Dark Night of the Soul

3⁄4 oz Rum, Cruzan Blackstrap
3⁄4 oz Cynar 70
3⁄4 oz Chinese five spice syrup (See Notes)
3⁄4 oz Cream
Instructions

Shake with ice, strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a pinch of 5 spice powder or a single whole star anise.

Notes

For the Chinese 5 spice syrup combine 1 cup each water and demerara sugar with toasted 5 spice ingredients (.5 tbsp cloves, 1 tbsp each Szechuan peppercorn & fennel seeds, 2 tbsp star anise, 1 cracked cinnamon stick). Sous vide for 2 hours at 145 degrees, plunge into ice bath, strain and bottle. Add .25 oz overproof vodka if desired to extend shelf life. Alternately use 3 tbsp of quality 5 spice powder. Or there are also several stove top recipes for 5 spice syrup available online.

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2018
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Craig E commented on 7/03/2018:

It would be helpful to include a recipe for the five spice syrup in the Notes section. 

Firred Word

3⁄4 oz Aquavit, Tattersall
3⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
3⁄4 oz Simple syrup (spruce needle infused; see Notes)
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1 twst Grapefruit peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake; strain; up.

Notes

To make spruce syrup: Combine 1/2 c. spruce tree needles with 1 c. water and 1 c. sugar. Bring to a boil, remove from heat, and let steep for a few hours. Strain through cheesecloth.

History

Variant on a Last Word.

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2018
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Craig Eliason, Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
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Rabbit Fernet

3⁄4 oz Fernet, Letherbee
3⁄4 oz Fernet Branca
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Strawberry syrup
1 sli Orange (garnish)
1 sli Strawberry (garnish)
Instructions

Shake with crushed ice, strain into a rocks glass filled with crushed ice and garnish with orange & strawberry slices.

Notes

I made this with some sous vide strawberry syrup I had previously made (juice strawberries, add equal parts sugar and sous vide for 2 hours at 135 degrees), but the link includes a stove top recipe for the syrup

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Year
2016
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Creator
Tyler Fry, The Violet Hour, Chicago, IL
Source reference

http://imbibemagazine.com/rabbit-hole-fernet-cocktail/

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Pangolindo commented on 3/26/2021:

Hi Applejack, Did you try the recipe with the two different fernets ? Do you think spliting is important ?

Thanks

applejack commented on 3/27/2021:

Pangolindo,

Yes, I made it with the two fernets as I have both.  The Letherbee (along with the Tempus Fugit Angelico) is one of my favorite non-Branca fernets.  I'd say the Letherbee is a bit more herbaceous and better balances the menthol notes as compared to Branca IMHO.  I'd guess the drink is pretty similar if just using Branca (or swapping in another fernet for the split base).

Quinissential Cocktail

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Leopold Brothers
1 oz Byrrh
1 1⁄2 oz Tonic water, Fever Tree
1 wdg Lime (as garnish)
Instructions

Build over ice and stir lightly. Garnish with lime.

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2018
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Jesse Medlong
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  • Sweet but quite good.
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Good Ships/Wood Ships

1 3⁄4 oz Demerara Rum, El Dorado 5
1⁄2 oz Genepy, Dolin Genepy des Alpes
1⁄2 oz Grapefruit liqueur, Giffard
1 oz Lime juice
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup
1 twst Grapefruit peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, coupe, garnish.

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Source reference

https://talesofthecocktail.com/recipes/good-shipswood-ships/

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Stone Fence (variant 2)

1⁄2 oz Whiskey, Southern Comfort
1⁄2 oz Apple brandy, Lairds (Applejack Brandy)
1⁄4 oz Triple sec, Cointreau
1⁄2 oz Apple cider
2 1⁄2 oz Hard cider, Blake’s Rainbow Seeker (pineapple and sage flavors)
1 spg Mint
Instructions

Place sprig of mint into a cocktail shaker. Muddle. Add ingredients and ice to shaker, shake briefly, serve in a rocks glass.

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2018
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Frozen Negroni

1 oz Gin
1 oz Campari
1 oz Sweet vermouth
3⁄4 oz Simple syrup
2 oz Orange juice
Instructions

Combine ingredients in a blender with 6 oz crushed ice. Blend until smooth.

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Creator
Jeffrey Morgenthaler, Clyde Common, Portland, OR
Source reference

https://punchdrink.com/recipes/frozen-negroni/

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Always Money

1 oz Scotch, Compass Box Great King Street
1 oz Manzanilla sherry, La Gitana
1 oz Crème de Banane, Tempus Fugit
1 spg Thyme (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir and strain into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with thyme.

History

Inspired by some of the sherry cocktails from San Francisco's True Laurel.

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2018
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Jesse Medlong
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jmedlong commented on 6/25/2018:

It is. I will update the recipe to reflect that. Thanks!

Georgia-Kentucky Squirrel

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon, Bulleit
3⁄4 oz Crème de Noyaux, Tempus Fugit
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1 ds Peach bitters, Bitter Truth
Instructions

Shake and strain over chilled cocktail glass

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Year
2018
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Creator
Jesse Medlong
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4 stars
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  • Great use of Noyaux and bonus points for a simple (but good) drink.
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