You Look Great When I'm High

1 3⁄4 oz Añejo tequila
3⁄4 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Vermouth di Torino
1⁄4 oz Amère Sauvage, Bittermens
2 ds Bitters, Abbott's
Instructions

Stir and strain into a cocktail glass.

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2011 Kindred Cocktails
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Stew Ellington
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Novak

1 1⁄2 oz Plum eau-de-vie
1 oz Becherovka
1⁄2 oz Pelinkovac
1 spl Maraschino Liqueur
Instructions

Shake or stir and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.

Notes

Since this drink is quite bitter, adjust the amount of maraschino freely to taste. Use all Eastern European brands for maximum thematic effect.

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Year
2013
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Chris Meyer, Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago, IL
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Shawn C commented on 9/04/2023:

I would like to rate this a 3.5, but can't go as low as 3, so it gets a 4. The drink, as I prepared it, seemed to capture the essence of the Croatian/eastern European liqueurs and is worth a try for regional/stylistic perspective if nothing else. I used Maraska Slivovitz, Badel Pelinkovac, and Maraska Maraschino (1/6 oz - 1 U.S. barspoon). As one might expect, the slivovitz dominates, enough that the cinnamon heat of the usually assertive Becherovka is in a supporting role rather being up front. It has some mild sweetness, and the Pelinkovac provides wormwood bitter and somewhat herbal background. If you don't like slivovitz (or Kirchwasser), then steer clear of this one. There is room for experimenting with the bones of this cocktail.

Fix Is In

2 oz Pisco (pineapple-infused)
1 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Vanilla syrup
1⁄4 oz Orgeat
1⁄4 oz Amaretto
1 ds Bitters
1 wdg Pineapple (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain over crushed ice, garnish.

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2014
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Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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Mother of Turin

1 oz Dry vermouth, Dolin
3⁄4 oz Gran Classico
3⁄4 oz Guava syrup
1 oz Lime juice
3 oz Soda water
Instructions

Shake, strain over ice in a Collins, top with soda, garnish with an orange twist and a cherry, serve with straw.

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2014
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Ran Duan, Sichuan Garden II, Woburn, MA.
Source reference

http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2014/06/mother-of-turin.html

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Sin Jefe

1 1⁄2 oz Reposado Tequila
1⁄2 oz Amère Sauvage, Bittermens
1⁄2 oz Yuzu juice
1⁄2 oz Grapefruit juice
1⁄2 oz Vanilla syrup
1⁄4 t Vanilla extract (bourbon)
Instructions

Shake and strain into a cocktail glass. Grapefruit peel garnish.

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Stew Ellington
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Hemingway Stripper Pole

1 oz Batavia Arrack, Van Oosten
1⁄3 oz Maraschino Liqueur
1⁄3 oz Campari
1⁄3 oz Aperol
1 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Shake, strain, rocks, lowball

Notes

The Campari and Aperol simulate a bitter grapefruit flavor.

History

Zach Pearson describes Batavia Arrack Van Oosten as "tasting like a buttered stripper pole."

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2014
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Dan Chadwick, Kindred Cocktails
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3.5 stars
(15 ratings)
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  • Daiquiri with its fair share of funk and grapefruity bitterness.
  • Nicely complex and balanced with almost no sweetness
  • Light, delicious, summery, mildly bitter, and still accessible. Surprisingly complex for a light cocktail. — ★★★★★
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DrunkLab commented on 7/01/2014:

Looks great. Might try this one out on a guest. I'll have to change the name lest they also get the image of Papa Hemingway riding a pole in their heads.

MOJO1229 commented on 4/16/2021:

Having tasted the Hemingway Stripper Pole, I have to admit it's worthy of a 4.0 rating. I'd like Zach to explain, however, how he came to know that this cocktail tastes "like a buttered stripper pole." The story, Zach! Please!

Zachary Pearson commented on 4/16/2021:

All I can say about that incident is this: If you've ever been in the wine business in north Texas , chances are you've been to a strip club. And if your visit comes in the middle of summer, you know what Batavia Arrack smells like.  Zachary

Shawn C commented on 5/29/2023:

Definitely leans bitter and dry. The amount of lime juice seems high, making this more of a sour/dry than I prefer even though I went a little skinny on the lime. I might try again with 1/2 oz lime juice.

Alternative Ulster

1 1⁄2 oz Irish whiskey, Jameson
3⁄4 oz Dry vermouth, Dolin
3⁄4 oz Amaro Montenegro
1 ds Orange bitters
Instructions

Stir. Strain into chilled Coupe. Garnish with a Lemon Twist

History

Amaro remix on a Brainstorm

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  • Sweet, with a bite at the back end from the dry vermouth. Tried this with Martini & Rossi dry vermouth; I suspect this would be better with the Doilin as suggested.
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Rob Roy 2

2 oz Blended Scotch, Johnnie Walker Black Label
1 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
2 ds Orange bitters, Regans' orange bitters
1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

Stir Scotch, vermouth, and bitters in a shaker with ice for 40 seconds. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Twist the lemon peel over the drink and drop it in.

Notes

Punt e Mes gives this variation on the classic a slightly bitter aspect. Need a strong-tasting blended Scotch, like Johnnie Walker Black with its whisps of peat, to stand up to the Punt e Mes.

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Variation on a David Wondrich recipe at www.esquire.com
Source reference

http://www.esquire.com/features/drinking/rob-roy-recipe-0310

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  • Made with half JW Red and half Laphroaig 10
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MOJO1229 commented on 8/09/2016:

Not being a lover of peated drinks, but having an unopened 375 ml bottle of Johnny Walker Black on the shelf, I decided on a whim to try the Rob Roy 2--mostly because I like the traditional Rob Roy.

My thoughts on the drink? Not bad! Not great, but definitely not bad. The peat comes through despite the Punt e Mes, the orange bitters, and the lemon twist. People who enjoy peated cocktails will, in my opinion, enjoy this drink--especially late at night. Maybe that's why I rated it 4.0. It's now 11:20 PM, about another 40 minutes before bedtime.

Blunderbuss

2 oz Apple brandy, Black Dirt
1 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Orgeat, Tiki Adam's Toasted Orgeat (or honey syrup)
1⁄2 oz Ginger syrup (spicy)
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 spg Mint (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain over crushed ice in a Collins, garnish, serve with straw.

Notes

Black Dirt is a bonded apple brandy with a luscious, full body and a delicious flavor of apple candied with bourbon-y caramel and char. Compared to Laird's bonded, it is less hot and less thin, while the same proof and comparable in age.

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2014
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Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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  • Fruity and wonderful.
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Bona Drag

1 1⁄2 oz Bonal Gentiane Quina
1 oz Rhum Agricole
1⁄2 oz Jamaican rum, Smith & Cross
1⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1 ds Chocolate bitters
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, up, twist.

Notes

Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m41qSos4I6Y

History

Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JenlsnA9-mE

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Year
2014
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
Source reference

http://forums.egullet.org/topic/138481-bonal-gentiane-quina/page-2#entr…

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4 stars
(11 ratings)
From other users
  • Nice sour with mild pleasing funk from the rums. Bonal gets a bit lost despite the quantity beneath the lemon, rum funk, and chocolate. Made with Neisson Eleve Sous Bois, Smith and Cross, and Scrappy's chocolate.
  • Nice complexity of bitterness. Tang of lemon is just right. Goes quickly from rich to dry.
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rtb178 commented on 4/23/2015:

This is an excellent drink.  The herbal bitterness of the Bonal complements the richness and floral notes of the rums, and the dash of lemon juice lifts it.  Very nice, thanks to the creator.

sevyryelsdorn commented on 2/09/2018:

The Bonal gets a bit lost for me beneath two powerfully flavored rum/rhums and the lemon, and I love Bonal. Perhaps a true amaro or a partial replacement with a pie spice amaro? Or perhaps Meletti and could forgo the chocolate bitters?

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