A Walk in the Clouds

1 oz Guatemalan rum, Zacapa 23
1⁄2 oz Islands Scotch, Talisker
1⁄2 oz Cynar
1 t Coffee liqueur
2 ds Bitters (Plum Bitters)
1 twst Orange peel (expressed and discarded)
Instructions

Stir, strain over rocks in a teacup, express and discard orange peel, garnish with a dried dragoneye.

History

Created for the 2013 Diageo World Class Competition.

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Year
2013
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Kae Yin, Taiwan.
Source reference

https://scontent-a-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/581855_101516063451828…

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Count Loretto

1 3⁄4 oz Bourbon, Maker's Mark
1 oz Fernet Branca
1⁄2 oz Barbados Rum, Mount Gay Eclipse Black
1 twst Orange peel
Instructions

Stir, strain, rocks, twist. Alternatively, pour into three shot glasses and shoot.

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Year
2011
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Michael Neff, possibly. Ward III, NYC.
Source reference

http://bit.ly/18HEQHD

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  • Definitely reduce the Fernet Branca by half, at least! Also increase the whiskey and/or rum. Perhaps add two dashes of orange bitters.
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MOJO1229 commented on 5/14/2017:


"Count Loretto" should be considered as a WORK IN PROGRESS. I made this cocktail in a half-portion, and I'm glad I did, because making a full portion would have been a waste of good whiskey, rum, and Fernet Branca.

As is, the Fernet Branca overwhems the rum, and nearly overwhelms the whiskey. After the initial taste, I eye-balled my additions, adding 1/8 oz each of whiskey and rum, and 2 drops of Fee Bros. gin barrel-aged orange bitters.

Without these changes, I rate the libation at 2.0; with the changes I rate it at 2.5.

Fir Geddaboudit

3⁄4 oz Eau de vie of Douglas Fir
3⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
3⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1 rinse Fernet Branca
1 Grapefruit peel
Instructions

Shake, strain, up, twist.

Notes

The latest word in, uh, Last Words. Adjust to your preferred LW ratios.

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Year
2013
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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Cantina Band

1 1⁄2 oz Fernet Branca
1⁄2 oz Gin
1 oz Lime juice
3⁄4 oz Simple syrup
3 sli Cucumber
2 oz Ginger beer
Instructions

Muddle, shake, strain over ice in something tall, top with ginger beer, garnish with a fourth cuke slice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAxokC7vvjQ
2011 Kindred Cocktails
Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Perla, NYC.
Source reference

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/22/dining/an-amaro-cocktail-as-fresh-as-…;

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Mother Hen

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon
1 oz Madeira (Sercial or Verdelho)
3⁄4 oz Apricot liqueur
2 ds Bitters, Dandelion & Burdock
1 ds Bitters
Instructions

Stir, strain, coupe, brandied apricot garnish.

Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Muse of Doom, Feu de Vie.
Source reference

http://feu-de-vie.blogspot.com/2013/03/chicks-and-mother-hen.html#.Ujsf…

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In the Bond

2 oz Apple brandy, Lairds Bonded
1⁄2 oz Ginger liqueur, King's Ginger
1⁄2 oz Cinnamon syrup
4 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into rocks glass with ice, lemon twist garnish, add straws.

Yields Drink
Year
2012
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Creator not known, at JM Curley, Boston, MA.
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2013/01/in-bond.html
and "Boston Cocktails: Drunk and Told" by Frederic Yarm

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Shawn C commented on 10/17/2024:

Curated to fix broken link. Added book by same author with same info, 2012 given as year created.. Noted that JM Curley is a bar (creator of drink unknown). Updated instructions per link and book.

Scofflaw Cocktail (Harry MacElhone)

1 oz Canadian whisky
1 oz Dry vermouth
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Grenadine
1 ds Orange bitters
Instructions

Shake, strain, up.

Notes

The recipe is 1/3 whisky and vermouth, 1/6 lemon and grenadine with a dash of bitters. I've taken 1/6 = 1/2 oz to make a 3 ounce pre-chill drink.

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Year
1924
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Jock, Harry's Bar, Paris
Source reference

Harry's ABCs of Mixing Cocktails (2010 ed), pg. 83

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Streets Ahead

1 oz Light rum, El Dorado White
3⁄4 oz Jamaican rum, Appleton 12
1⁄2 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Don's Mix
1⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur
Instructions

Stir/strain/rocks

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Unknown
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Bevx commented on 9/20/2013:

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Columbia Cocktail (Trader Vic's)

2 oz Light rum
3⁄4 oz Raspberry syrup
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
Instructions

Shake, strain, up.

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Year
1947
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Victor "Trader Vic" Bergeron, Bartender's Guide
Source reference

http://bit.ly/15CvbWa

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  • good, but a dash or two of angostura bitters helps.
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Artur B commented on 4/07/2024:

Tried to substitute syrup with Chambord. Less lemon next time I think.

Pennsylvanian

2 1⁄4 oz Calvados
1 1⁄2 oz Madeira
1 Egg white
1 twst Lime peel
Instructions

Shake, strain over ice in a highball, express and insert twist. Some garnish with nutmeg, though this is not considered traditional.

Notes

Troy Patterson, at the link, writes as though this cocktails is rather unpalatable. I haven't tried it, but I have to say that Calvados + Madeira sounds good to me. Maybe the egg white, without soda or much acid to balance it, adds an odd mouthfeel; this drink might benefit from soda or lemon (or simply omitting the egg and serving up).

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Traditional cocktail of the University of Pennsylvania
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