(the) Reindeer

1 oz Gin, Bombay Sapphire
1 oz Damiana Liqueur
1 oz Amaro Lucano
3⁄4 oz Blue Curaçao
3 ds Grapefruit bitters
1 spl Tonic water
Instructions

Shake the first 5 ingredients with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.
Then splash in a small amount of tonic water.

History

My first experiment with Damiana.

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Year
2022
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
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dramari commented on 10/22/2023:

I used 3 droppers of my house bitters (citrus, cinnamon, clove) and it was a little overpowering. Next time would start with 1. Mainly made this to use up a bottle of Damiana (usually used in margaritas).

Natale Bianco

1 oz Gin, St. George Botanivore
1 oz Salers Gentiane
1 oz Bianco Vermouth (I used Dolin)
6 ds Bitters (Vera's Maine Pine Bitters)
1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

Stir, Strain, rocks glass. The more bitters the better. Twist a lemon over the top if it suits you (it always suits me)

Notes

Looking for a use for my Maine Pine Bitters and a White Negroni Variant just made sense.

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  • Closer to 4.5 but didn't wanna overrate my own drink. Would be interested to find in alternative to the Bianco vermouth to make things even more piney
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CeeBee commented on 2/07/2023:

Zirbenz Stone Pine Liqueur? 1/4 oz? And thanks - been looking for a way to use up my Vena’s Pine bitters. :)

Zester Cocktail

1 oz Gin
1 oz Sweet vermouth, Cinzano Rosso
3⁄4 oz Bonal Gentiane Quina
1 Lemon peel
Instructions

Add all ingredients (including the lemon peel) to shaker. Add ice and shake. Double strain into a cocktail glass or over ice in a rocks glass (your choice.)

Notes

Remember to put the peel in the shaker, which is perhaps the source of the cocktail name.

This recipe is offered as an attempt to resurrect an historical cocktail that included a now extinct ingredient, Secrestat Bitters. Bonal's color and gentian/quinine character appear closest to the original.

History

This cocktail first appeared in the 1928 work "Recettes de Cocktails pour 1929" by the same authors, but used Campari rather than Secrestat Bitters--making it one of the earlier Negroni recipes (4:4:3 ratios). The change in the subsequent work to Secrestat Bitters (an aperitif probably similar to Bonal) is not explained.

The name likely comes from the addition of the lemon zest to the shaker--specifically stated in both books' recipes.

Cinzano was specified as the vermouth in both recipes.

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Year
1929
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Unknown, Paris
Source reference

"1929 L'Heure du Cocktail" and "Recettes de Cocktails pour 1929" by J. Alimbau & E. Milhorat

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Halls of Power

1 1⁄2 oz Rye, Wild Turkey 101
1⁄2 oz Cynar
2 t Sweet vermouth, Carpano Antica Formula
2 t Bénédictine
2 t Scotch, Glenmorangie
Instructions

Stir with ice and pour into a chilled coupe.

Picture of Halls of Power
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Year
2022
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Your original creation
Creator
Cocktails.at.3
Las Vegas, Nevada
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4 stars
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The Noble Beast

1 oz Bitters, Angostura
1 oz Espresso (or cold brew concentrate)
1⁄2 oz Rich demerara syrup 2:1
1 Whole egg
1 Coffee bean (grated, as garnish)
Instructions

Dry shake for 10 seconds, wet shake for 10-15 seconds. Double strain, serve up in glass of your choice, claret glass recommended. Grate the coffee bean over top as garnish.

Notes

Espresso is preferred by the creator. Cold brew concentrate is given as an alternative if espresso is not an option.

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Authentic recipe
Creator
Anders Erickson, Chicago, IL
Source reference

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzmVLMzQjNo

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  • This is better with an ounce of rye whiskey, as in https://old.reddit.com/r/cocktails/comments/184k0sf/the_forbidden_one/
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Miracles Take Longer

1 1⁄2 oz Rhum Agricole
1⁄2 oz Mezcal
1⁄2 oz Maple syrup
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail coupe.

History

For my drink of the day at Loyal Nine, I was inspired by the Mr. Howell (white rum, lime, maple, Islay Scotch) to create a smoky Sour. I decided to make it funkier with rhum agricole and mezcal. I kept the Mr. Howell's maple syrup and lime juice components but added in some Angostura Bitters spice to dry out the maple a touch. For a name, I decided on a song title from the Television Personalities from 1987 that was perhaps named after a 1984 British television drama series.

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Year
2017
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Loyal Nine, Cambridge, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2017/08/miracles-take-longer.html

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Broken Finds the Bone

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3⁄4 oz Lime
3⁄4 oz Crème de Banane, Giffard
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4 dr Bitters (Vena's Garam Masala Bitters)
Instructions

Shake and strain, up

History

Autumn 2022 Menu

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2022
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Your original creation
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Henry's Dream

3⁄4 oz Mezcal
3⁄4 oz Rhum Agricole
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1⁄2 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Apricot liqueur
Instructions

Stir with ice and strain into an old fashioned glass.

History

I decided to tinker and continue on with my rhum agricole-mezcal stirred drinks that started with Up Jumped the Devil and followed by Stranger than Kindness. This time I went with the Cynar-apricot duo that I learned to appreciate in the One One Thousand, and I utilized Punt e Mes to bolster the fruity and bitter notes. For a name, I kept with the Nick Cave song titles concept with Henry's Dream.

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Year
2021
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Somerville, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2021/09/henrys-dream.html

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Black Bird

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1 oz Limoncello (Luster Lavender Limoncello)
3⁄4 oz Crème de Violette
1⁄2 oz Ginger syrup
3 ds Orange bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Sam Spade learns about the Black Bird.

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Year
2022
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
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Italian 75

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Tanqueray Malacca
1 oz Limoncello, Pallini
1 oz Lemon juice
4 oz Tonic water, Fever Tree elderflower tonic
Instructions

Add 4 ice cubes into a large frozen glass. Add all ingredients. Stir to mix and chill.

History

80 years ago today "Casablanca" was released and Yvonne orders French 75's.

I decided to try something mildly different.

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Year
2022
Authenticity
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Creator
Carl N.
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  • Not a bad way to Limoncello but not really special.
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smparkes commented on 11/26/2023:

We made with a friend's kumquat-cello and sparkling wine and that was a 5.

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