Baltic Black Negroni

1 oz Aquavit, Ahus Akvavit
1 oz Black Balsams (Original Riga Black Balsam)
1 oz Mirto (Tremontis Mirto di Sardegna)
2 ds Orange bitters, Regans' orange bitters
1 twst Orange peel
Instructions

Stir ingredients with ice, strain into Nick & Nora or other cocktail glass. Express orange peel over drink.

Notes

This is a very dark riff on the Negroni. Aquavit is playing the part of gin, Black Balsam provides the bitter backbone, and the Mirto is a somewhat herbal berry liqueur replacement for a full bodied vermouth such as Carpano Antica.

History

I have become a fan of Mirto in various concoctions of my own. Riga Black Balsam has been trickier to find mates for, but I recently realized that Mirto could stand up to the earthy/clay bitterness of the Black Balsam and play off of one of its components. Mirto is a myrtle berry liqueur, while one of Black Balsam's key ingredients is "golden withy", better known as bog myrtle--I assume the golden refers to the buds/flowers.

I considered gin or aquavit for a Negroni style equal parts cocktail, and chose Ahus Akvavit as it has a milder, lighter herbal profile than something like Linie. (I also tried Ransom Old Tom Gin but there was too much going on in the way of aromatics.) Since Riga and Stockholm (Ahus) are both along the Baltic Sea and the color of the cocktails is a very dark, nearly fully opaque brown, I decided to dub the libation a Baltic Black Negroni. (The Sardinian mirto is the tie back to Italy.)

The orange twist and orange bitters round out the flavor by accentuating the Seville orange essence in the Ahus.

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2023
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1 oz Mezcal, Del Maguey (espadin)
1 oz Apple brandy (bonded)
1 t Agave syrup
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 ds Orange bitters
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Build ingredients together in a rocks glass. Add ice and stir until chilled. Garnish with an orange peel.

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Ricky Gomez, Riffle, Portland, OR
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Mezcal by Emma Janzen (book)

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Social Animal

2 oz Bourbon
1⁄2 oz Crème de Banane, Tempus Fugit
1 bsp Walnut Liqueur
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Add the bitters, walnut liqueur, crème de banane and bourbon to a rocks glass with fresh ice. Stir to combine, then garnish.

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Tony Roehr, Raised by Wolves, San Diego, CA
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Douglas Fir Rhubarb Negroni

1 oz Gin, St. George Terroir
1 oz Campari
1 oz Amaro, Cappelletti Sfumato Rabarbaro
Instructions

Mix ingredients
Add ice and stir until chilled
Strain into glass with large ice cube

Notes

St. George Terroir is a really unique gin made with Douglas Fir, which gives it an extremely unique flavor profile. I'm a big fan of the Montenegroni, and an employee at the Austin Shaker recently recommended subbing Cappelletti Sfumato Rabarbaro for Amaro Montenegro. With normal gin, I found this recipe to be just alright, but the strong Douglas Fir notes in the St. George Terroir plus the Rhubarb liqueur turned into something much more than the sum of its parts, in my opinion. Deliciously bitter in a special way, like eating a rhubarb pie while chewing on a Douglas Fir branch.

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  • Very nice. Though I prefer it with 1 1/4 oz Terroir--more bracing and memorable that way.
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Delicious and inspired. I love Terroir and this does it justice without any forest kitsch.

Going Asiatic

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1⁄2 oz Ginger syrup
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Watching the classic tale of WWII SWOboys, "Mr Roberts"

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Tree Trim Part Two

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Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Lots more tree trimming today on the 60-yr-old ash tree out front.

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Sunday Evening

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3⁄4 oz Brandy, Camus VS
3⁄4 oz Amaro, dell'Etna
1⁄2 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Vermouth di Torino
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1⁄2 bsp Amer Picon
Instructions

Stir over ice in a mixing glass. Serve in an old fashioned glass with a single rock. Enjoy on a rainy Sunday evening with friends.

Notes

I prefer it heavy on the bitters and serve with the garnish of your choice.

Golden Moon Amer Picon used.

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The Bidwell

1 1⁄2 oz Rye, Rittenhouse
3⁄4 oz Calisaya
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Antica Formula
2 ds Orange bitters
1 twst Orange peel
Instructions

Combine ingredients in a mixing glass with ice and stir well. Strain into a rocks glass containing one large ice cube. Rub the orange twist on the rim of the glass and drop it into the drink.

Notes

The bitter orange flavor of the Calisaya is what makes this.

History

Had a bottle of Calisaya and had to come up with a way to use it other than just drinking it.

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Mike Filigenzi
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Okay, but it might benefit from some tweaks depending on one's preferences. I found it sweeter than expected, but with some spicy/bitter heat. The orange bitter essence seemed overly strong--I used Regan's, but the Calisaya has some orange bitter of its own and there is a lot of Calisaya in this, especially with the orange peel expressed and dropped into glass. Subbing Angostura Aromatic or another aromatic bitter might broaden the flavor. Or one might choose to back off on the Calisaya and/or vermouth to ~1/2 oz each and up the rye accordingly (e.g. 2 : 1/2 : 1/2.) I would rate the drink ~2.5 as is, but will bump it to 3 on the assumption that some tweaks would make it rotation worthy.

In all fairness to the originator of this cocktail, I have not had much success with the historical Calisaya recipes either, and am still looking for a compelling one. This recipe has some similarities to the "Good Fellow" from 1914 Straub and 1937 UKBG (50:50 Bourbon/sweet vermouth with dash each of Calisaya and Angostura.)

Tree Trim

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3⁄4 oz Ancho Reyes chile liqueur
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1 spl Absinthe
1 ? Sugar (Pomegranate rimming sugar)
Instructions

1) Splash some absinthe into a frozen coupe glass and swirl to coat inside and rim.
2) Rim with pomegranate sugar and return to freezer.
3) Shake remaining ingredients with ice and strain into the frozen coupe glass.

History

Getting started on the Tree Trim of the 60-yr-old ash tree.

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Alchemist (Sam Fraser)

1 1⁄2 oz Mezcal
1 oz Maraschino Liqueur, Luxardo
3⁄4 oz Suze
1 oz Lime juice
1 oz Orgeat
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

Notes

WOW !! This is wonderfully delicious !!

History

1) 04 January is Isaac Newton's birthday, and a suggested cocktail is The Alchemist. Here at Kindred that cocktail (by Gaz Regan) can be found.
2) I did a quick look over at Diffords and discovered a completely different "version" of the Alchemist by Sam Fraser ..... WOW !!!
3) My intent is simply to get this version "out there."

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Sam Fraser
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HallA commented on 2/04/2023:

Made with Salers... which is not as bitter as suze and less vegetal / dirty. I think it would have benefited from the suze but still tasty.

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