The Hotel Room Temperature

1 1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Antica Formula
3⁄4 oz Rum, El Dorado 12
3⁄4 oz Orange Curaçao, Marie Brizard
14 dr Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
1 twst Orange peel
Instructions

Pour between two glasses, no ice. Express orange oil on one glass, pour, and hang peel as garnish

History

Adapted by starchefs.com

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Creator
Kirk Estopinal, Cure, New Orleans, Louisiana (USA)
Source reference

http://www.starchefs.com/cook/recipe/kirk-estopinal/hotel-room-temperat…

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4.5 stars
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  • Made with El Dorado 8 and Pierre Ferrand. Obviously boozy with no dilution, but smooth and very tasty. — ★★★★★
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Companion

1 2⁄3 oz Light rum, Bacardi
2 t Dry vermouth, Noilly Prat Original Dry
2⁄3 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Honey syrup
1⁄2 oz Pear puree
1 pn Black peppercorns
Instructions

First muddle the 8 black peppercorns in the tin then shake and fine strain. Garnish with mint leaf and mini peg.

Notes

Refreshing, slightly dry and a little spicy kick from the pepper.

History

Created by Anya Montague as a winning Bacardi Legacy Global Cocktail Competition winning cocktail.

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2015
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Unknown
Creator
Anya Montague
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4.5 stars
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  • Made this with Ogasawara white rum and white zapote puree instead of pear. Had some strange notes. Will make this again w/ a different rum.
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The Charlatan

2 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
3⁄4 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Cherry Liqueur, Cherry Heering
2 ds Orange bitters, Regans' orange bitters
3 twst Orange peel (flamed, to prepare the glass)
1 twst Orange peel (unflamed, as garnish)
Instructions

Flame 3 orange peels into old fashioned glass. Add other ingredients including orange twist. This is a room-temperature cocktail.

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Creator
Maksym Pazuniak
Source reference

http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2012/05/charlatan.html

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  • Great nose. Nice tanginess to the taste, but this is quite syrupy.
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Tobacco Road #2

1 oz Coffee liqueur (St. George NOLA Coffee Liqueur)
3⁄4 oz Mezcal
1⁄2 oz Cherry Liqueur, Cherry Heering
1 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Black Walnut
1 Brandied cherry
Instructions

Stir and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a brandied cherry.

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Year
2014
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Jessica Torres
Source reference

https://web.archive.org/web/20171005012830/http://onemartini.com/mezcal…

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(32 ratings)
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  • Re-tried 6/14/26, kept at 4 stars
  • Smoky, cherry, walnut. Added a drop of Aztec Chocolate.
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MOJO1229 commented on 12/16/2016:

<br />A very nice after-dinner drink, with a delicious multiplicity of flavors.

I used Starbucks coffee liqueuer (it's OK, but I wonder how well Kahlua would work, with its rum base), the Mezcal comes through despite the heaviness of Starbucks, as does the cherry flavoring from Herring. The Black Walnut bitters by Fee Bros is one of my favorite non-fruit, non-aromatic bitters. But in Tobacco Road #2, I found two dashes were needed to bring out the desired taste of that bitters; the black walnut bitters simply was overwhelmed by the coffee liquer using only one dash.

Finally, I made one other change that rounded out the various flavors, and added not only more depth to the already existing blend of flavors, but definitely complimented them as well. Simply, I added a single dash of Xocolatl Mole, for a wonderful subtle cocholate flavor. Very, very nice.

Whether you stay with the Tobacco Road #2 as written, or make either or both of the two small changes I suggest, you'll find this a flavorful, relaxing cocktail, either after a great dinner, or simply a cocktail to imbibe and relax with in the evening.

Robbyfresh commented on 6/24/2017:

This is weird. It definitely produces a tobacco flavor. I'm not sure if I like it or not, but it is certainly worth trying. 

KushCus commented on 11/23/2019:

Made with Kahlua and dash of walnut liqueur rather than bitters and some extra bitters and very interesting - not sure it's one for every day!

Ajvan commented on 12/02/2019:

I used Caffe Amaro, a couple dashes of black walnut and added a dash of Fee Bros Aztec Chocolate...a smoky, rich, cold weather sipper.

Tobacco Road #1

1 1⁄2 oz Mezcal
1 1⁄4 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Fino sherry
2 ds Peychaud's Bitters
1 twst Grapefruit peel
1 pn Salt (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, one big rock. Garnish with a grapefruit twist and drop a pinch of salt on the rock.

Notes

Recipe calls for reposado or añejo mezcal, but, lacking this, I've had good results with 1 oz blanco mezcal and 1/2 oz añejo tequila.

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Year
2014
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Nick Caruana
Source reference

http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2014/04/tobacco-road-cocktail-mezcal…

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  • 4.5
  • Used Manzanilla Sherry — ★★★★★
  • Smoky, bitter, dry. Tobacco Road is a good name. A lot of amaro drinks - and many aperitivi - compensate for the bitterness of amari with sweet vermouths. This is all-in on smoke and bitters.
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3⁄4 oz Gin, Perry's Tot Navy Strength
3⁄4 oz Mezcal
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
3⁄4 oz Dry vermouth
1⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur
1⁄4 oz Lime tincture
2 ds Pimento bitters
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, one big rock, twist.

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Year
2016
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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2 stars
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The Upgraded Paloma

2 oz Blanco tequila
1 oz Grapefruit cordial (see note)
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄4 oz Campari
4 oz Seltzer water (to top)
Instructions

Shake, strain, top with seltzer, garnish with grapefruit twist if you wish.

Notes

For the grapefruit cordial: leave the peel of one ruby red grapefruit covered in 1 cup sugar for 24 hours in the fridge, then add 1/2 cup ruby red grapefruit juice, 1/4 cup lime juice, 1/4 cup water and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, finally discard the peel.

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Year
2015
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Creator
Zac Overman at Seattle's Sitka & Spruce
Source reference

http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2015/06/grapefruit-tequila-upgraded-…

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J.S-g. commented on 3/04/2016:

I also like it without seltzer. Maybe a little bit more. 

Zebra Cocktail

1 1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth
1 oz Bianco Vermouth
1⁄2 oz Dry apricot brandy
1⁄4 oz Blanco tequila
1 bsp Orange flower syrup
2 ds Orange bitters
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, up, express and insert fat orange twist.

History

Named for a rather good Nabokov line.

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Year
2015
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Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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Widow's Tryst

3⁄4 oz Calvados
1⁄2 oz Brandy, Pierre Ferrand 1840
1⁄4 oz Pear eau de vie, St. George
3⁄4 oz Dry vermouth
3⁄8 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
3⁄8 oz Bénédictine
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, up, twist.

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Year
2016
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Altered recipe
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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Dare I Say Cocktail

1 oz Rye
1⁄2 oz Fernet Branca
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth
1⁄2 oz Aperol
2 ds Rhubarb bitters
Instructions

Stir; strain; coupe.

Notes

Peychaud's bitters can work if rhubarb bitters are unavailable.

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Creator
Karah Carmack, Cured, San Antonio, Texas (USA)
Source reference

http://imbibemagazine.com/dare-i-say-cocktail/

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  • Made with cranberry orange bitters. Peanut butter and jelly candy + menthol.
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