Home Drum

1 3⁄4 oz Cognac
1⁄4 oz Islay Scotch, Laphroaig (Or other smoky whisky)
1⁄2 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Falernum
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 rinse Absinthe
Instructions

Stir with ice and strain into an old fashioned glass rinsed with absinthe.

History

I became inspired by the Cynar-falernum combination in the Brooks, and my mind went to the Cognac Corn'n'Oil that Richard Seale described during a talk here in Boston for a base. Next, I mimicked the proportions of Maks Pazuniak's 100 Year Old Cigar as well as its smoky Scotch and absinthe accents. For a name, I kept the Corn'n'Oil heritage and dubbed this after the Bajan saying of "Home drum beats first" meaning that before taking on another's problems, look after your own family first.

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Year
2023
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Boston, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2023/08/home-drum.html

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Silver Anniversary

1 3⁄4 oz Gin, Bluecoat
3⁄4 oz Gran Classico
1⁄2 oz Cherry Liqueur, Luxardo
3⁄4 oz Bonal Gentiane Quina
1 Brandied cherry (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into coupe with brandied cherry

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danoman89 commented on 1/18/2026:

A sweet jewel of a drink (maybe a tad too sweet?)

Slow Ride

1⁄2 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Elder
2 oz Vodka, Ketel One
1 oz Cucumber Vodka, Crop Organic Cucumber Vodka
1⁄2 oz Crème de Violette, Rothman & Winter
3⁄4 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano
2 dr Bitters, Bittermens Hopped Grapefruit
1⁄4 oz Aloe vera liqueur, Chareau
Instructions

Add ice to shaker. Add all ingredients. Stir. Pour into a martini glass.

Notes

A drink my lovely wife and her friends love.

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2023
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Creator
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Dry Daiquiri

1 1⁄4 oz Light rum
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
1⁄4 oz Campari
1 ds Passion fruit syrup
1 sli Orange peel (flamed, as garnish)
Instructions

Shake. Up. Cocktail glass. Flamed orange coin twist garnish.

History

https://punchdrink.com/articles/dry-daiquiri-cocktail-trend-london/

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Year
2005
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Kevin Armstrong
Source reference

https://youtu.be/_50gx8nadWA

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Kernville Express

1 1⁄2 oz Cognac
1 oz Lychee liqueur
3⁄4 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano
1 oz Pineapple juice
3 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Black Walnut
1⁄2 t Sherry vinegar (Jerez Sherry Vinegar, aged 25 years)
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

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2023
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Creator
Carl N.
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Haiti Cocktail (Elvezio Grassi)

3⁄4 oz Amaro (Ferro China Bisleri)
3⁄4 oz Demerara Rum, Hamilton Demerara 86
3⁄4 oz Dry vermouth
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth
1⁄4 oz Campari
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Lemon (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into cocktail glass, garnish with lemon twist.

Notes

Ferro China Bisleri is the star of this cocktail. It is an amaro (bitter) that is notable for the presence of iron citrate (ferro in the name) as well as traditional quinquina. For decades in Italy this liqueur was widely promoted and used as a tonic for anemia and other ailments.

Ferro China has a broader pleasant amaro character than one would imagine, but accompanied by an intriguing metallic/rust flavor. Consumed neat, it presents the flavor and aftertaste of holding a penny or nail in the mouth. In a cocktail like this one, the effect is more subdued, while positively contributing.

I have used Hamilton 86 as the rum as well as El Dorado 3 yr. The darker rum broadens the palate more at the cost of pushing the ferro somewhat into the background. Adjust the rum quantity and type to tweak the ferro presentation. For vermouth I used Cocchi di Torino and Dolin Dry.

History

A Haiti cocktail is listed in the 1929 "L'Heure du Cocktail" but is completely different with gin, Byrrh and cassis. Grassi's 1936 collection of cocktails has his own version (slightly modified here) with him as the source among contributors.

Grassi's recipe is: 20% Vermouth Torino, 10% Campari, 30% Ferro China Bisleri, 10% Rhum Demerara, 30% Dry Vermouth, 2 dashes Angostura. Served with a lemon peel. He specifies shaken.

I have lightly altered the recipe based on a few tests comparing to the 1936 recipe. I recommend stirring rather than shaking and upping the rum proportion as in my posted quantities.

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Year
1936
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Source reference

1936 "1000 Mistures" by Elvezio Grassi

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Cantaloupe Negroni

1 1⁄2 oz Cantaloupe (Acidulate with 1/4 tsp citric acid per 1.5 oz and strain well)
1 1⁄2 oz Gin
1⁄2 oz Aromatized wine, Lillet Blanc
1⁄4 oz Campari
1 Cherry (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake and Strain. Garnish into cocktail glass; garnish with cherry (e.g Tillen Farms Bada Bing).

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drinkingandthinking commented on 9/08/2024:

It didn't work for me so I fiddled with the proportions a bit - 1 campari and 1 cantaloupe with 1/4 lemon for citric. Came out pretty good!

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1 1⁄4 oz Bourbon, Old Grand Dad 100 (coconut-oil fat-washed; see Notes)
3⁄4 oz Amaretto, Disaronno
1 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur, Luxardo
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
1 Maraschino cherry, Luxardo (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake; strain; up; garnish.

Notes

For the coconut bourbon: in a jar, pour 1/4 cup liquefied virgin coconut oil into 250ml high-proof bourbon. Seal and shake. Let sit a few hours, shaking occasionally. Freeze overnight so oil solidifies. Pour off bourbon through a strainer/cheesecloth.

History

Winner of the Reddit Original Cocktail Challenge - August 2023 (Coconut and lemon).

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Craig Eliason
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Year
2023
Authenticity
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Creator
Craig Eliason, Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
Source reference

https://www.reddit.com/r/cocktails/comments/15gq72o/original_cocktail_c…

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East Harlem

2 oz Añejo rum (Something akin to Havana 7 Year)
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1⁄4 oz Apricot liqueur
1⁄4 oz Curaçao, Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao (Or other orange liqueur)
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 Cherry (As garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into a cocktail coupe, and garnish with a cherry

Notes

Rums like Don Q Añejo, aged Flor de Caña, or Bacardi Ocho/10 would fit the style. I used Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao but other orange liqueurs will work here.

History

Recently, I was discussing the Periodista's history in relation to Boston, and I was inspired that evening to tinker with the concept. I ended up honing in on the apricot liqueur and mashing the 1940s Cuban classic with Julie Reiner's Slope to make a Rum Manhattan riff. For a name, I dubbed it the East Harlem after a major Cuban center in New York City.

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Year
2023
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Boston, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2023/08/east-harlem.html

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The SCT Negroni

1 oz Gin, Tanqueray
1 oz Sweet vermouth, Cinzano Rosso
1 oz Select Aperitivo
1 Star anise (as garnish, optional)
Instructions

Stir liquid components with ice, strain into chilled cocktail glass, garnish with star anise (optional).

Notes

The drink is a vivid clear red. Cinzano and Select pair well together. Carpano would also fit with the naming convention, but the body and color would be more dense. Select is somewhat less intense than Campari and has some rhubarb notes that distinguish it.

The optional garnish provides a mild anise aromatic note and some flavor near the end of the glass.

This has become one of my favorite Negroni variants.

History

An SCT (Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope) is a type of telescope frequently used by amateur astronomers--and the first type I used. For this drink, SCT stands for Select, Cinzano, Tanqueray. A star anise garnish completes the astronomy theme.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmidt%E2%80%93Cassegrain_telescope

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2022
Authenticity
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Creator
Shawn C., Fresno, California
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