The Baby's Finally Asleep

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon, Elijah Craig
1⁄4 oz Jamaican rum, Smith & Cross
1⁄4 oz Curaçao, Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao
1⁄2 oz Amaro Nardini
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Antica Formula
1 twst Lemon
Instructions

Stir ingredients over ice, serve in coupe, express lemon twist and discard.

Notes

Kind of a cross between a boulevardier and a revolver. Maybe a little sweet? Open to suggestions to bring it into balance.

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2024
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Shawn C commented on 5/03/2024:

I tried this first with your request for addressing the sweetness. I nibbled at this in two ways: I tried Coruba Jamaican rum since Smith & Cross is so sweet (I love it, but it is very sweet). I swapped the Carpano Antica out for Punt e Mes to provide more bitter character (even though the Punt e Mes might contain more actual sugar.) I targeted the same alcohol content and bourbon mashbill using the 80 proof Coruba and Wild Turkey 101 bourbon. The result was very good, semi-sweet, but with alcohol heat (79 proof before ice dilution), bitter balance, and abundant herbal and flavor notes. It didn't last long in the glass...

Six-Zero-Bravo

1 1⁄2 oz Blanco tequila, Espolon
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
1⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur, Luxardo
1 ds Orange bitters, Angostura
3 dr Bitters, Scrappy's Lavender (Garnish)
Instructions

Shake with ice, strain into a coupe glass, and garnish with a spritz of lavender tincture (3 drops of Scrappy's Lavender Bitters)

Notes

Link on Cocktail Virgin has two brands of tequila listed, Espolon and Olmeca Altos. I went with Espolon for the listing.

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Unknown at Paper Plane of Atlanta
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2023/07/six-zero-bravo.html

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Water For Fun People

1 1⁄2 oz Gin (Roku Gin)
3⁄4 oz Dry vermouth, Noilly Prat
3⁄4 oz Triple sec
1⁄2 oz Absinthe
2 ds Orange bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

Notes

The cocktail napkin says it all.

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Strawberry Road

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon
3⁄4 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth
1 Strawberry
3 ds Bitters, Angostura Orange
1 Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Slice strawberry into quarters. Place in shaker. Combine liquids. Muddle. Shake until chilled. Strain into double old-fashioned glass over one large cube. Express orange zest on surface of drink. Drop zest into glass.

Notes

We used Maker’s Mark. A stronger, less sweet bourbon might be better.

History

The inspiration for this drink was the Boulevardier recipe in Brad Thomas Parsons’s AMARO.

This version seems to walk the line between a variation and a new concoction. We leave that decision to others.

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More Supreme

1 1⁄2 oz Rhum Agricole, Clément (Select Barrel)
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Cane syrup
1⁄4 oz Campari
1 pn Black pepper (as garnish)
Instructions

Combine ingredients, except Campari, in a mixing vessel and shake with ice, strain into chilled glassware. Slowly pour Campari against the inside edge of the glass. Garnish with black pepper.

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https://punchdrink.com/recipes/more-supreme/

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Steppin' Out

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3⁄4 oz Palo Cortado Sherry, Lustau
1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth, Noilly Prat
1⁄4 oz Crème de Banane, Tempus Fugit
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, cocktail glass, garnish.

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Expedition II

1 1⁄2 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano
1 1⁄4 oz Swedish Punsch, Kronan
3⁄4 oz Light rum (flavorful but not overproof)
1⁄2 oz Yuzu juice (super juice -- see notes)
1 ds Salt Solution
Instructions

Shake, strain, up.

Notes

https://www.theyuzu.co/products/yuzu-super-juice

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Devil's Own Mistress

1 1⁄2 oz Overproof rum, Plantation O.F.T.D.
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth
1⁄4 oz Bénédictine
1⁄4 oz Fernet Branca
1⁄4 oz Crème de Banane
6 dr Absinthe
Instructions

Stir with ice and strain into an old fashioned glass with a large cube.

History

One night, I uncovered a note that I had made on my phone with a riff on the Away Colors that I had thought up. To the rum, Fernet, and banana combination, I added in Benedictine and Punt e Mes and took the rum into overdrive with Planteray's OFTD. The combination did not work as well as planned, but switching the aromatized wine to regular sweet vermouth helped a lot as did adding in a few drops of absinthe to brighten the balance. Since I was already in my phone's notepad, I went to a list of drink names that I had turned up in my reading, and I found the Devil's Own Mistress from Stephanie Schorow's The Combat Zone book that was listed as a nickname for one of the performers, Amy Walker.

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2024
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Creator
Frederic Yarm, Boston, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2024/04/devils-own-mistress.html

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Cornucopia (Claphamcocktails)

1 1⁄2 oz Corn Whiskey, Mellow Corn
3⁄4 oz RinQuinQuin a la Peche
1⁄2 oz Bianco Vermouth
1 bsp Cachaça
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Lemon (garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into rocks/old-fashioned glass with a large cube. Express lemon peel and garnish.

Notes

The components work well together providing a balanced and complex flavor. Probably my favorite Mellow Corn cocktail so far. (I used Dolin Blanc for the vermouth.)

History

Year of creation and origin are not established in the link. Clapham is a district in London with an array of cocktail bars, so presumably this originated there.

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https://www.distilleries-provence.com/en/blog/cornucopia-by-claphamcock…

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Over the next ridge

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, St. George Terroir
1⁄2 oz Bianco Vermouth, Comoz Blanc
1⁄2 oz Brucato Amaro Chaparral
1⁄2 oz Breckenridge Bitter
1 twst Lemon
Instructions

Stir ingredients with ice, strain into chilled cocktail glass.

Notes

The ingredients and name are references to backpacking and day hiking in the Sierra and foothills. There is always something over the next ridge to draw the trekker onward. The aromas and the surrounding flora change as one ascends.

Likewise, this is a combination of flavors and scents. The gin brings an herbal Douglas fir presence--there is no direct substitute for the gin here, although one could combine Clear Creek Douglas fir eau-de-vie and a dry gin to make a facsimile.

The Chaparral amaro represents an intermediate altitude of spearmint and sub-alpine herbal. The bitter is mild, and somewhat fruity. Comoz strikes a balance between sweet white grape and wormwood bitter.

One could use Dolin blanc for a sweet variation, or a dry vermouth for a moderately drier/perhaps more balanced profile.

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