Ligurian Sea

1 oz Gin, Plymouth
1 oz Cynar
1 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Antica Formula
1⁄4 oz Absinthe
3⁄4 oz Water (Very Cold)
Instructions

Create a "louche" with Absinthe and Water. Slowly pour on top of "Negroni" as a floater.

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Ryan Casey
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McCrady's Charleston

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  • Looks great! Right up there with the New York Sour in the "great cocktails to make at someone's house when they have almost nothing in their liquor cabinet" category!
  • Very good. Absinthe plays nice w/the cola-ish cin cyn underneath.
  • I have made this several times and it's a great excuse to keep absinthe around! I've been using Pacifique Absynth, Cynar 70, Donlin's sweet, and beefeater gin. I put a little ice in a rocks glass to help with the floater.
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Halcyon

3 oz Bourbon, Bulleit
1 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Walnut Liqueur, Nocello
1⁄2 oz Licor 43
1⁄4 oz Cherry Liqueur, Cherry Heering
1 ds Absinthe
1 pn Salt
1 twst Orange peel (optional, as garnish)
Instructions

Make sure salt mostly dissolves before adding ice. Orange peel garnish optional.

Notes

Salt Solution works fine too.

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Lord Marl
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  • Half portions, Maker's or Woodford work well, 101 Wild Turkey not so much. No more than 10 grains of salt
  • Made as 1/2 portion; used Tuaca for Licor 43. Made with Nocino, not Nocello
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Curated this: removed "Herb liqueur" as a brand of Cynar. Changed Nocelli to Walnut liqueur as the ingredient of Nocello.

Thanks,

Zachary

Curious whether this is intended to be Nocello or Nocino; Nocello is a walnut and hazelnut liqueur; Nocino is just walnut. I've learned the hard way that I rarely like the flavor of hazelnut in cocktails (looking at you, dusty small bottle of Frangelico) so I made this with Nocino and enjoyed it. (As a half portion.)

A few slightly odd things about this one. For starters, it's huge. The amounts as written will comfortably yield two drinks. To my taste the salt is a bad idea. It gives an artificial sweet (and salty) taste that I didn't like at all - we had it last night as written and tonight with no salt, and tonight's is much better. And I tried with and without the orange; the orange is an improvement. Without the salt I'll give it a 4.

String Theory

2 oz Rye, Rittenhouse
1 oz Cynar
1 oz Averna
2 ds Hellfire Habanero Shrub, Bittermens
2 ds Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Garnish with Orange Peel

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  • 4.5 if I could
  • Rye- spicy, bitter
  • Rich & pungent
  • Maybe better to stir without ice. Add large ice cube or ball to old fashioned glass.
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Are you using the Baker recipe for the Hellfire Bitters, or something else? Could you post a quick recipe for them?

Thanks,

Zachary

I've just been using Bittermens Hellfire Shrub, though the more heat you can get, I would think the better.

Good winter vibes. Same vein as Left Hand and Black Lodge. Add to rotation.

Flor de Jerez

1 1⁄2 oz Amontillado Sherry, Lustau Dry Amontillado
1⁄2 oz Jamaican rum, Appleton Reserve
1⁄4 oz Apricot liqueur, Rothman & Winter Orchard Apricot
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Cane syrup
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Shake, strain, up.

Notes

The version that Death & Co bartenders gave me is simpler and more sherry-forward: 2 oz Amontillado 1/2 oz Appleton V/X 1/2 oz lemon juice 1/4 oz cane syrup 1 dash Ango. This makes for a stimulating and light drink that tastes like lightly tart Amontillado with some of the flavor contrast turned up.

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Year
2009
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Creator
Joaquín Simó, Death & Co, NYC.
Source reference

http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/flor-de-jerez-cocktails-2011 - Death and Co. pg 171

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  • Outstanding cocktail. Beautiful flow from the nuttines of the sherry to the citrus and perfumey sweetness of the apricot liqueur.
  • Apricot jam, made more sophisticated with the nuttiness of sherry. — ★★★★
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Updated this as per the recipe in the Death and Co. book.

Thanks,

Zachary

Really good-nice on a cold February night but can imagine it being excellent for summer too

Lovely drink. Used cinnamon syrup as I had some and worked really well

I agree, sophisticated is the first word that jumps to mind. I bought the apricot liqueur just so I could try this, and it was well worth it!

Buck Mulligan

2 oz Irish whiskey
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Ginger-Honey Syrup
1⁄4 oz Strega (or yellow Chartreuse)
1 ds Bitters
1 oz Soda water
Instructions

Shake, strain into a Collins over ice and soda, serve with straw.

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2014
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Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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Islay be seeing you

1 1⁄2 oz Islay Scotch, Laphroaig 10
1⁄2 oz Navy strength rum, Smith & Cross
1⁄2 oz Honey syrup (1:1)
1⁄2 oz Ginger syrup
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Yuzu juice
1 Candied ginger (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake well, strain over one rock in an Old Fashioned, garnish.

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Gabriella Mlynarczyk, ink, LA, CA.
Source reference

http://www.lalovingcup.com/issue-no-025-my-heart-belongs-to-daddy-fathe…

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K23 commented on 6/18/2014:

Where might one find Yuzu juice?

Ibsen's Door

1 1⁄2 oz Old Tom Gin, Spring 44
3⁄4 oz Braulio
1⁄2 oz Crème de Cacao, Tempus Fugit
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.

Notes

Spring 44 is described as having an intensity that falls "somewhere between the light Hayman's and the potent Ransom products". I didn't have this brand, so I made the drink with a 50/50 blend of Hayman's and Ransom - turned out nice.

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2014
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Creator
Hannah Moore, Russell House Tavern
Source reference

http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2014/05/ibsens-door.html

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  • The Bräulio and Cacao play surprisingly well together. — ★★★★
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Laughing Boy

1 1⁄2 oz Rum, Plantation Grand Reserve 5 year
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Antica Formula
1⁄2 oz Fernet Branca
1⁄2 oz Amaro Meletti
1 ds Orange bitters
1 ds Bitters (Aromatic)
Instructions

Stir with ice and strain into a rocks glass with a large cube. Garnish the ice cube with a pinch of salt and garnish the drink with a lemon twist.

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2014
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Creator
Deep Ellum
Source reference

http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.co.nz/2014/04/laughing-boy.html

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  • subbed The Apothcary The Darkness and Fee brothers Molasses bitters.
  • Good thing I love bittahs!
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Louis' Mistress

1 oz Mezcal, Del Maguey Vida
1⁄2 oz Grapefruit liqueur, Combier Pamplemousse Rose
1⁄4 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
1 twst Grapefruit peel
Instructions

Stir, strain, serve in a coupe. Express grapefruit twist and drop in coupe.

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Rhiannon and Bo of the Bo-Zone
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  • Nice summer drink. I've also made this adding a few drops of black pepper tincture which compliments the drink nicely.
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Alligator Swing

1 1⁄2 oz Gin
1⁄2 oz Cucumber juice
1⁄2 oz Honeydew melon juice
1⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
1⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Rosemary syrup
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

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Josh Sullivan
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http://postprohibition.com/recipes/alligator-swing/

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