Bonfire Sutra

1 1⁄2 oz Whiskey, Four Roses
3⁄4 oz Zirbenz Stone Pine Liqueur
1⁄2 oz Ginger liqueur, Domaine de Canton
1⁄2 oz Bianco Vermouth, Perucchi
4 ds Bitters, Angostura Orange
Instructions

Stir & Strain, Coupe, Grapefruit Peel

Notes

I use homemade orange bitters.

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Kaleb Cribb, Georgia, Farm 255
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4 stars
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  • The Zirbenz is surprisingly subtle here.
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flickerdart commented on 11/04/2020:

Substituted Cardamaro for the bianco and Forty Creek Barrel Select for Four Roses. Wow. Wow! Maybe a spicy rye would be better than the Forty Creek, which is a bit softer, but you get its nuttiness intensified and rounded out by many tasty flavors. 

Mixin In Ansley commented on 1/01/2024:

A great background profile to the brown drink

Bad Reputation

2 oz Bourbon, Wild Turkey
1⁄2 oz Bermuda rum, Gosling's Black Seal
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
1⁄2 oz Grapefruit juice
2 ds Grapefruit bitters
2 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Whiskey Barrel Aged
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Unknown
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2 stars
(9 ratings)
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  • too much chartreuse...try a bsp or a rinse — ★
  • unusual
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Tespo commented on 2/17/2013:

Sara-nice job; like the flavors. I ended up adding a bar spoon of rich simple syrup which helped soften the drink. I also tried it with 1 3/4 bourbon and 1 grapefruit which was nice. Also, only 1 dash of Whiskey Barrel for me; it's pretty potent stuff. Thanks for adding it.

Sarar810@gmail.com commented on 4/10/2013:

Thanks! I'm going to try your suggestions tonight!!

R & B

1 3⁄8 oz Gin, Ransom
7⁄8 oz Bénédictine
2 ds Bitters, Scrappy's Aromatic
Instructions

Shake on ice, strain in vessel of choice.

Notes

Possibly garnish with a Luxardo if desired. But taste it first, particularly as it comes back up from the chill of the ice. Neither Ransom nor Benedictine are optional, they both are unique and complementary. The Scrappy's could be optional or other bitters substituted.

History

Serendipity in western Pennsylvania in January of 2013: an otherwise discriminating, savvy, fellow proletariat found distasteful a new bottle of Ransom AND I "agreed" with him and took it for free. Then a random bystander thought it was bourbon or rye. When I chanced the odd truth by saying gin, he immediately said: - Ransom and extolled its virtues. My cover was blown!

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J., 'Bar, One, Too', Virginia
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5 stars
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  • Used St Georges Rye Gin
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Zachary Pearson commented on 2/14/2013:

I might guess this is Scrappy's Aromatic, or maybe chocolate?

sorensencup commented on 2/14/2013:

Doh, yes, Aromatic. I had that in there then corrected a typo in the name and I think the field(s)(') logic flipped it to drop the Aromatic which I failed to catch. Correcting now, thanks for the heads up.

sorensencup commented on 2/14/2013:

Hmmm, It won't take it in the Ingredient field, Aromatic Bitters is in brackets so that means it is a forced Brand choice? The Brand field only has Scrappy's other versions. So i am adding that Brand rather than notes.

Carthusian Summer

1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
1⁄2 oz Gin, Plymouth
1 oz Simple syrup (homemade)
1 oz Lemon juice
2 oz Soda water
Instructions

Add all ingredients to an iced highball or Collins glass. Give a quick stir and top with the soda.

History

I created this drink for the opening of the Great Lakes Coffee Bar in Detroit. This is a really refreshing drink on a hot summer day. Named for the Carthusian monks who have been producing Chartreuse since the mid 1700's.

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2012
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Brian Vollmer, Great Lakes Coffee Bar, Detroit, MI
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4.5 stars
(8 ratings)
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  • Perhaps too sweet, but very refreshing and enjoyable! Used Kirlkland gin.
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A Well Earned Reprieve

1 oz Gin, Citadelle
1 Egg white
1 oz Ginger liqueur, Domaine de Canton
3⁄4 oz Cynar
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
2 ds Grapefruit bitters, Bitter Truth Grapefruit
3 dr Bitters, Angostura (as garnish)
Instructions

Dry shake all ingredients except the Angostura. Add ice and shake again until cold. Double strain into a coupe glass. Add three drops of Angostura on top and swirl into the foam with a straw of bar spoon creating a spiral on top.

Notes

The Angostura doesn't really add to the flavor of the drink but it does add a pleasant aroma and the spiral adds eye appeal. This exemplifies my favorite style of drink. A perfect balance of sweet, sour, and bitter. Also I love the texture of egg white paired with the bitterness of the Cynar.

History

I created this drink at the Grand Trunk Pub in Detroit. I entered it in the Domaine de Canton cocktail competition but they apparently didn't find it as appealing as I do. This is what I want to drink at the end of a long week, hence the name.

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2012
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Creator
Brian Vollmer, Grand Trunk Pub, Detroit, MI
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3.5 stars
(6 ratings)
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  • Very good. Not too sweet. — ★★★★
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Bsteinbock commented on 2/15/2013:

It seems like Angostura and egg white are in this drink, but neither make the ingredient list. Am I missing something?

Zachary Pearson commented on 2/15/2013:

Good catch, fixed. I know that some people put garnishes in instructions and some put them in the body of the drink marked "as garnish". I tend to prefer putting them in the ingredient list.

Mixed up in Na… commented on 4/21/2022:

Delicious! However, we skipped the dry shake and instead, used a measured half an ounce of egg white per drink. We then shook it vigorously WITH ice and all of the other ingredients (minus the Angostura which makes a beautiful appearance at the end). In his book, ‘Shake, Strain, Done’, J.M. Hirsch recommends this method in his recipes and now that we have followed his lead, the explosion featuring sticky hands and an annoying loss of drinkable liquid from our shaker has been a thing of the past.

Skeleton Key

1 1⁄4 oz Bourbon, Bulleit
3⁄4 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
2 oz Ginger beer, Fever Tree
8 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Build the first four ingredients in an iced Collins glass. Top with the Angostura so it floats on top and slowly cascades toward the bottom.

Notes

This drink works with pretty much any ginger beer but the ginger spiciness of the Fever Tree really makes the drink come alive.

History

I created this drink while working at Michael Symon's Roast in Detroit, MI. I served it for a couple of days before I came up with the name. The rusty color of the drink made me think of the skeleton keys that opened the old locks in my grandparents house.

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2010
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Creator
Brian Vollmer, Roast, Detroit, MI
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4 stars
(20 ratings)
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  • The bitters as a float were beautiful and made the drink.
  • Basil Hayden's KSBW, Schweppes Signature ginger beer. Tried it again with 1½ bourbon and 1 elderflower. Noice. — ★★★★
  • Great use of bitter sang ginger beer — ★★★★
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K23 commented on 4/11/2014:

Tasty

majorsmoof commented on 2/23/2018:

I had my doubts about the 8 dashes of bitters, but the drink works!

Pomme en Croute

1 1⁄2 oz Calvados
1⁄2 oz Campari (or Gran Classico)
1⁄2 oz Orange Curaçao
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1 pn Sugar
1 wdg Orange
1 twst Orange peel
Instructions

Rim old fashioned glass with orange wedge & sugar. Shake liquids with ice and strain (no ice). Garnish with orange twist.

Notes

Good, but very tart & a little flat. 1 tsp to 1/4 oz. of syrup in place of the sugar rim worked much better for me.

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Creator
Chris Hannah, Arnaud's French 75, New Orleans, LA
Source reference

https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/pomme-en-croute

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3.5 stars
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noksagt commented on 8/31/2021:

The recipe no longer appears on the Serious Eats website, though is archived on the Wayback Machine. This differs from the printed version. I greatly prefer the latter:

  • 1 1/2 oz calvados (makes more sense, given name of cocktail!)
  • 1/2 oz curacao
  • 1/2 oz Gran Classico
  • 1/2 oz lemon juice
  • 1 wedge orange, just to moisten the glass
  • Sugar, to rim glass
  • 1 strip orange zest, as garnish

Shake, strain into sugar-rimmed rocks glass with garnish.

This also appers on the Food & Wine website, so may justify "reclaiming" the recipe.

Craig E commented on 8/31/2021:

I've curated the drink to match the Food & Wine site since the authentic recipe was intended. (For the record the previous version had orange juice instead of curacao and Applejack instead of Calvados.)

Zachary Pearson commented on 9/01/2021:

This nice thing is that Laird's Applejack is no longer GNS + apple brandy - it's just 86 proof brandy. Thanks, Zachary

the Fitty Cocktail

1 1⁄4 oz Gin, St. George Terroir
1⁄2 oz Ginger liqueur, Domaine de Canton
1⁄2 oz Bianco Vermouth, Dolin
1⁄2 oz Cynar
Instructions

Stir & Strain, Coupe, Fresh Ginger.

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Year
2011
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Kaleb Cribb, Farm 255, Georgia
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Average rating
4 stars
(47 ratings)
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  • A great complex stirred gin-based drink that uses a relatively common set of ingredients. More than the sum of its parts.
  • Incredible martini variant. strongly recommend the terroir; the pine-y flavors are fantastics with the ginger and savory cynar notes
  • Delicious. Takes the place of a Negroni. Made with Dolin Dry Vermouth. Rich, complex. Spicy kick. Robust and delicate at the same time. Gorgeous copper color.
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cynannp commented on 2/15/2013:

I was reluctant to try this because 1/2 oz of ginger liqueur scared me a bit, but I decided to go for it as I love the other 3 ingredients. I really enjoyed this very herbaceous, bitter and somewhat spicy cocktail, however it needs a better name. Unless you have an extreme sentimental attachment to the name (and listening to music while making it doesn't count), I propose the name Gasparro, named after the designer of the Kennedy half dollar.

The Minton

1 1⁄2 oz Old Tom Gin, Hayman's
1 oz Sweet vermouth, Dolin
1⁄2 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Aperol
3 ds Orange bitters
Instructions

Stir & Strain, Coupe, flamed orange peel

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Creator
Kaleb Cribb, Farm 255, Georgia
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4.5 stars
(19 ratings)
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  • Split the Aperol with Campari to become 1/4 oz of each. Used 1 dash of Angostura and 2 dashes of orange bitters. Pleasantly herbal to start with a savory bitter finish. — ★★★★★
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MOJO1229 commented on 10/31/2016:

A very, very pleasant drink with, as expected, fruity overtones. On this, my first try with "The Minton," I made some small changes. Of course, I don't know if the changes made the drink betterr or worse--or no difference at all. However, the changes resulted in my rating the cocktail at 5. The changes were small: (1) To tone down the anticipated sweetness, I used 1/4 oz Aperol and 1/4 oz Campari. Thus the sweetness of the Aperol was there, but just a tad of bitterness floated to the top due to the Campari. (2) with the three dashes of orange bitters, I used four drops for each dash, not the traditional three drops. Each dash had two drops of Regans' orange bitters and two drops of Angustora orange bitters. I have seen a number of cocktail recipes that combined these two brands into what was called "house bitters." The change in taste is subtle.

I would like to get some feedback on changes I made--for better or worse. I would like to hear what changes others have made and what the results were. Meanwhile, drink up, but drink responsibly.

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