Sangre y Arena

3⁄4 oz Mezcal
3⁄4 oz Cherry Liqueur
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth
3⁄4 oz Blood Orange Juice
Instructions

Shake, strain, chilled coup, orange or cherry garnish ootional.

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Unknown
Creator
From Oh So Beautiful Paper's Cocktail Friday via Summit Sips.
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3 stars
(5 ratings)
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  • A little sweet -- added some lime.
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Almost feel like giving it 2.5, if it was possible.  There's definitely the possibility for an excellent cocktail here - the mezcal and cherry heering are an odd pair but they kind've work.  Heering tends to be so sweet and overpowering, especially with blended scotch in the original Blood and Sand, but mezcal has the strength of flavor to really stand up to it better.  And yet...something's not quite reight here.  It's still a little too sweet.  Not sure what the answer is, but it just seems like it could be tweaked and optimized.  As it stands, it's still a perfectly tasty and interesting drink, and well worth making if you have the ingredients.

Constantinople

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon
1 oz Fig liqueur (homemade (see notes))
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth (Infused with coffee)
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth
2 dr Liquid smoke
Instructions

Stir with ice and strain into a chill glass

Notes

Balanced flavor of smoke, fig, coffee and bourbon.

Steep 6 figs quartered in 150 rum for 3 days. Strain. Add 2 apple peels, 5 whole allspice. 2 cloves, 5 dashes of orange bitters and a cinnamon stick and let sit for 2 days. Strain. Dilute down to proof with water and syrup made from brown sugar and fig preserves. Should taste boldly of fig.

Infuse 1oz of coffee beans with 8oz of vermouth for no more than 4hrs.

History

My first creation warranting publication.

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Year
2013
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Kyle Godbey
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4 stars
(1 rating)
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Aldehydes, Mostly Odd

2 oz Arrack, White Lion VSOA
1⁄2 oz Aromatized wine, Imbue
1⁄4 oz Pear eau de vie (Aqua Perfecta)
1 bsp Simple syrup (Piloncillo syrup, see note)
2 ds Bitters, Spanish Bitters
Instructions

Build as a scaffa in a wine glass.

Notes

Piloncillo is unrefined Mexican sugar, usually sold in hard cones. Add 1/4 cup water to 1 cone piloncillo and heat until a syrup forms. Cook briefly, strain into a bottle, and preserve with a bit of vodka.

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Year
2013
Authenticity
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Zachary Pearson
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Hotty Toddy

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3⁄4 oz Ginger liqueur, King's Ginger
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3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1 t Cinnamon syrup
Instructions

Build in a London dock glass and fill with hot water.

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capovolto

1 3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1 1⁄4 oz Rye, Jim Beam
1⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Stir with ice and strain into a coupe glass.

Notes

Must be with punt e mes

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Year
2012
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
john nugent
Source reference

cocktail virgin blogspot
http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.be/search?q=capovolto

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  • Negroni meets red hook Light-ish, yum
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Vallejo

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3⁄4 oz Apricot liqueur
3⁄4 oz Cream
1 Whole egg
3 dr Orange flower water (as float)
Instructions

Dry shake, shake, fine strain, up, top with orange flower water and a pinch of fresh grated nutmeg or cinnamon.

Notes

Works a la Alexander as well, without the egg.

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Year
2013
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Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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2 spg Rosemary (muddled)
Instructions

Shake, fine strain, rocks, garnish with a third rosemary sprig and a lemon wheel.

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Instructions

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Year
2012
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
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Source reference

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Instructions

Stir, strain into an old fashioned over one large rock, garnish with pineapple and orange slices.

Notes

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2009
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
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Source reference

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San Juan Martinez

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1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, up, twist.

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Year
2013
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Rufus Grantham, @demonbitters, London.
Source reference

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3.5 stars
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  • Just OK.
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