Bitter Marty

2 oz Gin, Caorunn
3⁄4 oz Dry vermouth, Carpano
1⁄2 oz Salers Gentiane
1⁄4 oz Absinthe, Absente
2 ds Cardamom bitters
1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

Stir all ingredients with ice. Strain into coupe or martini glass.

Notes

Orange bitters instead of cardamom bitters knocks down the bitterness if you like.

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Year
2018
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4 stars
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Framboise Will Be Boise

2 oz Rye
3⁄4 oz Bonal Gentiane Quina
1 t Raspberry syrup
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Orange
1 twst Orange peel (expressed and discarded)
Instructions

Stir all ingredients in a mixing glass with ice; strain into a coupe; serve up and express orange peel

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Alexi Thunders
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(3 ratings)
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  • Hard to go wrong. The raspberry is surprisingly subtle for a cocktail with this name.
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drinkingandthinking commented on 9/03/2019:

Very easy going - reminds me of a few other rye-based cocktails, but the bonal and raspberry go well together and make this one unique!

Tre Flip

1 oz Virgin Islands Rum, Cruzan Blackstrap
1 oz Cynar
1 oz Coffee (Cold brew coffee)
1⁄2 oz Demerara syrup
1 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Whiskey Barrel Aged
1 ? Whole egg
Instructions

Dry shake all ingredients; add ice and shake again; double strain; garnish with freshly-grated nutmeg

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Creator
Alexi Thunder
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3.5 stars
(3 ratings)
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Staten Island

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon
3⁄4 oz Amaro, Vecchio Amaro del Capo
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano
1⁄4 oz Cherry Liqueur, Cherry Heering
2 ds Cherry Bitters, Woodford Reserve Spiced
Instructions

Stir, strain, coupe

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Year
2017
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Creator
Kent Johnson, Cambridge, Mass
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4 stars
(20 ratings)
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  • I may be trying this with various Amaro replacing the Gammel Dansk. It just so happened I like that stuff and had a (old) bottle around. — ★★★★
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Shawn C commented on 9/19/2023:

A very nice, well-crafted combination. The dark cherry is there from the Heering, with the bitters providing a bourbon barrel essence to boost a basic mixing bourbon, while the amaro provides some bittersweet orange, clove, some root and spices. There is a lot of flavor to explore.

Wild Mountain Thyme

2 oz Gin, Blackwoods
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
3⁄4 oz Amaro Montenegro
2 ds Orange bitters, Regans' orange bitters
1 spg Thyme (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice and strain into a chilled champagne coupe and garnish with a sprig of thyme.

Notes

Can also be served "down" with a block of ice and a lemon twist.

History

Named after a traditional Scottish folk song.

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Year
2014
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Creator
Andy at Proofcocktails.nl
Source reference

http://www.proofcocktails.nl/2018/02/16/wild-mountain-thyme/

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3.5 stars
(4 ratings)
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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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Year
2012
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Creator
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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Year
2018
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Creator
Drew Fields, Washington D.C.
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3.5 stars
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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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(7 ratings)
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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!

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