Julep vs. Sazerac

1⁄3 oz Simple syrup (Mint infused, see note)
1 rinse Fernet Branca
1 spg Mint
Instructions

Sitr first three ingredients with ice, strain into Fernet-rinsed coupe, spank the mint lightly and set it in the glass, half on the rim.

Notes

*To make mint syrup: Boil one cup of water in a pot; turn heat to low and slowly add one cup of granular sugar; stir to dissolve. Turn off heat, then add 20 fresh mint leaves. Let steep 20 minutes. Strain syrup and let cool, then pour into bottle. Add half an ounce of overproof vodka, cap bottle and refrigerate. Keeps for at least a month.

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2012
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Marc from Edmonds, WA
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Fire Phoenix

Instructions

Mix all ingredients except ginger beer in Collins glass. Add 4 ice cubes. Top off with ginger beer. Stir gently to mix.

History

Inspired from Zach's Dark Phoenix using ingredients I had on hand.

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2012
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Solstice

Instructions

Build in a rocks glass containing several ice cubes. Stir.

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Stew Ellington
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  • For as simple as it is, this is very tasty. I used Catoctin Creek Rye, Cointreau, and homemade allspice dram.
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Mighty tasty! I added a couple dashes of grapefruit bitters to poke a little fun at the allspice, and added an amarena cherry for garnish because, well, why not?


One barspoon of allspice dram didn't really assert itself in the face of 2 oz of High West Double Rye - maybe two barspoons.


Luxardo Manhattan

1 1⁄2 oz Rye, Jim Beam
1 ds Bitters (Magnificent Mile Forbidden Bitters)
Instructions

Add cube ice to rocks glass. Slice orange peel, twist and rub inside of glass, retain peel. Add bittters, then Maraschino liqueur, then whisky. Stir to mix, garnish with Maraschino cherry.

Notes

Drink irresponsibly!

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Year
2012
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Creator
MIke Janowski, home bar enthusiast
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2.5 stars
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Autumn Evening

Instructions

Shake on Ice, Strain, Enjoy

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J., 'Bar, One, Too', Virginia
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  • Made with King's ginger. Very nice. — ★★★★★
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Spring Reviver

1 oz Gin, Gabriel Boudier (Saffron)
1⁄2 oz Calvados, Chateau du Breuil (VSOP)
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1 bsp Gentiane de Lure
1 bsp Absinthe, Absente 55%
1⁄2 t Gomme syrup, Jarabe Vargas
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, double strain, coupe, garnish

Notes

The gomme helps the flavors pop.

History

Created for a Spring Cocktail List to reflect the blooming and flowering nature of the season.

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Year
2012
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Creator
Egor Petrov, Racket, Auckland, New Zealand
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5 stars
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  • An aromatic cocktail with a slightly sweet beginning that turns into a lightly spicy, dry finish. — ★★★★★
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Capone's Island

2 oz Rye, Templeton Rye
1 oz Aromatized wine, Marolo Chinato
Instructions

Stir over ice, serve straight up, no garnish.

Notes

Marolo Chinato is not strictly speaking a vermouth, it's an aromatised wine that's not as sweet as vermouth, so it's not easy to just swap it out and keep the character of the drink.

History

Invented while trying to find a good cocktail to make the chinato really sing.

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Year
2012
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Creator
Jordan Harper
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5 stars
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This is an excellent cocktail with a burgundy hue and lush flavor from the barolo chinato (I used Cocchi's Barolo Chinato which has become a favorite of mine.) It is hard to tell how much the small quantities of Mandarine Napoleon and Benedictine are doing, but they seem to provide some backing and depth to the flavor profile as I can taste elements of them around the periphery. The Mandarine Napoleon can be a bit strange in sparser flavor environments, but with the depth here it makes a subtle assist. I mistakenly used 4 dashes (rather than 4 drops) of my Abbott's bitters prepared from Darcy O'Neils' recipe, but this didn't hurt the beverage at all, and likely added to some of the components in the Benedictine while providing a gentle touch of anise to the cocktail, but not so much as to be noticed as licorice. The chinato is so flavorful in its own right that it is easier to supplement it than it is to overpower it.


Freeside

2 oz Gin, Plymouth
2 ds Caramelized Ramp Bitters, Bitters Old Men
1 spg Dill (Muddle)
2 sli Cucumber (Muddle)
1 twst Lemon peel (Muddle)
1 spg Dill (Garnish)
Instructions

Muddle the dill, cucumber and lemon peel in a mixing glass with the Dolin Blanc and Bitters, Old Men Caramelized Ramp Bitters. Add gin and stir with ice, fine-straining into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a smacked dill sprig.

History

"Freeside" is a Gibson-inspired Gibson variant, swapping out the Dry Vermouth for Dolin Blanc, and replacing the Pickled Onion with muddled Dill, Cucumber, Lemon Peel and Caramelized Ramp Bitters. Dill was chosen due to its resemblance to a data tree, an integral computer science data structure, while Kirby Cucumbers were used for having a similar shape as Gibson's Freeside space resort.

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Avioncito

3⁄4 oz Cynar
3⁄4 oz Zucca
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Shake, strain, lowball, rocks

Notes

If no Lucano, substitute another brown amaro. Also very good with Campari in lieu of Cynar

History

Avioncito means "little airplane" in Spanish, with the "de palel" implied. Originally posted with Amaro Lucano and Campari. Submitted to Mixology Monday "Equal Parts", September, 2012

Avioncito
©2012 Kindred Cocktails
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Year
2012
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
Dan Chadwick, Kindred Cocktails, based on on Sam Ross's Paper Plane
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  • Subbing in Campari for the Cynar makes it brighter. Might be worth trying Aperol or Dry Curacao. Also, maybe 0.25 oz mezcal and only 0.5 oz tequila.
  • Earthy, bitter, and oh my god sooo delicious
  • Very bitter, possibly due to the substitution of Cappelletti Sfumato Rabarbaro for the Zucca. Still, very enjoyable. — ★★★★
  • Used Ramazzotti. Strong grapefruit juice flavor. — ★★★★
  • Delicious and complex. A great cocktail for when the tequila mood strikes and you want something more interesting than a Margarita
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Dan commented on 9/13/2012:

Sam Ross's (of Little Branch, NYC) Paper Plane serves as a template for a fertile class of delightful bitter cocktails. With equal parts spirit, bright amaro, dark amaro, and sour, it's also perfect for the Mixology Monday monthly [-ish] on-line cocktail lovefest. September, 2012 marks the re-launch of MxMo, hosted by Fred Yarm of the highly-recommended Cocktail Virgin Slut blog. The theme? Equal Parts. Convenient, no?

Avioncito means "little airplane" — or paper airplane — in Spanish. With tequila for bourbon, Cynar for Aperol, Zucca for Amaro Nonino, and lime juice for lemon, the little plane shares no ingredients with its ancestor. Tequila and somewhat darker flavors shift the balance from summer to fall, so start sipping now.

I've also made this with Campari for Cynar, with equally good results. I retained the Cynar because its earthy flavors complement the reposado Tequila ... and also to distance the drink from the wonderful-on-its-own inspiration.

Zucca is a rabarbaro -- an amaro made from rhubarb, and in this case, the roots of Chinese rhubarb. It's a bit harder to find that Campari and Cynar, but its woodsy character is unmistakable in the cocktail. If unavailable, substitute another brown amaro, such as Ramazzotti, Averna, or (even better) Lucano. Different, but also great.


Finallt got around to trying this. Really good. I'm not a huge tequila fan but this one is a keeper. I did end up bumping the tequila to 1.5 oz to cut the sweetness from the amari


jaba commented on 7/04/2014:

I liked it - used Milagro Reposado and Averna instead of the Zucca - but didn't taste the tequila as much. Maybe the MIlagro isn't as assertive as the Espolon (I'm not a tequila guy, so not sure)?


HallA commented on 10/31/2021:

Good. I had Cynar 70 so dropped it to 30. Zucca and lime dominate intensely upfront and then evolves with more agave and cynar at the end of the taste. Not unpleasant but suspect may be better balanced if I drop the zucca a bit and up the tequila.