Holiday in the Mediterranean

1 1⁄2 oz Gin
1 oz Orange vermouth, Martini & Rossi Fiero
1⁄3 oz Licor 43
1⁄3 oz Mastika (Skinos Mastiha)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into chilled cocktail glass.

Notes

The vanilla of the Licor 43 takes some of the harsher edges off of the Fiero, rounding out the flavor. I found the two work together in other cocktails as well. I enjoyed the results so much that I picked up another bottle of Fiero.

History

I built this around Martini & Rossi's Fiero Aperitivo. Fiero is an orange vermouth style, a wine aperitif, with an orange zest/juice dominated profile. I became aware of it while trying to locate "Rossi Aperitif", an ingredient in a few cocktail's from Grassi's 1936 "1000 Misture." This led me to some old advertising posters that featured a big Sun-like orange, with a bottle of the aperitif balanced on its head, looking up with its tongue out, thirsting for a taste.

I can't be certain, but Fiero appears to be a modern version/relaunch of this "Vin Aperitif" as in a 1930's poster by Jean Droit. The 2020 launch of Fiero was aimed at the Aperol spritz market, but there is some parallel to wine based Cappelletti Aperitivo and Fiero seems to have noticeable wormwood as with vermouth.

I decided to combine Fiero with the vanilla notes of Spain's Licor 43, and the sweet resin of Skinos Mastiha to create a bright, sweet, fun orange-vermouth cocktail in the summer holiday vein. Tanqueray London Dry gin was the base spirit.

Yields Drink
Year
2023
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Shawn C, Fresno, California
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
5 stars
(1 rating)
Similar cocktails
  • The International Orange — Gin, Ginger liqueur, Orange liqueur, Orange peel
  • Sage Widow — Gin, Pear eau de vie, Bénédictine, Bitters, Orange bitters, Tea syrup
  • Ajax — Genever, Cherry Liqueur, Aperol, Maraschino Liqueur, Cherry, Balsamic Vinegar, Orange peel, Orange, Nutmeg
  • Over the next ridge — Gin, Bianco Vermouth, Breckenridge Bitter, Brucato Amaro Chaparral, Lemon
  • Starman — Gin, Apricot liqueur, Amaro Nonino, Sweet vermouth, Orange bitters, Orange peel

Genepy Passion

1 1⁄2 oz Gin (Hendrick’s “Flora Adora” limited edition works well)
3⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur (Dolin Genepy le Chamois)
1⁄2 oz Cherry Liqueur, Luxardo
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄4 oz Passion fruit juice (Muddle and strain juice of one passion fruit)
Instructions

Combine in a shaker filled with ice, shake, and strain into coupe glass.

Notes

I prefer fruity cocktails on the refreshing/tart side, so will usually up the lime juice to 1 oz. If prefer sweeter, can add a little more cherry liqueur and/or simple syrup.

Yields Drink
Year
2023
Authenticity
Your original creation
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
5 stars
(3 ratings)
Similar cocktails
  • ChemoTAXOL — Gin, Herbal liqueur, Rhubarb bitters, Corn liqueur, Lemon juice
  • Youngstown Tube — Gin, Herbal liqueur, Apricot liqueur, Fernet Branca, Lime juice, Agave syrup
  • Yellow Bell — Gin, Herbal liqueur, Bitters, Lime juice, Honey syrup, Green bell pepper
  • Gin Basil Smash — Gin, Lemon juice, Simple syrup, Basil
  • Ms. Mary — Gin, Herbal liqueur, Agave syrup, Lemon juice, Rosemary

Persephone out of Hades

1 1⁄2 oz Pisco
3⁄4 oz Pear Vodka, Grey Goose
1⁄2 oz Pomegranate juice
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1 spg Rosemary (as garnish)
Instructions

Combine liquid ingredients in shaker with ice. Shake well and strain into glass. Garnish with rosemary.

Yields Drink
Year
2023
Authenticity
Your original creation
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
4 stars
(1 rating)
Similar cocktails
  • Au Pair — Pear eau de vie, Elderflower liqueur, Herbal liqueur, Peychaud's Bitters, Lime juice, Mint
  • Shabash — Dark rum, Apricot liqueur, Lemon bitters, Lime juice
  • The St-Rita — Blanco tequila, Elderflower liqueur, Lime juice
  • Cleopatra — Bison grass vodka, Cachaça, Crème de Banane, Lime cordial, Lime juice, Demerara syrup, McCormick Buko Pandan Extract
  • Gilda — Blanco tequila, Pineapple juice, Lime juice, Cinnamon syrup, Lime

ChemoCentric

1 1⁄2 oz Islay Scotch, Lagavulin 16
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
3⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur (Pomegranate Liqueur)
3⁄4 oz Ancho Reyes chile liqueur
1⁄2 oz Lavender syrup
4 ds Cherry Bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

CAPT Chuck gets it done.

Yields Drink
Year
2023
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
Not yet rated
Similar cocktails
  • Dead Celebrity — Islay Scotch, Oloroso sherry, Herbal liqueur, Lemon bitters, Rhubarb bitters, Lemon peel
  • In Vida Veritas — Mezcal, Zirbenz Stone Pine Liqueur, Walnut Liqueur, Bénédictine, Bitters
  • Too many reasons — Islay Scotch, Herbal liqueur, Pacharan, Fernet Branca, Lemon peel
  • Emerald Isle — Irish whiskey, Blue Curaçao, Herbal liqueur, Ginger liqueur
  • Hotel D'Alsace — Irish whiskey, Triple sec, Bénédictine, Rosemary

ChemoHAIR

1 1⁄2 oz Cognac
1 oz Citron liqueur, Sukkah Hill Etrog
3⁄4 oz Lychee liqueur
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
4 ds Peychaud's Bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

CAPT Chuck expects that this will put some hair back on his head !!

Yields Drink
Year
2023
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
Not yet rated
Similar cocktails

ChemoTAXOL

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Bombay Sapphire
3⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur (Blood Orange Liqueur)
3⁄4 oz Corn liqueur, Nixta
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
3 ds Rhubarb bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Taxol is one thing ..... THIS is the elixir which gets it done !!!

Yields Drink
Year
2023
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
2 stars
(2 ratings)
From other users
  • Each contributing flavour gets a bit lost — ★★
Similar cocktails
  • Yellow Bell — Gin, Herbal liqueur, Bitters, Lime juice, Honey syrup, Green bell pepper
  • Genepy Passion — Gin, Herbal liqueur, Cherry Liqueur, Lime juice, Passion fruit juice
  • Youngstown Tube — Gin, Herbal liqueur, Apricot liqueur, Fernet Branca, Lime juice, Agave syrup
  • Ms. Mary — Gin, Herbal liqueur, Agave syrup, Lemon juice, Rosemary
  • Gin Basil Smash — Gin, Lemon juice, Simple syrup, Basil

A Kidnapped Drink

1 1⁄2 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
3⁄8 oz Ginger syrup (See notes)
3⁄8 oz Honey syrup (See notes)
2 ds Bitters, Angostura (Plus a spritz for garnish)
Instructions

Shake with ice, strain into a cocktail coupe, and garnish with a spritz of Angostura Bitters (substitute a few drops).

Notes

3/4 oz honey-ginger syrup. Using 3/8 oz of each ingredient works well too.

History

After writing up a Penicillin riff called the Juju Man, I became inspired to riff on its citrus, honey, ginger aspect. I mashed up this concept with the Cynar-Chartreuse The Drink of Laughter and Forgetting and named it A Kidnapped Drink after another Milan Kundera work, A Kidnapped West.

Yields Drink
Year
2023
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Boston, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2023/09/a-kidnapped-drink.html

Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
Not yet rated
Similar cocktails
  • Drink of Laughter and Forgetting — Cynar, Herbal liqueur, Bitters, Lime juice, Rich demerara syrup 2:1
  • Rest in Pieces of Eight — Cynar, Jamaican rum, Licor 43, Virgin Islands Rum, Lemon juice, Ginger syrup, Egg white, Demerara syrup
  • Little Wonder — Cynar, Gin, Bitters, Lime juice, Pineapple juice, Simple syrup
  • The Deaf — Herbal liqueur, Cynar, Lime juice, Rich simple syrup 2:1
  • Cynar Sour — Cynar, Maraschino Liqueur, Lemon juice, Agave syrup, Cucumber, Orange peel, Egg white

Gusano Rojo

1 oz Mezcal
1 oz Sweet vermouth
1 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Honey syrup
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1 pn Cayenne pepper (A sprinkle of pepper powder as garnish (floating))
Instructions

Shake with ice, strain into a coupe glass, and garnish with cayenne chili powder.

Notes

My Negroni Week 2023 offering. A mashup of the Red Grasshopper (tequila, honey, lime, garnish cayenne powder) and a Mezcal Negroni.

History

I decided to make a mashup of the Red Grasshopper with the Mezcal Negroni after spotting the cayenne pepper powder on the shelf as Negroni Week 2023 was coming up. I dubbed the end result the Gusano Rojo which is the Red Chili Worm that grows on mezcal plants.

Yields Drink
Year
2023
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Boston, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2023/09/gusano-rojo.html

Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
4 stars
(5 ratings)
Similar cocktails
  • Muerte o Gloria — Aperol, Mezcal, Sweet vermouth, Orange cream citrate, Grapefruit peel
  • Slow Burn — Sweet vermouth, Mezcal, Tequila, Luxardo Bitter, Aperol, Kirschwasser, Salt, Lemon peel
  • La Avenida — Mezcal, Aperol, Sweet vermouth, Dry vermouth, Orange peel
  • Smoke In The Well — Mezcal, Manzanilla sherry, Amaro Montenegro, Campari
  • MVM — Mezcal, Sweet vermouth, Amaro Montenegro, Peach bitters, Gomme syrup

Brockton Navy

1 oz Old Tom Gin (Scofflaw Brand)
1 oz Amargo-Vallet
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Orgeat
1 wdg Lemon (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake all ingredients with ice, strain into iced rocks glass, garnish with lemon wedge.

Yields Drink
Year
2023
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Danny Shapiro, Scofflaw, Chicago, IL
Source reference

https://punchdrink.com/recipes/brockton-navy/

Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
Not yet rated
Similar cocktails
  • The Chestnut Cup — Gin, Campari, Lemon juice, Orgeat, Orange
  • Chocolate Lady — Gin, Triple sec, Crème de Cacao, Lemon juice
  • Killer Cocktail — Amaretto, Gin, Campari, Cranberry bitters, Lemon juice, Passion fruit syrup, Lemon peel
  • Opaka Raka — Gin, Bitters, Don's Mix, Lime juice, Simple syrup, Lime
  • Zombie Count — Gin, Sweet vermouth, Campari, Absinthe, Bitters, Grapefruit juice, Cinnamon syrup, Grenadine, Lime juice, Mint

Caught in a Cabaret

1 oz Tequila
1⁄2 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Sloe gin
1⁄2 oz Apricot liqueur
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail coupe.

History

I recently spotted a reference to Ted Haigh's Millionaire variation that reminded me of a Charlie Chaplin with its apricot, sloe, and lime. That got me motivated to riff on that trio of ingredients, and I latched onto the sloe gin aspect and decided to mash the Charlie Chaplin up with Phil Ward's Lipspin that complements the sloe gin with tequila and Cynar. For a name, I dubbed this after one of Charlie Chaplin's films and called it Caught in a Cabaret.

Yields Drink
Year
2023
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Boston, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2023/09/caught-in-cabaret.html

Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
4 stars
(10 ratings)
Similar cocktails
  • Ruirita — Blanco tequila, Cynar, Rhubarb bitters, Lime juice, Simple syrup, Orange flower water
  • Twentynine Palms — Tequila, Cynar, Amontillado Sherry, Bitters, Lemon juice
  • Cassis Party #2 — Blanco tequila, Cynar, Cassis, Pepper tincture, Absinthe, Lemon juice, Orgeat
  • Ribs For Dinner — Applejack, Herbal liqueur, Cynar, Limoncello, Cherry Bitters, Balsamic Vinegar
  • Blood Simple — Martinique Rum, Bitters, Lime juice, Honey syrup
Subscribe to