The Black Watch

2 oz Scotch (suggest a premium blend)
3⁄4 oz Averna
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
2 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Black Walnut
Instructions

Stir with ice. Strain into DOF glass containing a big block of clear ice. Lemon twist.

Picture of The Black Watch
©
Yields Drink
Year
2017
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Andy at Proofcocktails.nl
Source reference

http://www.proofcocktails.nl/2017/11/30/the-black-watch/

Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
4.5 stars
(20 ratings)
From other users
  • Scotch + cola. Walnut bitters does well here.
  • 3 stars with Averna, but 5 stars with Biglet China China!
  • Simple drink that's surprisingly complex.
Similar cocktails
  • Midnight in Manhattan — Rye, Averna, Sweet vermouth, Bitters
  • Black Hook — Rye, Sweet vermouth, Averna, Bitters, Maraschino Liqueur
  • Cooper — Rye, Pineau des Charentes, Averna
  • Quadrophenia — Bourbon, Sweet vermouth, Averna, Amer Picon, Cherry Bitters, Orange peel
  • Rhythm and Soul — Rye, Averna, Sweet vermouth, Absinthe, Bitters, Lemon peel
HallA commented on 2/05/2022:

Agree with a 3 with averna. Black walnut bitters + averna and punt a mes just leads to a kind of muddy bitterness with the scotch I was using (highland park 12). Suspect there is a good mix here, this wasn't it. Curious about using my homemade Amer Picon.

Fall Into Italy

3⁄4 oz Averna
3⁄4 oz Cognac
3⁄4 oz Jamaican rum
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Simple syrup
2 ds Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole (or chocolate bitters)
1 wdg Orange (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake; strain; DOF with crushed ice; garnish.

Picture of Fall Into Italy
Yields Drink
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Sofia Present, August Laura, Brooklyn, New York (USA)
Source reference

http://imbibemagazine.com/fall-into-italy-equal-parts-cocktail/

Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
4 stars
(9 ratings)
From other users
  • A house favorite Excellent with mandarin simple syrup (bittersweet like marmalade)
  • Easy drinking, a lot like flat Coke with lemon, especially on the finish.
Similar cocktails
  • Jasper's Rum Punch — Jamaican rum, Bitters, Lime juice, Simple syrup, Cherry, Nutmeg
  • War Cobra — Bourbon, Reposado Tequila, Triple sec, Cardamom bitters, Absinthe, Demerara syrup, Lemon juice
  • Spirit of '76 — Apple brandy, Navy strength rum, Rye, Amontillado Sherry, Bitters, Peychaud's Bitters, Orange juice, Lemon juice, Cinnamon syrup, Grade B maple syrup
  • Tommy and the Ron Dels — Añejo rum, Tequila, Galliano, Mezcal, Absinthe, Bitters, Lime juice, Agave syrup, Lime
  • Golden Gun — Blended rum, Añejo rum, Apricot liqueur, Bitters, Lime juice, Demerara syrup, Grapefruit juice
Cara A commented on 12/31/2020:

Did not have the rum or the Averna, but this riff was outstanding: cognac, equal parts Ramazzotti & Amer Boudreau (to sub for the Averna), lemon juice, mandarin orange simple syrup, Angostura bitters, orange twist.

Nassau Street Cocktail

1 oz Apple brandy
1 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1 oz Cynar
2 ds Peychaud's Bitters
1 Maraschino cherry (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir; strain; up; garnish.

Picture of Nassau Street Cocktail
Yields Drink
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Chris Frankel, Spare Key, Houston, Texas (USA)
Source reference

http://imbibemagazine.com/nassau-street-cocktail/

Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
4 stars
(17 ratings)
From other users
  • Nice slightly metallic dark cherry flavor, dark chocolate too. — ★★★★
Similar cocktails
  • A Long Day — Añejo tequila, Cynar, Sweet vermouth, Orange bitters, Grapefruit bitters
  • Exhumation Cocktail — Canadian whisky, Cynar, Sweet vermouth, Fernet, Cardamom bitters, Lemon peel
  • Sin Cyn — Speyside Scotch, Cynar, Sweet vermouth, Orange peel
  • Teenage Riot — Rye, Cynar, Dry vermouth, Amontillado Sherry, Orange bitters, Lemon peel
  • C. I. A. — Apple brandy, Cynar, Sweet vermouth, Apple bitters, Water, Orange peel

Bitters & Smoke

1 oz Tequila
1 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Fernet Branca
1⁄2 oz Mezcal
1 twst Grapefruit peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir; strain; up; garnish.

Yields Drink
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Trey Hughes, Portland Hunt & Alpine Club, Portland, Maine (USA)
Source reference

http://imbibemagazine.com/bitters-smoke-cocktail/

Curator rating
3 stars
Average rating
3 stars
(13 ratings)
From other users
  • Mezcal gets a little lost. Perhaps the drink doesn’t need both tequila & mezcal. I made it with two barspoons Fernet, which was plenty. — ★★★
  • I halved the Fernet but it still overpowered. Gonna keep reducing to get better balance... UPDATE: I like it best with 1 bsp Fernet Branca!
  • Whenever the Fernet-Branca exceeds 1/4 oz, it's all I can taste.
  • Flavors mesh well but fernet predominates.
Similar cocktails
Kindred Cocktails commented on 11/29/2017:

I tried this last night and rated it 3 stars (good, would make again). If you like Fernet in modest (not super subtle, but not hit-you-on-the-head amounts), you'll like this cocktail. I also subbed Amaro Noninio, but the sugar balance was off. Need to swap some Cynar for more Tequila or maybe dry vermouth.

noksagt commented on 12/01/2017:

Imbibe's image of this has a dark layer over the rest of a much lighter drink. Anyone know if PH&AC layers the fernet for service?

Also: nonino seems like it'd be a really weird sub to me in this one.

applejack commented on 3/18/2020:

I initially made this with Fernet Branca and a tequila blanco.  I thought this was bit unbalanced using those ingredients, but better when using an alternate, less menthol heavy fernet such as Fernet-Vallet (which made sense given the other Mexican ingredients) or Letherbee Fernet.  The type of tequila wasn't specified so I figured the default was a blanco; I thought the oak, vanilla & caramel notes of a quality repo or anejo rounded out the drink better.  So if you didn't like this as specified, I'd suggest maybe trying it with an alternate fernet and an aged tequila, which made for a nicely complex, bitter sipper.  I also thought a drink with powerful flavors such as this benefited from being served on a large rock or sphere instead of up.

Porn Star Martini (lightly modernized)

1 1⁄2 oz Vodka (vanilla-infused)
1 1⁄2 oz Passion fruit puree (lightly sweetened)
2 oz Sparkling white wine (in sidecar)
Instructions

Shake, strain, up, serve with a sidecar of sparkling wine.

Notes

Actually a quite good drink, especially with the acid of the sparkling wine chaser to cut through the sweetness of passion fruit syrup. The original calls for plain vodka with vanilla and passion fruit liqueurs in addition to passion fruit puree. I recommend infusing a few vanilla stalks instead.

Yields Drink
Year
2002
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
Douglas Ankrah, The Townhouse, London, UK. Modified by me.
Source reference

https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/2883/porn-star-martini

Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
Not yet rated
Similar cocktails
  • Porn Star Martini — Brut Champagne, Vodka, Passion fruit puree, Passion fruit liqueur, Vanilla Sugar
  • Adam and Eve — Sparkling white wine, Calvados, Amontillado Sherry, Bitters, Apple cider, Verjus, Cranberry syrup, Apple cider vinegar
  • Sparkling Sugar Plum — Sparkling Sake, Ginger liqueur, Plum wine, Passion fruit puree
  • Bellini — Prosecco, Peach puree
Zachary Pearson commented on 11/27/2017:

I am really on the fence about this - Can the whole X "Martini" thing please just go away? Thanks,  Zachary

Jin & Tonic

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Martin Miller's Westbourne Strength
1⁄2 oz Yuzu Sake
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Lemongrass syrup
3 oz Tonic water, Fever Tree
1 dr McCormick Buko Pandan Extract
Instructions

Build over ice and stir. Garnish botanically.

Yields Drink
Year
2017
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
Not yet rated
Similar cocktails
  • Nuestra Casa — Gin, Pear liqueur, Allspice Dram, Tonic water, Lime juice, Orange
  • Spicy Collins — Gin, Aperol, Soda water, Grapefruit juice, Simple syrup, Lime juice, Basil, Ginger
  • Nandakhal — Gin, Blue Curaçao, Cardamom bitters, Lemon Tree Bitters, Tonic water, Lime juice, Lime
  • The St. Charles — Gin, Peychaud's Bitters, Tonic water, Lime juice, Lime
  • John Collins — Genever, Soda water, Lemon, Simple syrup

The World Is Yours

2 oz Japanese Whisky, Hibiki Japanese Harmony
1⁄2 oz Oloroso sherry, La Garrocha
1⁄4 oz Walnut Liqueur, Nux Alpina
1⁄4 oz Cinnamon syrup
1 ds Bitters, Bittermens 'Elemakule Tiki (Rooibos-infused)
1 Lemon peel (clove-studded, as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, one big rock, garnish.

Yields Drink
Year
2017
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
Not yet rated
Similar cocktails

Buffalo Tail

2 oz Dark rum
1 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Orgeat
1⁄2 oz Allspice Dram
3 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Black Walnut
Instructions

Mix all in a Shaker and shake vigorously. Serve over ice in your favorite glass to put ice in.

Notes

Ingredients and name are from Denson in DC. The cocktail conceptions were good, but the bartender that might must have been a sub or something, as the proportions on two different cocktails were all wrong. This one, as served, tasted overwhelmingly of allspice dram. Obviously no proportions were given on the menu, so the proportions are mine, and I enjoyed my preparation far more than that served to me, but I was aiming for something I enjoyed, not something that was originally served to me. I used Gosling's Black Seal, Liber & Co. Orgeat, and St. Elizabeth's for the pimento dram.

History

A variant on the Lion's Tail.

Yields Drink
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
Denson, D.C.
Source reference

densondc.com

Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
4 stars
(19 ratings)
Similar cocktails
  • Millionaire #718 — Rum, Sorel liqueur, Lime juice, Orgeat, Mint
  • Mosquito Coast — Rum, Allspice Dram, Lime juice, Simple syrup, Lime
  • Nui Nui — Virgin Islands Rum, Allspice Dram, Bitters, Lime juice, Orange juice, Cinnamon syrup, Vanilla syrup, Orange peel
  • Hurricane Franklin — Trinidad rum, Amargo-Vallet, Falernum, Bitters, Lime juice, Simple syrup, Egg white
  • Quarantine Order — Jamaican rum, Bitters, Lime juice, Grapefruit juice, Cinnamon syrup, Passion fruit syrup

Eggnog, Morgenthaler

2 Whole egg (Large)
3 oz Sugar (Superfine, not powdered)
1 t Nutmeg (freshly-grated)
2 oz Brandy
2 oz Spiced Rum, Sailor Jerry
6 oz Milk (Whole)
4 oz Heavy cream
Instructions

Beat eggs in blender for one minute on medium speed. Slowly add sugar and blend for one additional minute. With blender still running, add nutmeg, brandy, rum, milk and cream until combined. Chill thoroughly to allow flavors to combine and serve in chilled wine glasses or champagne coupes, grating additional nutmeg on top immediately before serving.

Notes

Morgenthaler quotes a higher ratio of sugar than I prefer. Start with 1/2 or 2/3 and add more to taste.

Yields Drink
Year
2009
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Jeffrey Morgenthaler
Source reference

http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2009/egg-nog/

Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
5 stars
(3 ratings)
From other users
  • Rich, delicious- cut sugar by 50% as suggested
Similar cocktails
  • Egg Nog — Brandy, Spiced Rum, Milk, Heavy cream, Whole egg, Sugar, Nutmeg
  • Baltimore Eggnog — Brandy, Jamaican rum, Madeira, Heavy cream, Whole egg, Simple syrup, Cinnamon, Nutmeg
  • Brandy Milk Punch — Brandy, Half-and-half, Simple syrup, Vanilla extract, Nutmeg
  • Jamaican Beer — Dark rum, Rhum Agricole, Whipped cream, Allspice
  • Guyanese Missile Crisis — Rum, Coffee liqueur, Averna, Cream, Demerara syrup, Orange peel
Subscribe to