Catch Me If You Can

1 oz Blended Scotch
1 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1 oz Cranberry juice
1⁄2 oz Cassis, Mathilde
1 twst Orange peel (or orange slice, as garnish)
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass (there should be some nice foam on top) and garnish with an orange wheel or peel.

Notes

This is a variation on The Blood and Sand which was named after a Rudolph Valentino movie, so I decided to name this drink after a modern movie. Leonardo DiCaprio is a past winner of Italy's Valentino award, so I chose "Catch Me If You Can." This recipe substitutes cranberry for orange juice and creme de cassis for cherry brandy. I halved the liqueur from the Blood and Sand to cut the sweetness down and used Punt e Mes to amp up the bitter notes.

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2013
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flickerdart commented on 7/26/2020:

Is the cranberry juice here sweetened (cocktail) or pure cranberry? Tried it with the pure juice and it tastes awful. 

Zachary Pearson commented on 7/27/2020:

My guess is if the OP had to cut down the sweetness by halving the liqueur, they were using cocktail. Thanks,  Zachary

Southbound

2 oz Tequila
1⁄2 oz Aperol
1⁄2 oz Grapefruit juice
1⁄2 oz Agave syrup
2 ds Grapefruit bitters
1 spg Rosemary
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Muddle rosemary, add ingredients over ice and shake well. Pour in chilled cocktail glass, garnish with grapefruit peel.

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  • Tasty, summery. Type of tequila wasn't specified, so used blanco. Might try with reposado next time, but as is, straddles nice line between sweet and bitter.
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Spruce Goose

1 1⁄2 oz Gin (St. George Terroir)
3⁄4 oz Bianco Vermouth
1⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur
2 ds Bitters (Boker's)
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Down to Earth

2 oz Mezcal, Del Maguey Vida
1⁄2 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
1⁄2 oz Agave syrup
1 pn Salt (truffle salt)
1 sli Orange (1/2 muddled, 1/2 as garnish)
1 ? Lime peel
Instructions

Agave nectar and pinch of truffle salt in bottom of glass.
Add half orange wheel. Muddle.
Add remaining ingredients, shake with ice.
Strain over fresh ice.
Garnish with half-orange wheel and lime skin.

Notes

This drink evolves like nothing we'€™ve had. Earthy, ethereal.

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Lucas Paya: SLS/Bazar, LA
Source reference

http://delmaguey.com/recipes/

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rileywasson commented on 1/17/2021:

Added a splash of dry curacao to sub for the orange slice. Used celtic salt instead of truffle. Was worried the sweet to tart ratio was off with 1oz of simple/agave and 1/2 oz lime juice but it worked. Earthy, ethereal, and evolving with some dilution is the right description!

Shea LaReece

1 1⁄4 oz Gin, Uncle Val's Botanical
1⁄2 oz Ginger liqueur, Domaine de Canton
1⁄2 oz Aromatized wine, Lillet Blanc
1⁄2 oz Cynar
5 dr Bitters (Home made spiced bitters)
1 rinse Rose water
Instructions

Stir, Strain, Coupe, Flamed Orange Peel

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Delta Magic

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1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Dolin
1 oz Chicory Liqueur, Cathead
5 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Stir, Strain, rocks glass with fresh ice, orange twist

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Mutiny!

2 oz Gin, Beefeater
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Ginger liqueur, Domaine de Canton
2 oz Beer, Unibroue Blanche de Chambly
2 Strawberry
Instructions

Quarter and muddle strawberries in shaker/Shake all ingredients but beer/double strain/hi-ball glass/top with Blanche de Chambly

Notes

Also good with Lost Abbey Red Barn saison ale.

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Beatnik

2 oz Rye, Rittenhouse
1 oz Averna
3⁄4 oz Madeira, Broadbent Rainwater Medium Dry
3 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Orange peel
Instructions

Combine the rye, amaro, madeira, and bitters in a mixing glass, fill with ice, and stir until cold. Strain into a chilled coupe, flame and drop in the twist, and serve.

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Terry Raley; Holland House Bar and Refuge; Nashville
Source reference

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Black Cherry

1 oz Sweet vermouth
1⁄2 oz Rye
2 t Maraschino Liqueur, Luxardo
1 rinse Espresso (FOAM Only (see picture; actual espresso to taste))
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Stir well all in vessel containing espresso foam (make the shot(s) in something other than a demitasse) then shake on ice and strain in vessel of choice.

Notes

Luxardo cherry garnish optional, perhaps a coffee bean or two - for a real classy touch obtain raw coffee beans which are actually known as cherries. The Maraschino liqueur could be toned down or up. Any bitters can be used to accent and darken the cocktail particularly if limited foam rinse residue is available. Use care and caution, the oil is live and dissolves in the alcohol but resists the water percentages so stir well and strain well. Additionally as much actual espresso can be used with the foam as is desired.

History

A 'rinse' measure is gimmicky and sounds cool to the laity but in reality is little more than a showy way to measure a little liquid. However, this is not the case with espresso foam. Any decent espresso has a thick, oily foam left over, particularly if it is barely stirred after the pull. In this case then a 'rinse' isn't a measure as much as it is a separation method for an essential oil. Thus the 'rinse' is eminently useful and indeed critical rather than just a way to limit the amount of an ingredient. It is suggested to savor the morning (or afternoon!) espresso(s) but do so leaving the foam (yes, to the detriment of those shot(s)) for the evening when the then dried foam can be brought to life for cocktailing. Obviously a just-enjoyed shot or two of espresso foam could be used immediately - morning, noon, or night!

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Anchor Scar

2 oz Blanco tequila
3⁄4 oz PInk grapefruit juice
1⁄2 oz Amaro Meletti
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Orgeat (Sunflower *see notes)
2 ds Grapefruit bitters
1 rinse Allspice Dram, St Elizabeth
Instructions

Shake all ingredients except Allspice and double strain in cocktail glass rinsed with Allspice Dram. I use 2 sprays with an atomic bottle.

Notes

Sunflower Orgeat: 4 cups roasted, unsalted sunflower seeds, 1 cup sugar. Combin the sugar and 2.5 cups sugar in a saucepan over med heat. Allow mixture to boil for 3 minutes then add sunflower seeds. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 3-5 more minutes, then gradually increase temp to med-high. When the mix is just about to boil, remove from heat and cover pan. Let rest for at least 6 hours.
Strain mix with a fine mesh and cheese cloth.

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