Once Upon a Time in Mexico

1 1⁄2 oz Mezcal, Del Maguey Vida
2⁄3 oz White Crème de Cacao
2⁄3 oz Lime juice
3 ds Orange bitters, Regans' orange bitters
1 rinse Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake and fine strain into prepared cocktail glass and garnish.

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James Connolly, El Publico, Perth (Australia)
Source reference

http://delmaguey.com/recipes/

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Big Chief

2 oz Bourbon, Buffalo Trace
1⁄2 oz Averna
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1 twst Orange peel (flamed, as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, up, flame, garnish.

History

Riff on the Longshoreman, itself a riff on the Red Hook, itself a riff on the Brooklyn, itself a riff on the Manhattan.

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Abigail Deirdre Gullo, SoBou, New Orleans, Louisiana (USA)
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http://punchdrink.com/recipes/big-chief/

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  • Nice drink - definitely worth putting in rotation.
  • Bourbony, but tasty. Used CioCiaro for Averna...
  • Made with Evan Williams single-barrel (and, regrettably, a grapefruit twist). Smooth on the sip, bittersweet chocolate finish.
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The Osborn

2 sli Pineapple
1 sli Jalapeño (1-3, including seeds, to taste)
2 oz Gin, Fords
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup
1 oz Ginger beer, Barritt's (to top)
1 sli Cucumber (as garnish)
Instructions

Muddle two 1x1" chunks of pineapple and 1-3 slices of jalapeno pepper in shaker. Add gin, lime, and simple and shake.Double strain into a rocks glass, top with ginger beer, and garnish with cucumber slice.

History

House drink at The Last Word, Ann Arbor, MI

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2013
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The Last Word, Ann Arbor, MI
Source reference

https://www.reddit.com/r/cocktails/comments/42e4fx/was_trying_to_get_cr…

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  • for ugly jacket party The Mystick Hustle
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Kindred Cocktails commented on 7/29/2016:

History curated to conform to http://detroit.eater.com/2015/10/13/9521497/bartender-giancarlo-aversa-last-word-ann-arbor

The El Camino

1 oz Mezcal
1 oz Rye
1⁄2 oz Bénédictine
4 ds Peychaud's Bitters
1 twst Orange peel
Instructions

Stir, strain over one large ice cube. Glass: Old Fashioned.

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The Chestnut Club, Santa Monica, California
Source reference

http://imbibemagazine.com/the-el-camino/

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  • Looking for a cocktail with Rye/bourbon and Mezcal, preferably old-fashioned-ish or up.
  • Tastes more or less like you'd expect. Beautiful. Looks like Pechauds.
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Bitter Rabbit

1⁄2 oz Fernet
1⁄2 oz Gin
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Strawberry syrup
2 oz Brut Champagne
1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

Shake fernet, gin, lemon juice and strawberry syrup with ice. Strain into coupe glass, top with champagne, cava or sparkling wine. Garnish with lemon peel.

Notes

I use Letherbee for the gin and the fernet, but you do you. I can't tell you how to live your life.

History

A cross between the Rabbit Hole (see http://imbibemagazine.com/rabbit-hole-fernet-cocktail/) and Bitter Herb (see http://www.kindredcocktails.com/cocktail/bitter-herb).

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2016
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Port Authority

2 oz Cognac VSOP
3⁄4 oz Tawny port
1⁄2 oz Cassis
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
2 ds Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
4 Blackberry
Instructions

Muddle blackberries, shake all ingredients and double strain into a coupe. Garnish with blackberry.

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Thomas Waugh, Death and Co, New York, NY
Source reference

Death and Co, Classic Modern Cocktails

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  • I use just one dash mole bitters - I almost always find 2 dashes of Mole bitters overwhelms drinks
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Winter Cap

2 oz Bonal Gentiane Quina
1 oz Calvados
1⁄2 oz Demerara Rum, Hamilton Demerara 151
1 rinse Becherovka
1 twst Orange peel
Instructions

Stir first three ingredients with ice. Rinse a chilled cocktail glass with Becherovka. Strain into prepared glass and garnish with twist.

History

Made for Mixology Monday CV, Brace Yourself, January 2016.

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2016
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Craig Eliason, Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
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Negroni Frappé

3⁄4 oz Gin, Beefeater
3⁄4 oz Meletti 1870 Bitter (or Campari, Aperol, etc)
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Martini & Rossi Gran Lusso
3⁄4 oz Orange juice
3 ds Orange bitters
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Briefly shake, strain over crushed ice, garnish with grated orange zest.

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Naren Young, Dante, NYC.
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http://punchdrink.com/recipes/negroni-frappe/

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The Bamboozled Angel

2 oz Bourbon, Heaven Hill
1 oz Grapefruit juice
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Cinnamon syrup
2 ds Bitters, Angostura (as float)
1 twst Grapefruit peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain over kold draft cubes, top with Ango, express and insert peel.

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Toby Maloney, Lorenzo's, Brooklyn, NY.
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http://punchdrink.com/recipes/the-bamboozled-angel/

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  • Really interesting combo. I'd put this in the early spring rotation...nice bridge between winter and spring. I didn't have cinnamon syrup handy...subbed Velvet Falernum and worked out well.
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Jojiro commented on 1/22/2025:

A delicious twist on the Brown Derby. I recommend Juliette Laroui's amontillado-cinnamon syrup for this - the nuttiness of the sherry and the bourbon make for a really nice combination.

The Perfect BQE

2 oz Rye, Rittenhouse
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth
1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth
1⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
1 bsp Maraschino Liqueur
1 Brandied cherry, Luxardo (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, up, garnish.

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Ivy Mix, The Clover Club, Brooklyn, NY.
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http://punchdrink.com/recipes/perfect-bqe/

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  • Not as good as other Brooklyn variations
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