

Stir, strain into old fashioned glass with a large cube or sphere. Garnish with both an orange and a lemon swath.

Notes

For the cherrywood smoked bourbon, use a Polyscience hand smoker (or Breville) to cold smoke 3/4 of a bowl of cherrywood chips per 750ml of Old Grand-Dad Bonded bourbon

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2016
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