Prime Directive

2 oz Gin, Plymouth
1 oz Bianco Vermouth
1⁄2 oz Bénédictine
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

Stir all of the ingredients, and strain into a chilled coupe.

Notes

Garnish with a lemon twist

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  • Must Try
  • Maybe try with .75 oz of vermouth or .25 oz of Benedictine.
  • Nice. A bit sweet
  • Sweet & boring — ★★★
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Fake Empire

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon
1 oz Calvados (or applejack)
1 oz Lemon juice
1 oz Apple cider (cloudy)
3⁄4 oz Cinnamon syrup
Instructions

Shake and strain into DOF with a big block of clear ice.

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http://www.proofcocktails.nl/2017/09/08/fake-empire/

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  • Increase cinnamon syrup to 1 oz.
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Fear Itself

2 oz Rye
1 oz Braulio
1⁄2 oz Genepy
Instructions

Stir, strain, one large rock

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Very simple, very good. The alpine flavors are well proportioned and pair well with the rye.

Jaguar cocktail

1 1⁄2 oz Blanco tequila, Espolon
3⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
3⁄4 oz Amer Picon
3 ds Orange bitters
Instructions

Stir and strain into a coupe glass and flame an orange twist over the drink.
Garnish with the orange twist

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http://www.homebartendr.com/2017/01/what-we-are-drinking-this-week-amer…

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Used Astral tequila and Amer dit Picon from Golden Moon. It's way less sugary than Amer Picon (so I've read) so I added two barspoons of simple. Liked a lot, might do 1/2 Amer next time.

The People All Call Her Alaska

1 1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth, Dolin
1 oz Gin, St. George Terroir
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
1 ds Orange bitters
1 twst Lemon peel
1 rinse Mint
Instructions

Stir, strain, up, twist.

Notes

Aperitif.

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A lovely drink, once I got past wondering how to 'rinse' with mint (I used a slapped sprig).

The Gong of Brown Wisdom

1 oz Gin (barrel aged)
1⁄2 oz Dark rum
1⁄2 oz Allspice Dram
1⁄2 oz Amaro, Cappelletti Sfumato Rabarbaro
3⁄4 oz Amaro Abano
1⁄4 oz Bonal Gentiane Quina
1⁄4 oz Water
1 ds Jamaican #2 bitters
1 oz Cherry Bitters
1 Cherry (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, cherry

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  • Was out of Amaro Abano so used Lucano instead. Quite satisfactory.
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Cordial Magnitude, officially.

1 oz Rum (Whiskey Barrel aged)
1 oz Cynar 70
1⁄2 oz Strega
1⁄4 oz Fernet, Letherbee
1⁄4 oz Agave syrup
1⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄4 oz Black truffle oil
3 spg Mint
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Shake hard with 3 ice cubes until nearly gone. Strain over coup glass and garnish with a mint sprig.

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Velvet Rope

2 oz Rye, Rittenhouse
1⁄2 oz Falernum, Velvet Falernum
2 ds Peychaud's Bitters
1 twst Orange peel (garnish)
Instructions

Stir, coupe, garnish.

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http://www.sfgate.com/food/article/Whiskey-cocktails-grow-up-3283369.php

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  • Made with homemade falernum. Boozy, in the Sazerac neighborhood. Peanutty taste, sweet lactic finish.
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The Solipsist

1 1⁄2 oz Mezcal
1⁄2 oz Orange liqueur, Grand Marnier
1 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Honey syrup (3:1 honey to water)
Instructions

Shake with ice. Strain into chilled champagne coupe. .

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2017
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http://www.proofcocktails.nl/2017/09/01/the-solipsist/

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  • Good. Though I might've been weak with the honey, It's a lot of lemon, so you need it.
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Pimmsanity

1 oz Pimm's No. 1 Cup
1⁄4 oz Curaçao, Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao
1⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur, Luxardo
1⁄4 oz Bourbon
1⁄4 oz Peychaud's Bitters
1⁄4 oz Lime juice (fat)
1⁄4 oz Lemon juice (Fat)
1⁄4 oz Ginger syrup (spicy)
1⁄4 oz Cinnamon syrup
2 oz Soda water
Instructions

Batch as much as you can to preserve sanity, and build over ice in a Collins, garnishing lavishly with strawberries and seasonal fruit.

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I didn't have clear Curacao so I used my blue Curacao and the color is awesome. The liquid glows a greenish color that looks like a drink out of an H.P. Lovecraft book. Love the taste too. I'd genuinely suggest subbing the peychaud's bitters for absinthe (personal preference).

Dan commented on 9/05/2017:

A complex if worthy variation on what is often a crappy soda pop-forward cocktail. I used Becherovka for cinnamon and King's for ginger, plus used tonic. It was good enough to make again for guests.

Have always wanted to make a whacky drink like this with a load of ingredients, even went through the trouble of making my own syrups... and I was NOT disappointed!

I'm just a bit unsure as to what "(fat)" refers to?? I just used the amounts of lemon/lime juice stated.

 

"fat" here means a little more than, so be a little generous when you hit the 1/4 ounce mark. Thanks,  Zachary

I know this reply is a bit late but thanks for the clarification! :)

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