Highland Games

1 1⁄2 oz Scotch, Oban
1 oz Sherry, Lustau Pedro Ximenez ("Murillo" Centenary)
1 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1 Egg white
1 pn Orange peel (dried, freshly ground, as garnish)
Instructions

Dry shake, shake, strain, coupe, sprinkle garnish

History

Finalist, 2010 Vinos de Jerez Cocktail Competition.

Yields Drink
Year
2010
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Owen Thomson, Café Atlántico, Washington, D.C
Source reference

http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2011/01/highland-games.html

Curator rating
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Average rating
3.5 stars
(2 ratings)
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laerm commented on 1/01/2015:

Well, the original recipe calls for Cocchi Americano instead of Lillet Blanc. I think the swap I'd prefer to make would be to a sweeter malt as this mostly has me thinking "grilled lemons."

Kindred Cocktails commented on 1/02/2015:

Thanks for pointing this out. I curated the cocktail to improve the source reference and attribution, and better reflect the original ingredients. I adjusted the lemonn from 1/2 to 3/4 oz, since the recipe calls for a 1/2 lemon. I adjusted the Scotch from Highland Park 12 to the specified Oban 14. Sounds quite good.

Bread & Wine

1 oz Oloroso sherry, Lustau
1 1⁄2 oz Scotch, Balvenie 12 Doublewood
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Grade B maple syrup
1 rinse Absinthe
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Fill an old fashioned glass with ice and a little absinthe. Swirl it a bit to coast, then empty the glass. Shake remaining ingredients except garnish over ice and strain. Express orange peel, wipe the rim and drop.

Yields Drink
Year
2010
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Charles Joly (The Drawing Room)
Source reference

http://www.sherry.wine/gastronomy/cocktails/oloroso/bread-wine

Curator rating
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Average rating
3.5 stars
(7 ratings)
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  • Interesting. The Sherry and the scotch play off each other very well. I think even a bit of ango could top this off. Well done.
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Zachary Pearson commented on 10/01/2016:

Curated this: as per the cited link (the old link was broken) changed the Scotch to Balvenie Doublewood. Added absinthe rinse to the ingredients and added garnish. Thanks,  Zachary

J.S-g. commented on 10/08/2016:

Lacking the proper scotch ... but still I expected more of a sherry cocktail competition winner. 

Vampire Blues

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon, Old Weller Antique 107
1⁄2 oz Sherry, Lustau East India Solera
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
1 t Pumpkin butter
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 Cinnamon stick (as garnish)
Instructions

Add all ingredients except cinnamon stick to mixing glass filled with ice. Shake for 15-30 seconds. Strain into Old Fashioned glass over large ice cube. Garnish with cinnamon stick.

Yields Drink
Year
2009
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Jessica Gonzalez, Death & Co., NYC
Source reference

http://www.portlandcraftcocktails.com/ - Death and Co pg. 203

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Average rating
3.5 stars
(3 ratings)
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Updated this as per the recipe in the Death and Co. book.

Thanks,

Zachary

Great Pumpkin

2 oz Ale (Pumpkin Ale (Elysian night owl))
1 oz Rye, Rittenhouse 100
1 oz Apple brandy, Lairds 7.5
1⁄2 oz Grade B maple syrup
1 ? Whole egg
Instructions

Add ale, apple brandy, rye whiskey, maple syrup to a cocktail shaker and gently swirl the shaker for 30 seconds to decarbonate the beer. Add the egg and shake for 45-60 seconds without ice. Add ice and shake for 15-20 seconds. Double-strain into collins glass and garnish with grated nutmeg.

Yields Drink
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Jim Meehan PDT
Source reference

http://www.portlandcraftcocktails.com/

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Affaires de l'amour

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1⁄4 oz Campari
3 ds Bitters, Angostura
3 oz Brut Champagne
5 dr Lemon juice
Instructions

Stir/strain/champagne flute, fill with 3 oz champagne.

Yields Drink
Year
2011
Authenticity
Your original creation
Curator rating
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(19 ratings)
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1 1⁄2 oz Rye
1 1⁄2 oz Aromatized wine, Dubonnet Rouge
2 ds Triple sec, Cointreau (2-3)
2 ds Peychaud's Bitters (2-3)
2 twst Orange peel (one as garnish)
1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

Shake everything including peels, strain, garnish.

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Year
1916
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Hugo Ensslin
Source reference

https://euvs-vintage-cocktail-books.cld.bz/1917-Recipes-for-Mixed-Drink…

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1/2oz Bigallet China China Amer

1/4oz Royal Combier

4 dashes Peychaud's

4 dashes Absinthe

3 drops 20% saline (or a small pinch of salt)

1 twist orange peel, expressed and discarded

Stir. Strain. One big rock. Express and discard orange peel.

drinkingandthinking commented on 9/22/2020:

A bit too light and delicate. I'd like it to have a bit more oomph in flavor to match the deceptive punch in potency. Might try Dead Rabbit version.

applejack commented on 9/24/2020:

The recipe link lists the rye and Dubonnet as 1/2 jigger, isn't that 1 oz each, not 1.5 oz?  FWIW, the Martin's Index app shows those as 1 oz with the rest of the ingredient proportions the same (and also notes that this is one of the earliest recipes that specified Cointreau by brand).  I get it, that's a pretty small drink by today's standards, but the other ingredients should probably be scaled up as well with an extra dash (or a range of 2-3 dashes).

Bismarck Cocktail

1 3⁄8 oz Bourbon, Buffalo Trace
1 oz Ice Cider, Brännland Cider
1⁄2 oz Angelica Syrup, Kvannegården
2 ds Bitters, Abbott's
Instructions

Stir everything and double strain into chilled cocktail glass.

Yields Drink
Year
2012
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Emil Åreng
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Thanksgiving 'Wine'

2⁄3 oz Bourbon (Overproof, Shy)
7⁄8 oz Pimm's No. 1 Cup
1⁄4 oz Cynar
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
2 dr Chocolate bitters, Bitter Truth Chocolate
1 Maraschino cherry, Luxardo (Generous Syrup)
Instructions

Shake on ice, strain into vessel of choice - ideally a wine glass for incognito

Notes

The idea is a 'flat red wine' so ratios can be altered to taste....develop your own 'terrior' to get through the day!

History

It should pass for a wine in the glass to throw-off suspecting in-laws and kin about your perspective on the event

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Creator
J., 'Bar, One, Too', Virginia
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christina in tacoma commented on 11/16/2012:

This is good. I used 1/4oz cynar, and I used plain old Jim Beam instead of an overproof bourbon. My cherries are Amarena Toschi, and I didn't add extra syrup. I'd probably just leave the cherry out next time and go with a lemon twist instead. I don't know that my version would pass for wine, but it is a good use for the Pimm's I'm trying to use up.

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1⁄2 oz Maple syrup
2 bsp Allspice Dram, St. Elizabeth
2 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Whiskey Barrel Aged
Instructions

Combine all ingredients in mixing glass with ice. Stir until chilled. Strain into a chilled old fashioned glass.

Notes

You can adjust the maple syrup up and down depending on desired level of sweetness.

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1⁄4 oz Cynar
1⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
1 bsp Scotch, Bowmore 12
1 ds Rose water
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Stir/strain/up/lemon twist

Yields Drink
Year
2012
Authenticity
Your original creation
Curator rating
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Bevx commented on 7/29/2013:

Not sure how I missed this when it was posted. GREAT name! And the <cite>Rose</cite> water? Nice touch.

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I was wondering when you'd recognize this. The drink isn't even that great, I just really wanted to use the name.

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