Blue Sky Summer

2 1⁄2 oz Rhubarb liqueur, Art in the Age
1 oz Simple syrup
3 wdg Lemon
1⁄3 c Blueberry
3 ds Bitters, Bittermens Hopped Grapefruit
1 part Ginger beer, Fever Tree
Instructions

Muddle Blueberries, lemon, simple syrup and Rhubarb tea. Add ice and bitters, shake and then strain into an ice filled Collins glass. Top off with ginger beer.

Notes

Complex. Great drink on a hot summer day.

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2015
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One can swap out the blueberries for strawberries too.

Bondage

3⁄4 oz Apple brandy, Lairds Bonded
1⁄2 oz Ginger liqueur (king's)
1⁄2 oz Pear liqueur (rothman & winter)
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1 ds Orange bitters (regan's)
3⁄4 oz Rye, Rittenhouse 100
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into glass. Lemon twist garnish.

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Food & Wind: Cocktails 2012, via cocktail virgin slut blog

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  • More summery than wintery, despite the apple, ginger, and pear elements, but tasty nonetheless.
  • 6/19/15
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Atlanta

2 oz Bourbon, Orphan Forge
1 oz Bianco Vermouth, Interrobang No. 73
2 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Rhubarb
Instructions

Stir and strain over ice.

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  • 5/1/15
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Georgia Transfer

2 oz Rye, Rittenhouse 100
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Interrobang No. 47
1⁄4 oz Cynar
2 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Black Walnut
Instructions

Stir and strain over ice.

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  • 12/15/17 - with Rittenhouse 100 Rye BIB & Cocchi di Torino Vermouth & Cynar, without the bitters, but with a Merry Maraschino to boot. 2nd was a little better with a couple of dash of Angostura bitters.
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Amaro di Cocco

1 oz Jamaican rum, Appleton 12
3⁄4 oz Pineapple juice
3⁄4 oz Campari
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Cinzano Rosso
3⁄4 oz Coconut cream
1⁄4 oz Jamaican rum, Hamilton's Jamaican Black Strap (as float)
Instructions

Shake, strain into a white wine glass, cover with crushed ice, float rum, serve with straws.

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2015
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Ryan Lotz, No. 9 Park, Boston, MA.
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http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2015/06/amaro-di-cocco.html

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  • Tried w/ both Campari and Gran Classico. Both are a great. This is surprisingly bitter pina colada. An extremely good drink.
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Upgraded to 5 stars. I've been making this drink for wife and friends while in Hawaii, and it's a hit. Very tasty.

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Artichoke Hold (Donna)

3⁄4 oz Navy strength rum, Smith & Cross
3⁄4 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Orgeat
1 spg Mint (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake lightly, strain over crushed ice in a rocks glass, garnish with a mint sprig, serve with straw.

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© 2022 Steve the Bartender. Used with permission.
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2015
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Jeremy Oertel, Donna, Brooklyn, NY.
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http://punchdrink.com/recipes/artichoke-hold/

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  • Used Averna instead of Cynar. Relatively sweet. Might lower the orgeat.
  • Dominated by bitterness and sweetness. Odd but not in an intriguing way.
  • Made to the original spec, with pistachio orgeat. Quite liked this, a nice finish. Pineapple flavors along with the expected burnt sugar and bitter. — ★★★★
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Tried many times but with different ratio, well shaken and served on rocks and liked it:

1 3/4 Smith, 1 oz lime, 1/3 elderflower, 1/4 orgeat, 1/2 Cynar 

The Mauser

2 oz Fino sherry, Tio Pepe
1 1⁄2 oz Amontillado Sherry, González Byass Viña AB
3⁄4 oz Moscatel Sherry, César Florido Moscatel Especial Sherry
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Grapefruit juice
1⁄4 oz Grenadine
1⁄2 oz Vanilla syrup
1⁄4 oz Ginger syrup
3 ds Bitters, Angostura
3 ds Peychaud's Bitters (as garnish)
1 spg Mint (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain over crushed ice in a hurricane glass, garnish.

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2015
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Will Peet, Donostia, NYC.
Source reference

http://punchdrink.com/recipes/the-mauser/

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Zebratail

1 1⁄2 oz Madeira, Blandy's 5 Year Sercial
1 1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth, Dolin
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 ds Bitters, Angostura Orange
1 twst Lemon peel (expressed and discarded)
Instructions

Stir, strain, up, twist.

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Frederic Yarm, Loyal Nine, Cambridge, MA.
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http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2015/06/not-weed.html

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Rosso Doré

3⁄4 oz Cognac, Rémy Martin VSOP
3⁄4 oz Rhum Agricole, Neisson blanc
3⁄4 oz Aromatized wine, Dubonnet Rouge
1⁄2 oz Campari
1⁄4 oz Crème Yvette
2 ds Bitters, Bittermens Burlesque (or Peychaud's)
1 twst Meyer lemon zest (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, up, garnish.

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Muse of doom, feu de vie
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http://feu-de-vie.blogspot.com/2015/06/for-negroni-week-rosso-dore.html…

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Lanza

2 oz Rye
3⁄4 oz Cynar
1⁄4 oz Grapefruit liqueur, Giffard
2 ds Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
1 twst Lemon peel (expressed and inserted)
Instructions

Stir, strain, one big rock, twist.

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  • Mods: subbed Giffard Abricot for Pamplemousse (didn't have), reduced it to 1/6 oz, increased rye to 2 1/4 oz, added 1 dash Bitter Truth Peach & 1 dash Angostura bitters — ★★★
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Lanza is a tasty cocktail with a sublime tartness. The Cynar and Xocolatl Mole Bitters dampen the rye, putting it into the background more than other rye cocktails. On the other hand, I used Crown Royal's Northern Harvest Rye, which has less of a rye taste than most other ryes (e.g., Rittenhouse or Wild Turkey). Nevertheless, this is a cocktail which I heartily recommend for those who prefer a cocktail which does not overwhelm the tongue; instead the mouth is able to enjoy the various

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