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Run Through The Jungle

1 1⁄2 oz Dark rum, Ron Pampero Aniversario
1⁄2 oz Virgin Islands Rum, Cruzan Blackstrap
1⁄2 oz Coffee liqueur, Galliano Ristretto
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1 bsp Demerara syrup (optional)
1⁄2 oz Egg white
5 dr Bitters (5-8 drops, as garnish)
Instructions

Dry shake, wet shake, strain into chilled cocktail coupe. Garnish with a swirl of 5-8 drops of bitters (Angostura, Bittermens Elemakule Tiki, Bittercube Jamaican No. 1, Dale Degroff's Pimento, etc.) atop the egg white froth using a cocktail pick.

Notes

Depending on the sweetness of the coffee liqueur used (and how dry your palate is), the barspoon of demerara syrup is optional. If not using Clément Créole Shrubb, sub with another orange liqueur and a dash of the one of aromatic / tiki bitters listed above.

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HallA commented on 8/16/2022:

My recommendation is that unless you're using kahlua or one of the pretty sweet coffee liqueurs (I actually haven't had galliano ristretto so don't know where it sorts out) I would use the demerara syrup. I usually like things pretty dry so I super super lowballed it (like three drops instead of a bsp and also used scarlet ibis for the non blackstrap rum, which is quite dry) and it was a little unbalanced / too sour.


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Instructions

Dry shake, wet shake, strain into a chilled cocktail coupe

Notes

The Bitter End Jamaican Jerk bitters are pretty strong and spicy; a decent sub might be a dash of Fee Brother's Barrel Aged Bitters plus a few drops of Bittermens Hellfire Habanero Shrub bitters.

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2017
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  • Used Bittercube Jamaican #1 and Firewater Tincture.
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Farmer's Armagnac

1 1⁄2 oz Armagnac
1⁄2 oz Bénédictine
1⁄4 oz Curaçao
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
1 pn Sugar (half rim)
Instructions

Shake and strain into prepared glass and garnish.

History

Sidecar riff.

Picture of Farmer's Armagnac
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Damon Boelte, Grand Army, Brooklyn, New York (USA)
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  • The distinction from a sidecar is subtle.
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Beachcomber

1 1⁄2 oz Light rum
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄8 oz Simple syrup (optional)
Instructions

Shake, strain, up.

Notes

In Trader Vic's formulation, the Beachcomber is a blended drink with 2 ounces of rum. For this shaken-and-strained variation, the amount of spirit is dialed back a bit. If you choose to blend your Beachcombers over ice, try upping the rum to 2 ounces per serving

History

Appears in the famous 1947 Bartender's Guide by tiki legend Trader Vic (Victor Bergeron, Jr.)

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1947
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Trader Vic (Victor Bergeron, Jr.)
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  • See also Mixel version
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Death by Chocolate

1 1⁄2 oz Islands Scotch, Talisker (Storm)
1⁄2 oz Cynar 70
1⁄2 oz Amaro Meletti
1⁄2 oz Crème de Cacao, Tempus Fugit
3⁄4 oz Egg white
1 oz Stout (Chocolate stout, I use Young's Double Chocolate)
Instructions

Dry shake all ingredients (make sure to keep a really tight seal when shaking due to the beer), shake with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail coupe. Optionally garnish with dark chocolate gratings or a pinch of dark cocoa powder

Notes

A good sub for the Talisker Storm is either Bowmore 12 Year or 1 oz Laphroaig 10 Year + .5 oz Monkey Shoulder (or other quality blend). If you want to amp up the peat, use all Laphroaig. Using standard Cynar will result in a slightly sweeter, less bitter drink.

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Schuss

2 oz Gin, Reisetbauer Blue
Instructions

Stir with ice, up.

Notes

I think a little on the plus side with the crème de menthe and on the minus side with the maraschino is best.

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Micah Stupak, Brooklyn, NY
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Instructions

Shake, strain, Collins glass, rocks, garnish.

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Coconut Cardamom Milk Punch

1 1⁄2 oz Coconut rum, Brinley's
3⁄4 oz Coconut liqueur, Kalani
1 1⁄2 oz Half-and-half
Instructions

Shake, fine strain into a coupe or old fashioned glass.

Notes

The Brinley's coconut rum is the only one I've tried that's any good (though I'm hardly an expert on coconut rum). I'm sure the combo of it plus the Kalani coconut liqueur could be approximated with a light rum and Coco Lopez.

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Coffee & Cigarettes

1⁄2 oz Mezcal, Sombra
1⁄2 oz Islands Scotch, Talisker (Storm)
1⁄2 oz Demerara Rum, El Dorado 8 (optional: espresso infused)
3⁄4 oz Cynar
3⁄4 oz Coffee liqueur, Bittermens New Orleans Coffee
Instructions

Stir, strain into either a coupe, up, or an old fashioned glass with a large cube/sphere. Garnish with a lemon peel, expressed, if you like a lemon peel with your espresso (I don't).

Notes

For the Islay scotch, if you want a slightly less "ashy" taste (simulating the "cigarettes"), use Bowmore 12 Year; for more, use Laphroaig 10 Year. If not using the very bitter Bittermens New Orleans coffee liqueur, I would suggest using a quality coffee liqueur, infusing the rum with whole espresso beans (a few ounces infused in a 750ml bottle for 24 hours or more), and adding a dash of either mole or coffee bitters.

History

While there are other fine cocktails with a similar name, I was looking to create something that amped up the smoke and bitterness factor.

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jensck commented on 6/03/2017:

Very good, but it came off as a whole lot of coffee and not much cigarette for me, even with Laphroaig. Using Talisker Storm as written + ¼ oz Ardbeg 10 solved it nicely! It's a solid base formula regardless, I'm looking forward to more experiments with the drink.


brett kozinn commented on 7/14/2017:

Oh, wow. This is the cocktail that the name deserves. Used Vida and Laphroaig 10, everything else exactly to spec. The Cynar almost completely disappears in a way that I'm not sure I've ever experienced – it always makes itself known. It's clearly contributing in the background here, though, helping bridge the bold ingredients. Will add mole bitters next time, but it's fantastic as-is.


efullerton commented on 8/30/2017:

Fantastic drink, tastes as advertised. I also tried it with 1/2 Cynar and 1 oz Coffee and that was also very nice and satisfied the less adventurous in the group.