Midnight Stinger

1 oz Bourbon, Elijah Craig
1 oz Fernet Branca
3⁄4 oz Simple syrup
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1 spg Mint (as garnish)
Instructions

Combine without ice and pour over crushed ice in a rocks glass. Garnish.

Picture of Midnight Stinger
© 2022 Steve the Bartender. Used with permission.
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Creator
Sam Ross & Mickey McIlroy, Milk & Honey, NYC.
Source reference

http://umamimart.com/2013/01/happy-hour-the-midnight-stinger/

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  • Used Evan Williams bottled-in-bond. The Fernet is well tamed.
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Kadia commented on 12/23/2015:

Thought the Fernet might be overpowering, but it's not. A tad sweet for my taste; will reduce syrup to 1/2 next time.

Kindred Cocktails commented on 3/05/2022:

Thank you Steve the Bartender for the awesome professional image of this cocktail.

drinkingandthinking commented on 9/08/2024:

I am NOT a fan of Fernet but as the other comment says the Fernet is well tamed. Simple and unique - this is a new top fave for me!

Heisenberg's Blue Sky

2 oz Gin, Bombay Sapphire
1⁄4 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄4 oz Blue Curaçao, Bols
3 dr Bitters, Scrappy's Lime (float)
Instructions

Shake, strain, serve up & float

History

My Breaking Bad homage cocktail

Picture of Heisenberg's Blue Sky
2011 Kindred Cocktails
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Year
2013
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Creator
Jason Westplate
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  • Decent. Didn't have the lime bitters...sub'd creole bitters.
  • ? decrease lime juice
  • Gin- sour, sweet
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Cocktailian commented on 8/12/2013:

If you don’t know who I am, then maybe your best course would be to sip lightly

mikejaz2 commented on 4/03/2014:

Looking forward to trying one (oh, who am I kidding, several) this summer...

bvankammen commented on 8/01/2015:

The novelty is the main draw, here.  Lots of drinks like this, but why not make it blue, eh?  It actually came out too limey for me and the elderflower was covered up.  Could use some tweaking or a really flavorful gin to shine through.

Île de a Cité

2 oz Cognac
1⁄2 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
2 ds Orange bitters
1 twst Orange peel
Instructions

Stir cognac, elderflower liqueur, and bitters with ice. Strain into a coupe glass and express orange oil over the drink.

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2009
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Creator
Brian Cody
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Same Same But Different

3⁄4 oz Cognac
3⁄4 oz Aquavit, Linie
1 oz Gran Classico
1⁄4 oz Bénédictine
1⁄4 oz Manzanilla sherry
1 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Whiskey Barrel Aged
Instructions

Stir all over ice; strain into a rocks glass with a big cube. Garnish with lemon twist.

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  • Made w/ tiki bitters. Floral from the GC is prominent but the balance is enjoyable. Mounds bar on the finish.
  • Super well balanced.
  • Made with Amontillado, Pierre Ferrand 1840. 4.5 - Linie and Gran Classico work well with Benedictine to give rich floral/botanical flavor.
  • Rich and complex.
  • Worked well with Aperol in place of Gran Classico.
  • MUST TRY
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North Star

1 1⁄2 oz Kirschwasser, Clear Creek
1 oz White Crème de Cacao
1⁄2 oz Absinthe, Absente
1 oz Cream
1 Star anise (as garnish)
1 Brandied cherry (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain into an old fashioned glass filled with rocks, garnish.

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Josh Sullivan, Post Prohibition
Source reference

http://postprohibition.com/recipes/the-north-star/

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Dutch Revival

1 1⁄2 oz Genever, Bols
1⁄2 oz Kummel
1⁄2 oz Falernum, Velvet Falernum
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Shake, strain, cocktail glass.

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Year
2013
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Creator
Sahil Mehta, Estragon, Boston, MA.
Source reference

http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2013/04/dutch-revival.html

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4 stars
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606

1 1⁄2 oz Genever
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth
1⁄2 oz Fernet Branca
1 twst Orange peel
Instructions

Stir, strain, up, twist.

History

Featured in the book Left Coast Libations, p. 33. (Neyah White created the drink, rather than Joel Baker.)

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2010
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Creator
Neyah White, San Francisco, CA.
Source reference

http://thirstyinla.com/2010/07/10/cocktails-go-dutch-with-bols-genever/

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yarm commented on 2/15/2025:

In Left Coast Libations page 33, this and Old Bill are attributed to Neyah White and not Joel Baker (who is the two pages before this with The Matador and Pear Sonata).

Shawn C commented on 2/16/2025:

Thanks, curated to correct creator.

yarm commented on 2/16/2025:

While Neyah was at Bourbon & Branch, it probably coincides with his later time at Nopa (2006-10) since Genever was hard to source before Bols launched their product in America circa 2007-08.

Shawn C commented on 2/17/2025:

I wondered if the bar would be the same, and assumed it was sometime between ~2008 and 2010 coinciding with Bols US genever launch. I have changed it to just San Francisco since the establishment of origin is not...established.

yarm commented on 2/17/2025:

That's fair since the book didn't list his place of work in the bio page opposite the two drink recipes. I believe that he had just left NOPA when it was published, but his LinkedIn only had NOPA down during the possible years after the launch and before publication.

The Penultimate Word

3⁄4 oz Bourbon
3⁄4 oz Averna
3⁄4 oz Peach liqueur
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

Shake ingredients. Strain into chilled coupe. Express oils of lemon peel.

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  • A++ would drink again.
  • Sacrilegious, I know, but I think I might like this one more than the Last Word. Not as challenging, but also not as cloy. Definitely not as pretty.
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Biff Malibu commented on 2/04/2023:

Go a very small bit skosh on the lemon - it dominates slightly.

The Trouble I've Been Looking For

2 oz Apple brandy, Lairds 7.5
3⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
1⁄2 oz Cynar
1⁄4 oz Sloe gin
1 Cherry (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, cocktail glass, garnish.

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Josh Sullivan, Post Prohibition
Source reference

http://postprohibition.com/recipes/the-trouble-ive-been-looking-for/

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plandll commented on 5/21/2021:

Nice but my Sloe Gin--"DuBouchett" is a little sweet in the mix. I found 1 oz bourbon helped tone done my sloe gin-

Boss Lady

1 1⁄4 oz Bourbon, Old Grand Dad 114
3⁄4 oz Cognac, Pierre Ferrand Ambre
1 t Coffee liqueur
1 t Pedro Ximénez Sherry
1 t Demerara syrup
1 ds Aphrodite bitters, Dr Adam Elmegirab’s Aphrodite Bitters
Instructions

Stir, strain, serve on a rock.

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Colin O'Neill, Franklin Mortgage and Investment Company, Philadelphia, PA.
Source reference

Facebook exchange

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  • Next time use a less assertive coffee liqueur than Galliano. Rye spice and dark fruit from the Cognac/PX. Milk chocolate gestalt. Good, but less interesting than the ingredients imply. Try again with a better fit for the coff
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Peppermary commented on 7/21/2020:

I enjoyed this as an after dinner sipper. Some dilution from the ice is good.  

applejack commented on 1/01/2021:

I agree with a previous commenter, I found this a bit less interesting than the ingredients might suggest (and these ingredients are right in my wheelhouse).  In fairness I used Bittermens mole bitters instead of the Aphrodite, but they're reasonably close.  And while no brand was specified for the coffee liqueur, I used St. George's NOLA coffee liqueur.

I also found it to have a vague milk chocolate note but to otherwise be a pretty standard split base old fashioned, and I wasn't really able to pull apart the individual flavor strings of the various modifiers like I had hoped.  It was certainly pleasant, balanced and eminently drinkable, if not particularly memorable.

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