Know Knots

3⁄4 oz Pineapple rum, Plantation Stiggins' Fancy
3⁄4 oz Bénédictine
3⁄4 oz Curaçao, Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Shake and strain into a chilled coupe. No garnish.

Notes

Maggie's Farm 50/50 Pineapple Rum is excellent in this cocktail as well.

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Vin Rouge Restaurant, Durham, NC
Source reference

Posted to r/cocktails with permission by Redditor u/almightyshellfish

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Bugatti

1 1⁄2 oz Campari
1 oz Fernet Branca
1⁄2 oz Aromatized wine, Lillet Blanc
Instructions

Add ingredients into a shaker tin with a few small pieces of fresh ice. Whip shake and strain into a chilled Nick & Nora glass.

Notes

Though Bugatti makes a faster car, this drink is meant to be enjoyed a little bit slower than the Ferrari.

History

A riff on the beloved Ferrari with a little French twist.

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Year
2024
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Creator
Ian Lacy, Kansas
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Pick Six #2

1 oz Rye, Rittenhouse
1⁄2 oz Cognac
1⁄2 oz Campari
1⁄4 oz Fernet Branca
3⁄4 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi
1⁄2 oz Amontillado Sherry
1 ds Peychaud's Bitters
Instructions

Stir with ice. Dirty dump it into a tumbler.

Notes

It took a while, but second success exploring:
• Split between two spirits
• Split between two liqueurs
• Split between two wine/vermouths

+ bitters helps balance.

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2024
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Creator
Jonah Warren, North Haven, CT
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Sussusidecar

1 oz Cognac
1 oz Calvados
1⁄2 oz Cassis, Cassis Noir de Bourgogne
1 oz Lemon juice (Meyer preferred)
1⁄2 oz Champagne (optional, see notes)
1 twst Lemon peel (discard)
Instructions

Shake, strain, cocktail glass, top with champagne (if using), express peel then discard.

Notes

Topping with champagne recommended. If using, adjust amount accordingly based on personal taste.

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Mistaken Ray

8 oz Crushed ice
1 oz Light rum
1 oz Gin
1 oz Lime juice
3⁄4 oz Honey syrup
3⁄4 oz Passion fruit syrup
1⁄4 oz Pineapple juice
3 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 ds Falernum
2 3⁄4 oz Soda water
1 oz Jamaican rum, Coruba
Instructions

Blend all ingredients, except soda water and coruba, for 4 seconds. Pour into tiki-appropriate glass. Stir in soda water. Float coruba on top.

History

This is from a very dedicated individual who put a great deal of effort into cracking the code of the famous Ray's Mistake of the hallowed Tiki Ti in Los Angeles. As he admits himself, this is probably not the true recipe, hence my changing of the name. (It's pretty cool that the Tiki Ti has kept the actual recipe a secret after all these years.) Nevertheless, the recipe this enthusiast concocted makes a damn good drink. Enjoy.

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"Ian" (inspired by Ray Buhen)
Source reference

https://blog.union.io/thoughts/2016/05/01/making-rays-mistake/

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  • Even if it's not the real Ray's Mistake, it's fantastic in it's own right.
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Angelica's Tears

1 oz Gin, Bombay Sapphire
1⁄2 oz Aperol
1⁄2 oz Amaro Lucano
1⁄2 oz Bianco Vermouth, Martini & Rossi
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
1 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Rhubarb
Instructions

Stir. Rocks glass. Ice. Lemon twist.

Notes

Strong angelica flavor shines through the rhubarb and grapefruit base with the help of the Chartreuse.

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2023
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2 oz Cynar
1 oz Fernet Branca
1 twst Grapefruit peel
Instructions

Stir. Rocks glass. Ice. Grapefruit peel.

Notes

Dark and intricate with a hint of violent mystery. Tastes a bit like an Andes mint.

History

Attempting to recreate a drink recommended to me as a “Toronto but sub Cynar” and thinking it would be even better subbing out the rye instead of the fernet.

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2023
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RyeBlanca

1 1⁄2 oz Rye, Bulleit
1 oz Almond liqueur (Arrogante Almond Liqueur)
3⁄4 oz Grenadine
3 ds Rhubarb bitters
1 ds Salt (Hawaiian Black Volcanic Rock Salt)
Instructions

Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice, shake well, and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

An experiment with Rye whiskey while watching "Casablanca."

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Year
2024
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Creator
Carl N.
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Last Sunset

1 1⁄2 oz Rye, Bulleit
1 oz Pamplemousse Rose, Giffard
3⁄4 oz Pomegranate juice
2 ds Cherry Bitters
1 pn Salt (Hawaiian Black Volcanic Rock Salt)
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

An experiment with Rye whiskey while watching "The Last Sunset."

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2024
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Creator
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1⁄2 oz Branca Menta (Generous half ounce)
1 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Orgeat
Instructions

Shake with nugget ice if available, otherwise use cubes.
Strain into double old fashioned filled with nugget/crushed ice.
Garnish with mint sprig and lemon twist.

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Year
2024
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Creator
Dennis Turco, Le Lion, Hamburg, Germany
Source reference

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anOArhw8kGk

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