Trash Polka

1 oz Fernet Branca
1 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1⁄2 oz Maraschino Liqueur
4 ds Peychaud's Bitters
1 rinse Absinthe (as glass rinse)
1 twst Lemon peel (expressed and discarded)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into a double old fashioned glass pre-rinsed with absinthe, and garnish with lemon oil from a twist.

History

I began with the concept of a Ferrari (the Fernet Branca-Campari duo) crossed with a Red Hook, and I felt that it needed additional flavors. With Maraschino in the mix, it made me think of an Improved Cocktail, so I thought absinthe, and that flowed into doing a Sazerac treatment along with the addition of Peychaud's Bitters and lemon oil. The end result was akin something between the Diamonds & Spades as a Ferrari Sazerac and the Tin City Sazerac as a mashup of Red Hook and a Cognac Sazerac. For a name, I dubbed this one Trash Polka after the tattoo style that originated in Germany that combines motifs using black and red ink.

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2022
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Creator
Frederic Yarm, Drink, Boston, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2022/07/trash-polka.html

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Zachary Pearson commented on 7/26/2022:

Fred,

I can almost make this - do you think Dopo Teatro would be a decent sub for Punt e Mes? Thanks, Zachary

yarm commented on 7/28/2022:

No clue. Would you use it in a Red Hook with good success?

Plain Sailing

3⁄4 oz Gin, Plymouth
3⁄4 oz Bianco Vermouth
3⁄4 oz Manzanilla sherry
1⁄2 oz Sloe gin
1⁄4 oz Cane syrup, Petite Canne
2 ds Salt Solution
1 rinse Absinthe
1 twst Lemon peel (expressed and discarded)
Instructions

Rinse Nick & Nora. Stir and strain into prepared glass. Express and discard lemon peel.

Notes

Comoz Vermouth Blanc and Bodegas Yuste Aurora are preferred brands.

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Paige Walwyn, Chicago, Illinois (USA)
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https://punchdrink.com/recipes/plain-sailing/

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Lord Byron

1 1⁄2 oz Gin
1 oz Mastika
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1 lf Mint (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake; strain; up; garnish.

Notes

I used Skinos Mastiha and Beefeater.

Picture of Lord Byron
Craig Eliason
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2022
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Craig Eliason, Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
Source reference

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Byron#Ottoman_Greece

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Shawn C commented on 5/19/2023:

Great name. This is a well balanced cocktail, with the lime proportion being a good match for the richness of the Skinos Mastiha. The virtue of this elegantly simple drink is that the mild, warm piney resin flavor come through as the central flavor.

Spruce Goose v2

1 1⁄2 oz Gin
3⁄4 oz Orgeat
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Amontillado Sherry
3 sli Cucumber
3 ds Absinthe
1 sli Cucumber (ribbon, as garnish)
Instructions

Muddle cucumber, add rest of the ingredients and shake with ice then strain into stemmed beer glass over crushed ice. Garnish with a cucumber ribbon.

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Year
2019
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Creator
Trevor Easter. The Snug. Sacramento
Source reference

https://imbibemagazine.com/recipe/spruce-goose-from-the-snug/

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Cuevas

2 oz Jamaican rum, Appleton 12 (or other blended aged rum)
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1⁄4 oz Tawny port (Taylor Fladgate 20)
1⁄4 oz Cinnamon syrup, B.G. Reynolds
6 dr Bitters, Bittermens 'Elemakule Tiki
1 Maraschino cherry (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir and strain, coupe, cherry garnish.

Notes

Balanced bitterness. Smooth and appropriately sweet (to my taste). The cinnamon and caramelized grape taste of the port come through at different times.

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Year
2016
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Creator
Dane Barca, Smuggler's Cove
Source reference

Smuggler's Cove, pg 118

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Wind 'Em Up

1 1⁄2 oz Moonshine (home-made)
1 oz Cassis
3⁄4 oz Nocino
1⁄2 oz Lavender syrup
3 ds Cranberry bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Watching the WWII movie, "They Were Expendable" about PT boats and such.

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Swann Martini

1 1⁄2 oz Gin
1⁄4 oz Vodka
1⁄4 oz Absinthe bitters
1⁄4 oz Amaro (Amaro Angeleno)
3 dr Salt Solution
1 spg Basil
1 Cherry tomato (as garnish)
1 Olive (as garnish)
1 lf Basil (as garnish)
Instructions

Muddle sprig of basil with gin, saline solution and ice; add other ingredients and stir until chilled. Serve with a garnish of one olive, one cherry tomato, and a basil leaf on a toothpick.

Notes

Amaro used was Amaro Angeleno, a bitter citrus aperitif amaro from Ventura Spirits in Ventura, CA. Could substitute with Amaro Florio or dealer's choice.

History

First made on July 16, 2022 as requested by EB. A variation that turned out half Vesper, half Dirty Martini--named after Léa Seydoux's character in Daniel Craig's Bond series.

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Teonas commented on 9/09/2023:

Craig, yes that's the recipe I used! Thanks for the clarification.

Cocchi Cola

1 1⁄2 oz Whiskey (Calls for Tennessee whisky)
3⁄4 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano
1⁄2 oz Amaro Nonino
1 ds Bitters, Bittermens 'Elemakule Tiki (calls for tiki bitters 1 dash = 3 drops)
Instructions

Stir and strain into chilled cocktails glass

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Jim Meehan for PDT NYC
Source reference

https://theeducatedbarfly.com/cocchi-cola/

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SWOboy's Green Flash

1 1⁄2 oz Whiskey (home-made)
3⁄4 oz Blue Curaçao
3⁄4 oz Suze
1⁄2 oz Falernum, Velvet Falernum
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

Notes

The Suze and blue curacao create a beautiful green color.

History

One of the most enjoyable sights to the mariner: The Green Flash.

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