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Viking's Cup

1⁄2 oz Aquavit, Krogstad (Gamle (barrel aged))
1⁄2 oz Applejack, Lairds (Bonded)
1 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Vermouth di Torino
Instructions

Build in chilled mixing glass. Stir for about 15 seconds. Strain into chilled coupe. No garnish.

History

VOLT bar, 2015

Yields Drink
Year
2015
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carlo Caroscio, VOLT, Frederick, MD
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
4.5 stars
(20 ratings)
From other users
  • Used 3/4 oz of each ingredient to decrease the sweetness a bit. Delicious. — ★★★★★
  • Good, but maybe dominated a bit by the Gran Classico
  • Sweet but complex. Very interesting and unique; haven't had another cocktail that tastes quite like it
  • Great flavor - a bit too sweet. Perhaps a less sweet amaro than Gran Classico? Or a mixture of GC and, say, Ramazotti?
  • Tasty. A little on the sweet side perhaps? Might want to find a less sweet aromatized wine next time.
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Mixin In Ansley commented on 9/18/2024:

Delicious if you like gran classico. The aquavit winks through on the finish.


Bye Bye Birdie

3⁄4 oz Pear Vodka, Grey Goose
3⁄4 oz Bénédictine
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Combine all ingredients and shake well.
Garnish with expressed lemon oils and lemon peel.

Notes

Play on The Last Word

Yields Drink
Year
2014
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
Jerehme, Walnut Creek, Ca
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
5 stars
(8 ratings)
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seattlejon commented on 9/08/2015:

Good choice of flavors.  I'm skeptical when I see a recipe with equal amounts of each ingredient.  I tried this with 1 1/2 pear vodka and 1/2 of each other ingredient and liked it.  My suggestion:  Play with the proportions to suit your own taste.


seattlejon commented on 11/26/2016:

Very nice.  Heavy on Maraschino; recommend 1.25 pear vodka.


Walk This Way

1 oz Passion fruit puree
1⁄2 oz Hibiscus syrup
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1 spg Mint (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain over crushed ice, garnish with a mint sprig and a flower.

Yields Drink
Year
2015
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Gabriel Orta & Elad Zvi, Twenty Seven, Miami Beach, FL.
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The Heart That You Own

3⁄4 oz Pisco
3⁄4 oz Root liqueur
3⁄4 oz Ginger liqueur, King's Ginger
3⁄4 oz Zwack Unicum
1 twst Orange peel
Instructions

Stir and strain (or build if you're lazy like me) in a glass with a giant rock, twist an orange peel over and drop it in.

Yields Drink
Year
2015
Authenticity
Your original creation
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
4 stars
(4 ratings)
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bza commented on 3/10/2015:

I brought it back from New York (Astor W&S). I bought it exclusively to make The Fall of Man, which was very good but not as good as some other Beta cocktails that required rare ingredients (like the Warning Label - Lemon Hart 151 is the best).

Unicum is so much better than Zwack. It's closer to Fernet, which actually might be an ok substitution in this drink.


DrunkLab commented on 3/11/2015:

If you can find it, try Unicum Plum. Delicious.


New Hat Batched

3⁄4 oz Bourbon, Four Roses
3⁄4 oz Poppy liqueur, Greenbar Grand Poppy
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Honey syrup
3⁄4 oz Water
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Authenticity
Unknown
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
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Kindred Cocktails commented on 3/10/2015:

Needs instructions. I also think this would be better written as a one-drink non-batched recipe, with instructions for batching.


Martica

Instructions

Stir with ice, strain, no garnish

Notes

For a Chocolate Martica, raise the Carpano to 1 oz and substitute two dashes Xocolatl Mole bitters for the Angostura.

Yields Drink
Year
2007
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Phil Ward, Death & Co.
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
3.5 stars
(20 ratings)
From other users
  • Not my type of drink. — ★★★
  • Substituted Kirkland Cognac for the Hine. Excellent cocktail. Appleton rums have a very distinct taste and dont often mix well for my liking, not the case with this Cocktail. Very well balanced.
  • Even the non-chocolate version is kind of chocolate-y. The chocolate version has lots of cinnamon and cherry notes.
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Bitter Sunday Afternoon

3 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano
1 oz Gin, The Botanist (or other dry floral gin)
1⁄2 oz Salers Gentiane
1 twst Lemon peel (expressed, as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, chilled cocktail glass, straight up, express, rest peel on rim

Yields Drink
Year
2015
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Burl
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
4 stars
(4 ratings)
From other users
  • Tried as written; found it pretty meek - barely bitter. I'd try the various suggestions to decrease the Cocchi and up the gin and bitters. I might sub Kina L'Aero D'Or for the Cocchi
  • Treated as an equal parts, then added more gin for second try. Maybe sub Rabarbaro for GC" Next night: 1.5 gin, 1 oz each Cocchi, Salers, rabarbaro (I used Cappelletti). I loved it but I like all these ingredients...
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Zachary Pearson commented on 3/08/2015:

Are the amounts correct? 5.5 oz seems like an awfully large drink (even at low abv). Thanks, Zachary


Dan commented on 3/09/2015:

Curated to conform to style guidelines. I agree, as written, it will not fit in a proper-sized cocktail glass. Would need a 10 oz glass or so. Serve with two staws?? ;)


MOJO1229 commented on 10/13/2016:

This drink surprises me; I mean with several questions about--are these really the right amounts? There's enough liquid in this drink to quench a thirsty horse! The the answer comes back--kind of--yes, they've been curated; it's just a big drink, so pour it into a double or triple Old Fashioned cold glass!

Despite the affirmative answer as to the proportions, apparently nobody has tried to make this mountainous drink. So... The first thing I did was to look at the ingredients, as well as the amount of each ingredient, in an effort to decide when would this drink be imbibed. I decided probably late afternoon (especially in warm weather, like from late spring to early fall), and/or before dinner. With that in mind, I changed the cocktail to the following:
1 1/2 oz gin (use either The Botanist or Tanqueray's Bloomsbury)
2 oz Cocchi Americano
1 oz Gran Classico
1 oz Salers
Lemon oil espressed atop the drink's surface, and drop the peel in.

Reducing each liquid ingredient by half will result in a 2 3/4 oz cocktail, which is consistent with what most people drink these days.

After doing a lot of sipping and some cogitating on the resultat drink, I broke down and rated it 4.0. One more sip (which wasn't there), and I would have rated it 4.5 Regardless it was a semi-sweet drink (a la Cocchi Americano) with a slight bitter taste from the Gran Classico and the Salers. It all came together to make a very delicious, satisfying drink (even though it was 9:30 PM.)

The resulting cocktail is exactly as I envisioned it: one (maybe two) to be consumed on a lazy, hazy, crazy day of summer or as a before dinner drink. There's a lot of aperitif in the "Bitter Sunday Afternoon." The next time I make this cocktail, I will make the cocktail as follows (and call it "Better Sunday Afternoon" for obvious reasons)
1 1/2 oz gin (The Botanist or Tanqueray's Bloomsbury) (add up to 1/2 oz per your taste) (Some may want only 1 oz)
1 1/2 oz Cocchi Americao (1 oz may suffice for many)
1/2 oz Salers (not Suze) (increase to 1 oz, per your taste)
1 oz Gran Classico
Lemon zest espressed on the cocktails surface after the
cocktail has been stirred and strained into an Old Fashioned glass

Reducing each liquid ingredient by half will result in a 2 1/2 oz cocktail. It will be larger if any ingredient (e.g., gin) is increased.

I would like to hear from others, as they experiment with this cocktail. For example, maybe using I oz for each ingredient will make for a good cocktail; or maybe Salers isn't necessary, etc.
Please experiment and write back as to your results and how you rate them. This cocktail can be made in many different ways, and most taste great!


Winter Sun

2 Kumquat
2 oz Bermuda rum, Gosling's Black Seal
3⁄4 oz Soda water
Instructions

Add kumquats, falernum, and syrup, muddle, then add everything but soda, fill with ice and shake, double strain into collins glass top with soda water, garnish with orange zest

Yields Drink
Year
2015
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Scott Barwick
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
4 stars
(3 ratings)
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Fix Me Up

1 oz Rye, Sazerac (6 year)
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Orange juice
3⁄4 oz Orgeat (Death and Co)
3⁄4 oz Club soda
Instructions

Short shake all ingredients except soda, strain into snifter with 1 large ice cube. Pour in club soda. No garnish.

Yields Drink
Year
2009
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Thomas Waugh, Death & Co.
Source reference

Death and Co.

Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
3.5 stars
(2 ratings)
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Clearlake

2 oz Gin, Beefeater (Pear infused)
3⁄4 oz Aromatized wine, Lillet Blanc
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1 Cinnamon stick (grated, as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, double strain over rocks glass with large cubes, microplane cinnamon over ice.

Yields Drink
Year
2015
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Scott Barwick
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
4.5 stars
(2 ratings)
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