Czech Matador

1 oz Rye, Old Overholt
1 oz Fernet Jelínek
1⁄2 oz Orange juice
1⁄2 oz Cherry Liqueur, Cherry Heering
Instructions

Shake, strain, up. Garnish with cherry.

Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Backbar, Somerville, MA
Source reference

http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2013/09/czech-matador.html

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Average rating
3.5 stars
(7 ratings)
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Wildest Redhead

1 1⁄2 oz Blended Scotch (Pig's Nose)
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Allspice Dram, St Elizabeth
3⁄4 oz Honey syrup (1:1, or 1/2 oz of 3:1 syrup)
1⁄4 oz Cherry Liqueur, Cherry Heering
Instructions

Shake first four ingredients with ice. Strain into rocks glass containing one large ice cube. Drizzle heering over the ice cube.

History

Inspired by the Wild Redhead, in Stan Jones's Complete Barguide (1977).

Yields Drink
Year
2011
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
Meaghan Dorman, Lantern's Keep, New York, New York (USA)
Source reference

http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2013/09/wildest-redhead.html

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4 stars
(10 ratings)
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  • To be fair, I shook the Heering into the drink. But I found this cocktail to taste remarkably like a Tootsie Roll! It had me googling whether Tootsie Rolls were truly chocolate. What curious alchemy!
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  • The cherry heering slipped right off the ice and sunk to the bottom--so presentation won't win any awards. Tasty, accessible, sweet drink though.
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jenksjeremy commented on 11/10/2017:

following the recipe to a t, and I found it too sweet. I upped the Pigs Nose to 2 oz and used 1/2 oz of 1:1 honey syrup and voila! A great cocktail in my opinion.

Craig E commented on 10/05/2022:

Curated to add date and inspiration, found in Robert Simonson, Modern Classic Cocktails, p. 155.

5 Spot

2 oz Martinique Rum, La Favorite
3⁄8 oz Maple syrup
3⁄8 oz Water
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄4 oz Ginger syrup
6 ds Bitters (Chinese 5 Spice)
4 lf Basil
Picture of 5 Spot
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Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Maven bar, SF
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
4.5 stars
(5 ratings)
From other users
  • Tasty, exotic. I didn't have Martinique rum, used 1.75 cachaca and .25 Lemon Hart Demerara 151. Subbed bitters, used 3 dashes liquid gold, 2 dashes creole and some chinese 5 spice dried spice.
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Viscouse commented on 12/23/2019:

A little help on the basil please. Is it muddled? Just thrown in and shaken with ice? Just garnish?

Midnight Reviver #2

1 oz Bourbon
3⁄4 oz Fernet Branca
3⁄4 oz Ginger syrup
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1 lf Mint
Instructions

Run leaf along the inside of the serving glass to express oils. Shake, strain, up, float leaf.

Notes

You want a strong, spicy ginger syrup or liqueur—something milder like Canton will get drowned out by all the other big flavors.

Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
4 stars
(9 ratings)
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  • Delicious. I really like that the Fernet doesn't take over but is definitely present. My wife gives it a 2 and she hates Fernet, if that says anything. — ★★★★
  • I wasn't expecting this to be so good. Delicious. Industry Sour-like, but the bourbon kinda mellows it out a bit and the ginger plays nice.
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ElderRyeDo

2 oz Rye
12 oz Elderflower hard cider
Instructions

Add all ingredients to an ice-filled pint glass

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Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
El Jefe
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Sad Babe

2 oz Pisco, Campo de Encanto
3⁄4 oz Bianco Vermouth
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Cane syrup
1⁄4 oz Strega
1⁄2 oz Egg white
Instructions

Dry shake, shake, strain, up.

Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
4.5 stars
(4 ratings)
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  • I’ve been on the hunt for a new pisco drink to try and this was truly fantastic. Was also happy to see Strega as an ingredient (instead of the far more common yellow chartreuse, which I just can’t acquire)—it adds such a great flavor to certain combos! — ★★★★★
  • A slightly more interesting Pisco Sour.
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Expatriot

1 1⁄2 oz Blended Scotch (Cutty Sark)
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Antica Formula
3⁄4 oz Nocino
1 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Black Walnut
Instructions

Stir ingredients with ice; strain into cocktail glass.

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Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Trina's Starlite Lounge, Somerville, MA
Source reference

http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2013/01/expatriot.html

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Average rating
3.5 stars
(8 ratings)
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  • Very nocino-ey with my nocino. Probably would’ve enjoyed more if I liked nocino more!
  • This is the probably most nocino forward drink I've made yet. Waltnut-ty and delicious.
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PatrickR_ commented on 1/31/2022:

One of the best nocino cocktails I've had. Fee's Black Walnut tends to dominate drinks, but the Carpano stands up to it and brings out the best in the nocino (I used Sidetrack Distillery). For scotch, I used Famous Grouse. Definitely the right call to use a mild blended scotch so it can take a back seat to the big walnut flavors. Highly recommend.

Sentimental Gentleman

2 oz Blended Scotch (Douglas XO)
1⁄2 oz Bénédictine
1⁄2 oz Walnut Liqueur, Nux Alpina
Instructions

Stir with ice; strain into rocks glass.

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Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Kenny Belanger and Misty Kalkofen, Brick and Mortar, Cambridge, MA
Source reference

http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2012/02/sentimental-gentleman.html

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4 stars
(17 ratings)
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  • Benefits from 1/3 oz of maraschino
  • Really great, I've used cheaper substitutes I had at home, and outcome was really great. 2oz Johnnie Walker Black Label, 0.5oz Benedictine, 0.5oz Frangelico, 2dashes cocoa bitters(angostura). Was not too sweet at all IMO. — ★★★★★
  • Rich and complex. Probably a little sweet but a solid offering. Made w/ Skip Rock nocino.
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My Triumphs, My Mistakes

2 oz Blended Scotch (Great King Street)
3⁄4 oz Nocino (Russo)
1⁄2 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Batavia Arrack
1 ds Orange bitters
Instructions

Stir with ice and strain into rocks glass. Garnish with twist of orange peel.

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Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Sam Gabrielli, Russell House Tavern, Cambridge, MA
Source reference

http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2013/04/my-triumphs-my-mistakes.html

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3.5 stars
(7 ratings)
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  • There is no reason to put bitters into this drink. They are totally clobbered by the nocino. Made w/ homemade nocino. Taste was the triumph. Accidently made two extras. That was the mistake.
  • Might need to dial back the Nocino.
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Sunset in the Garden

1 oz Gin, Nolet's
1 oz Aperol
1 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano
1⁄4 oz Triple sec, Cointreau
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1 ds Orange cream citrate, Bittermens
6 dr Orange flower water (as float)
1 twst Orange peel
Instructions

Shake, strain, up, float orange flower water, express and insert twist.

Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Nick Caruana, the Straight Up.
Source reference

http://drinkstraightup.com/2013/09/07/sunset-in-the-garden/

Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
4.5 stars
(19 ratings)
From other users
  • Made with grapefruit peel as I didn't have an orange. Sweet but still delicate and floral. Excellent
  • excellent — ★★★★★
  • Very popular at cocktail hour; I found it rather a lot of work for how interesting it was, but undeniably enjoyable. — ★★★★★
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