Bitter Saint

1 1⁄4 oz Aveze
1⁄2 oz Jamaican rum, Wray & Nephew Overproof
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Allspice Dram, St. Elizabeth
1⁄4 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
1 Blueberry
Instructions

Muddle, shake, strain, rocks.

History

This is a slight update of my entry into the 2013 Avèze Cocktail Competition. Ratios inspired by Dan's Wedderburn or Bite.

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2013
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Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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Blind Lemon Jefferson

2 oz Bourbon, Knob Creek
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Honey syrup
2 ds Orange bitters, Regans' orange bitters
Instructions

Shake briefly and strain over 1 large ice cube. Garnish with an orange twist.

History

Part of our "Spirit of Johnson City" drink menu from the launch of our new bar program in the spring of 2012. Named for the Blues artist, Blind Lemon Jefferson, who resided in Johnson City in the early 1920's.

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2012
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Laura Cloer, The Main Street Pizza Company
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  • Delightful. I used Rye instead of bourbon because I worried about it being too sweet. It was perfect with rye.
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jaba commented on 5/10/2016:

Delightful. I used Rye instead of bourbon because I worried about it being too sweet. It was perfect with rye.

Fransos commented on 5/11/2016:

Identical to TJ Siegals(Milk&Honey) modern classic, the Gold Rush from 2001, except for the addition of orange bitters and the garnish. 

Victorian Gentleman´s Gimlet

2 oz Gin, Hendrick's
1 oz Lime juice
2⁄3 oz Simple syrup (1:1)
2 sli Cucumber
6 lf Mint
1 spg Mint (slap and twist it to open up!)
Instructions

Muddle Mint and cucumber, add the rest of ingredients. Hard shake, fine-strain into tumbler on ice cubes. Garnish with mint sprig.

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2009
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William Dodoo, Hopper´s Cocktailbar, Frankfurt, Germany
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  • Tasty as you'd expect, but not transcendent.
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Luke's Punch

1 1⁄2 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
1 oz Light rum, Plantation 3 Star
1⁄2 oz Blue Curaçao
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1 1⁄2 oz Pineapple juice
1 oz Club soda
1 twst Lime peel
Instructions

Shake all but club with ice; pour into an ice filled highball glass, top with club, garnish with lime twist

History

This drink falls somewhere between a tiki and a punch, but the bitterness from the curaçao, citrus, and lightness of St Germain still comes through

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Jason Westplate
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Manly Pink Drink

2 oz Midwest Wheat White Whiskey, Koval
3⁄4 oz Dry vermouth, Ransom
1⁄4 oz Crème Yvette
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
Instructions

Shake with ice; strain into a chilled coupe

Notes

*if you're unable to use Koval, another wheat or barley based white whiskey will work; avoid corn based whiskeys

History

Another brilliant cocktail from Britt Buckley at Buckley's Restaurant & Bar in Milwaukee. The interesting combination of white whiskey and Ransom's vermouth gives the drink a cereal-ie sweetness tempered by the heavy herbal blend. And the Yvette gives it a very, very subtle berry note, and just enough pinkness for name

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2013
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Creator
Britt Buckley, Buckley's Restaurant & Bar
Source reference

http://buckleysmilwaukee.com/

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Frequent Flier

1 1⁄2 oz Rum, St. Teresa
1⁄2 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Allspice Dram
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1 ds Orange bitters
2 oz Ginger beer
Instructions

Shake and strain over ice in Collins glass. Top with ginger beer. Orange twist. Straw.

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Creator
Phil MacLeod, Brick and Mortar, Cambridge MA
Source reference

http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2013/04/1-12-oz-st.html

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  • Balanced but still tastes one note: gingery.
  • Wonderful taste.
  • Good, if unsurprising. Made with Rachel's Ginger Beer (Seattle).
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Bottecchia

1 oz Fernet Branca
1 oz Campari
1 oz Cynar
1 pn Salt
1 twst Grapefruit peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir until salt is dissolved.
Add ice and stir again.
Strain into coupe and twist grapefruit over top.

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Creator
Kevin Burke, Denver CO
Source reference

http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2013/05/bottecchia.html

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  • REALLY like it w/ an oz of apple brandy - changed the whole cocktail.
  • 1/7/16: This was pretty tasty (made with lemon peel, didn't have grapefruit), but really the dominant flavor was the Fernet, as expected.
  • Amaro on amaro on amaro. Save this one for after dinner. 3.5★
  • Nice! The Fernet really balances the sweet of the Cynar and accentuates the sweetness of the Campari (it's in there if you look past the bitter). The salt is particularly noticeable in the finish. It's also a lovely color.
  • More accessible than the ingredient list would suggest. But you still have to like Fernet.
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jensck commented on 8/20/2016:

Decent, but the flavors didn't really blend together when made as described. Adding about 30ml of apple brandy brought it together pretty nicely though.

Cyanara

2 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
2 lf Basil
5 lf Mint
1 twst Lime peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, cocktail coupe, garnish with lime twist

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Joe Hines, Denver CO
Source reference

http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2012/09/cyanara.html

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  • Cynar and lemon are always great. I garnished with additional leaves. — ★★★★★
  • Cynar- sour, minty
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shadowkirby commented on 2/26/2022:

Great cocktail! Very well balanced and the basil and mint work really well with the cynar to brighten it up.

Deep Six

2 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Demerara syrup
2 spg Mint
1 pn Salt
Instructions

Shake and strain into glass

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Palmer Matthews, Drink, Boston MA
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http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2012/10/deep-six.html

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Monks Thistle

2 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
1⁄2 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Water
2 ds Orange bitters, Regans' orange bitters
Instructions

Stir with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.

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Ryan Lotz, Lineage, Boston MA
Source reference

http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2011/04/monks-thistle.html

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4 stars
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  • Quite sweet, though the sophistication of the flavors keeps it interesting.
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lesliec commented on 8/10/2018:

This is nice. I looked at it and thought 'Water? Why not just rely on the dilution as the ice melts?' but it's really good, well-balanced, as written.

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