Lost Word

3⁄4 oz Gin
3⁄4 oz Kummel
3⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
Instructions

Shake hard, strain, adorn with "fancy slashed lemon zest."

Notes

I was recounting a dream in which every time I tried to make a Last Word my bottle of Green Chartreuse slipped my grasp and taunted me, as one does, and I slipped up and typed Lost Word instead. Rufus ran with it.

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Year
2014
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Creator
Rufus Grantham, London.
Source reference

http://barnotes.co/recipes/rafa-s-lost-word

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Italian Rivalry (aka Monte Old-Fashioned)

1 oz Bourbon
1 oz Cognac
1⁄2 oz Amaro Montenegro
1 cube Brown sugar
1 twst Lemon peel
1 twst Orange peel
Instructions

Muddle sugar cube in a rocks glass. Add rest of the ingredients.Stir with a large cube and Garnish with Citrus Twists.

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2014
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Joshua Perez, Middle Branch, New York
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If you're looking for a man's drink, the Italian Rivalry (aka Monte Old-Fashioned), look no farther. With its robust flavor from the bourbon (Jim Beam black label), and the exquisite taste of a good cognac (Hennessy Very Special Cognac), combined with light brown sugar to add some sweetness (but not too much), with the zest oils from an orange and a lemon to counterbalance the flavors. NOTE: One level tsp of sugar equals one sugar cube.

As you might guess, this drink is complex with its many different flavors. I think you'll enjoy both the breadth and depth of flavors you'll encounter in this drink.

The only decision you'll have to make is whether you want to use light or dark brown sugar. For myself, I was satisfied with light brown sugar (which was the only brown sugar I had). The dark brown sugar is likely to be somewhat sweeter and richer. However, be you woman or man, you'll enjoy this "man's drink."

Auld Draper

2 oz Gin, Caorunn
3⁄4 oz Byrrh
3 ds Orange bitters
1 twst Orange peel (flamed, as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, rocks, twist.

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Year
2014
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Authentic recipe
Creator
Elana Lepkowski, Serious Eats.
Source reference

http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2014/05/auld-draper-cocktail-byrrh-g…

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Bone Machine

1 oz Bourbon, Bulleit
1 1⁄2 oz Oloroso sherry, La Bodega
1⁄2 oz Amaro Nonino
1⁄4 oz Bénédictine
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
2 ds Orange bitters, Regans' orange bitters
1 twst Orange peel (flamed, as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, rock, twist.

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2014 or before
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Creator
Jeff Lyon, San Francisco, CA.
Source reference

https://web.archive.org/web/20200927171711/http://liquor.com/recipes/bo…

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  • Lots of raisin (sherry), Nonino adds nuance.
  • Replaced Nonino with Cynar
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HallA commented on 1/23/2023:

Deeply Sherry containing, nice evolution, sherry nutty / raisin-ey notes throughout. That's usually a three for me, individual mileage may vary.

Curated to web archive link (original from 2014 has been flushed by Liquor.com.)

What's Kraken?

1 1⁄2 oz Spiced Rum, Kraken
1 oz Orange juice
1⁄2 oz Honey syrup (1:1 honey to water)
1⁄2 oz Aperol
3 Raspberry
1 twst Orange peel (Either twist or peel, as garnish)
Instructions

Muddle 3 raspberries, orange juice, and honey syrup. Add ice, spiced rum, and aperol. Shake and double strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with an orange twist while releasing the orange oils into the glass.

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Curated this a bit: removed "fresh squeezed" from the OJ. Changed "Kraken Spiced Rum" to "Kraken", which is a brand of spiced rum. Removed extraneous note that was causing line breakage, clarified the twist as garnish.

Thanks,

Zachary

Dusky Rose

1 oz Old Tom Gin, Hayman's
1⁄2 oz Falernum, Velvet Falernum
1⁄2 oz Aperol
1 oz Lemon juice
2 ds Peychaud's Bitters (float)
Instructions

Shake all (except Peychaud's) with ice. Strain into cocktail glass. Float Peychaud's.

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2014
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Now Voyager

1 oz Jamaican rum
1 oz Rhum Agricole
1 oz Bonal Gentiane Quina
2 ds Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
1 twst Lemon peel (expressed and discarded)
Instructions

Stir, strain, up.

Notes

A bittered Pompadour playing off Bonal's similarity to Pineau des Charentes and affinity for Jamaican rum, named for a Bette Davis film where she sports that hairstyle. Sort of a Patois crossed with a Mai Tai as well.

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2014
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Meh...sorry to be a downer but this didn't work for me.  I used Depaz rhum agricole, Appleton 12, Bonal, and Bitterman's Xocolatl Mole and it just felt like a bad mix.  Maybe a different run would have helped - perhaps something stronger like Smith & Cross.  IN the end it just seemed like a good idea, with some ingredients I love that nonetheless came across as somehow being "off."  Certainly not undrinkable, but not something I'd make again, or recommend.

Appellation Cooler

2 oz Muscadet wine (or other dry white wine)
1 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano
1 oz Bianco Vermouth, Dolin (basil-infused)
1 t Apricot liqueur
2 sli Cucumber (or more, as garnish)
Instructions

Build in a wineglass over ice and stir; garnish with thin, seedless slices of cucumber.

Notes

Basil-infused bianco: add 20 basil leaves to a full size bottle of Dolin Blanc (or 10 to a 375), let steep for 24 hours, strain and refrigerate.

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2014
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Natasha David, Nitecap, NYC.
Source reference

http://punchdrink.com/recipes/appellation-cooler-2/

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Damiana Spritz

1 1⁄2 oz Damiana Liqueur
1 1⁄2 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano
3 oz Champagne
2 ds Bitters, Angostura (as float)
1 spg Mint (as garnish)
2 Blackberry (or more, as garnish)
Instructions

Add Damiana and Cocchi to a Collins glass, top with crushed ice and Champagne, float bitters, garnish, serve with straw.

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Bobby Heugel, Pastry War, Houston, TX.
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Barnes Stormer

1 oz Apple brandy
1 oz Rum
1⁄2 oz Sorel liqueur
3⁄4 oz Ginger syrup
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1 ds Bitters
2 oz Soda water
Instructions

Shake, strain over soda and ice, top with another splash of soda, garnish with a lemon wheel and/or an apple slice, serve with straw.

Notes

A tropicalized Jack Rose gone dark and stormy, named for Jake Barnes.

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2014
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