Cosmic Charlie Swizzle

1 1⁄2 oz Gold rum, Appleton Special
3⁄4 oz Galliano
1 1⁄2 oz Pineapple juice
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Build in an ice-filled tiki mug. Swizzle and serve with the swizzle stick.

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Very drinkable but pineapple dominates. Absinthe/Galliano add a lot but maybe redundant. I might try upping Galliano and omit the absinthe or vice versa.


...and he'll trace his path by the stars that blanket the sky.

Instructions

Stir/Strain/Up/Lemon Twist

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  • Used Flor de Cana. Any non-caramely rum would work.
  • Made with diluted Hamilton 151 Demerara. Decent balance of pretty interesting flavors, but didn't love it. I get a fair amount of flat rum-and-Coke from it. — ★★★
  • Made with ED 15. Rich with some nice layers from the VF, F. Branca, and the Averna.
  • Quite good, adding a little more fernet worked with my sweeter rum (Zaya)
  • Did it verbatim. Very nice. Complex, not too sweet, nice finish! Yum!
  • This time used El Dorado 12, Cynar instead of Fernet. A bit sweet, might actually need the fernet. And maybe ED 8 instead of 12?
  • Used Cynar instead of Fernet Branca, and added an extra dash of bitters. First time used 12 yo rum, next time Rhum agricole. Preferred the 12 yo rum,
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AmyJ commented on 8/28/2014:

This inspired a tasty, well spiced digestive: 1/2 oz each of falernum (homemade) and Averna, angostura and 1/4 oz fernet. Most tasty at room temp, no ice.


Very mellow - nice blend of Fernet and rum - not too sweet or menthol. I used Appleton 12yr rare blend rum, but might try with a few others. Hard to get true demerara rum in my neck of the woods...


Hurricane Sterba

1⁄2 oz Fernet Branca
1⁄4 oz Virgin Islands Rum, Cruzan Blackstrap
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

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Green Isaac's Special

4 oz Coconut Water (not milk)
2 oz Gin
Instructions

Shake all ingredients well with ice, then transfer contents of shaker into a Collins glass, adding more ice as needed. Garnish with a lime wedge or peel.

History

From "To Have and Have Another: A Hemingway Cocktail Companion"

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Luxardo Sour

1 1⁄4 oz Amaretto, Luxardo
1 oz Rye, Bulleit
3⁄4 oz Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Dry shake all ingredients for 20-30 seconds. Then shake with ice. Double strain over fresh ice in an old fashioned glass. Garnish with wide lemon swath

Notes

Sweet, sour, bitter, creamy, spicy

History

Play on an amaretto sour. Much more boozy and complex

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Best use for amaretto I've found, and I have a huge bottle (luxardo). I would much prefer a Trinidad sour however. The angostura makes the drink and does a reasonable job of tempering the amaretto, but it's still quite sweet/almond extract tasting. In the future I'd just not buy amaretto...


I recommend the Italian Margarita as a use for Amaretto. Swap in lemon for lime typically used for Margaritas, and use Amaretto instead of triple sec or agave syrup, tequila tht you prefer, and rim the glass with sugar instead of salt


Gallery Piece

1 oz Rye, Bulleit
1 oz Aromatized wine, Imbue Bittersweet vermouth
1 oz Campari
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into 4.5oz coupe. Garnish with orange swath covered in angostura

History

Play on an Old Pal

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Dead Glamour

1 1⁄2 oz Reposado Tequila, Cazadores
1 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Santa Maria al Monte
Instructions

Stir in glass with ice. Strain into 4.5 oz coupe. Garnish with swath of orange peel

Notes

Very dry, bitter

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Belmont Jewel

Instructions

Shake. Garnish with lemon wedge or a cherry.

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Orange Sunset

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon
1⁄2 oz Aperol
Instructions

Add ingredients over ice and stir, strain in chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with 1/2 an inch of foam.
To make orange foam. 1/2 cup orange juice. 2 egg whites. 1 ounce simple syrup. 1/3 cup water. Put in whip cream dispenser and chill for at least 2 hours.

Notes

This drink is good without the foam as well.

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Ap-Ap-Apple Sour

3⁄4 oz Aperol
3⁄4 oz Apricot liqueur
1 twst Lemon peel (Optional)
Instructions

Liquids: Shake > Strain > Coupe... Garnish: Squeeze > Rim > Drop

Notes

When lemon juice is particularly tart, garnish is recommended.

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