Mad Experiment

3⁄4 oz Pepper vodka (green serrano pepper infused)
3⁄4 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
3⁄4 oz Ginger liqueur, Thatcher's Apple Spice Ginger
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1 Pickled pepper (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a pickled pepper

Notes

Two or three peppers soaked in about 200mL of Everclear should infuse sufficiently in about 10-16 hours. Sample occasionally to ensure your infusion does not get too spicy. Strain and dilute with water to taste. Experiment with other peppers too!

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2012
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Chris Meyer, Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago, IL
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Kindred Cocktails commented on 2/15/2018:

Curated slightly to express pepper infusion better and scale from parts to a reasonably-sized drink.

Winter Sunshine

3⁄4 oz Applejack
3⁄4 oz Gin
1⁄4 oz Crème de Noyaux
1⁄4 oz Anise Aguardiente
1⁄2 oz Orange juice
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Shake on ice. Strain. Serve up with Rainier cocktail cherry

Notes

Aguardiente is an anise-flavoured liqueur derived from sugar cane, popular in Colombia. Lighter and less sweet than Sambuca.

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Nine Twenty Nine

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Plymouth
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Lemon syrup (Mix juiced, chopped lemon shells with sugar and allow to macerate, stirring every 45 minutes, until sugar is dissolved, ~3h.)
1⁄2 t Vanilla extract
3⁄4 oz Egg white (or the same amount of aquafaba)
3 dr Bitters, Scrappy's Lavender
Instructions

Combine gin, lemon, syrup, vanilla, and egg white/aquafaba and shake with ice. Strain back into shaker and then dry shake for 30 seconds. Strain into a chilled coupe and garnish with several drops of lavender bitters.

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2018
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Creator
Drew Fields, Washington D.C.
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Black Forest Cocktail

2 oz Bourbon, Elijah Craig
1⁄2 oz Cherry Liqueur, Rothman and Winter
1⁄4 oz Allspice Dram, St. Elizabeth
2 ds Aztec Chocolate bitters, Fee Brothers
1 twst Orange peel (or Luxardo cherry, as garnish)
Instructions

Stir all ingredients with ice. Serve up. Garnish with orange peel and/or Luxardo cherry.

Notes

Not as sweet as one might think.

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Year
2017
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Creator
James Leslie Kennell
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  • nice - easy could go a bit less on the bourbon
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MOJO1229 commented on 2/14/2018:

A great cocktail for bourbon lovers. I had to scramble for ingredients. Lacking Elijah Craig Bourbon (it got finished off last November) I reached for Woodford Reserve. And lacking R & W cherry liqueur, I grabbed for Luxardo liqueur. Together, these ingredients made this wonderful libation. But, I suspect that Black Forest Cocktail would have been in the 4.0 range had I the called for ingredients. As it was, I rated Black Forest Cocktail 4.5 with what I could pull down from my shelves. A great cocktail, regardless!

Craig E commented on 2/15/2018:

It's worth noting for the record that Rothman and Winter cherry liqueur and Luxardo maraschino liqueur are radically different in flavor profile (though either might well work in this drink!).

lesliec commented on 2/16/2018:

I used Cherry Heering because ... it was there. Not bad, but we felt it needed something to round it out a little. Maybe turn it into a flip with a whole egg?

ABQUIAT@YAHOO.COM commented on 9/26/2025:

Just tried this; the only cherry liquor I have is Luxardo, but it was quite serviceable. It's a delightful drink!

Perish The Thought

1 1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Antica Formula
1⁄4 oz Vanilla syrup (Fat)
4 oz Cava, Naveran Brut nature
1 wdg Orange (as garn)
Instructions

Build in a double rocks over ice and stir.

Notes

This particular Cava is very high-acid and salty. Your mileage may vary.

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2018
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Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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Phoebe Snow

1 1⁄2 oz Brandy
1 1⁄2 oz Aromatized wine, Dubonnet Rouge
1 ds Absinthe
Instructions

Stir, strain, up.

History

Named for a fictional advertising character for the Delaware, Lakawanna and Western Railroad in the early part of the 20th century. Hers was the gown that stayed white from morn till night upon the Road of Anthracite -anthracite was much cleaner-burning than the bituminous coal used by other railroads. The D,L&W began as a freight line hauling anthracite coal from Poconos mines, but expanded rapidly in early 20th century in passenger services. Interestingly, this character was the impetus for the creation of the Brandy Alexander, according to one story of its creation.

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1917
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Source reference

https://www.washingtonpost.com/recipes/phoebe-snow/10953/?utm_term=.4b4…

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El Seudónimo

1 1⁄2 oz Tequila, El Jimador Reposado
1⁄3 oz Triple sec, Cointreau
3 ds Orange bitters, Regans' orange bitters
3 oz Ginger beer, Fever Tree
Instructions

Stir all ingredients but ginger beer ice in a rocks glass. Add ginger beer and give another stir.

History

Since recreating the Pseudonym as the "Nom de Plume" listed here, I'm trying other spirit + liqueur + ginger beer combos. This is my favorite of my attempts so far.

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Rye Tai

2 oz Rye
3⁄4 oz Orgeat
3⁄4 oz Pineapple juice
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
6 ds Bitters, Angostura (6-10 dashes, as garnish)
1 wdg Pineapple (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain into a highball glass filled with crushed ice. Top with bitters and garnish.

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Nick Brown, The Spaniard, New York, New York (USA)
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Craig E commented on 2/11/2018:

Curated: Changed instructions to avoid copyright infringement; added credit per link. 

Grandmother's Tea

1 oz Cognac, Louis Royer VSOP Force 53
1 oz Bianco Vermouth, Dolin
1 oz Amaro, Vecchio Amaro del Capo
1⁄2 oz Strega
1 ds Orange cream citrate
1 twst Lemon peel
1 twst Orange peel
Instructions

Stir all ingredients except garnish in mixing glass with ice until chilled. Strain into rocks glass filled with ice. Express orange and lemon twists into drink and arrange in glass.

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Sother Teague, Amor y Amargo, NY
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Amaro, Brad Thomas Parsons

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The Passion

1 1⁄2 oz Rhum Agricole (Clément VO)
1 oz Carrot juice
1 oz Passion fruit
1⁄4 oz Lime juice
3⁄4 oz Apple cider vinegar
3⁄4 oz Ginger syrup (Homemade and Light)
1 sli Jalapeño
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
1⁄4 oz Islay Scotch, Lagavulin 16
Instructions

Shake, strain, coupe

Notes

Very well balanced, subtle passion fruit and smoke.

The cocktail tasted at the bar was really perfect !
I did not tasted a "sour" that good a long time

History

The original recipe calls for passion fruit shrub+purple carrot juice+lemon juice

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2018
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Tasted at La commune cocktail bar, France, Paris
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