Is That All There Is?

3⁄4 oz Mezcal
3⁄4 oz Rhum Agricole
1⁄2 oz Suze
1⁄2 oz Aperol
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
2 ds Peychaud's Bitters
1 twst Grapefruit peel (As garnish)
Instructions

Shake with ice, strain into a cocktail coupe, and garnish with grapefruit oil from a twist.

History

I became inspired by Attaboy-Nashville's Palm Sunday while writing it up on the blog, and I extracted its Suze-Aperol combination and took it in a citrus direction akin to the Square Root. For the spirit, I went with the quirky combination of mezcal and rhum agricole that I have utilized before such as in the All of Freud's Beautiful Women. For a name, Sam Ross' Too Soon? made me think of another question – that being Peggy Lee's song Is That All There Is?

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Year
2023
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Somerville, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2023/05/is-that-all-there-is.html

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1⁄2 oz Cinnamon syrup
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Instructions

Shake all but the cider. Strain into a Collins glass filled with crushed/pebbled ice. Top with cider. Top with ice.

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Plumber

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Shawn C commented on 5/29/2023:

Bursting with flavor. I had the standard Choya Umeshu rather than red "shiso" or "extra shisu" infused variants which should add some anise/licorice notes. I also lacked yuzu syrup, but had some kumquat cordial (Death & Co.) begging to be used here. Other subs were Domaine de Canton ginger liqueur and Drillaud Pamplemousse. Definitely to the sweet side, but seems to fit the character of the flavors together.

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Combine all. Shake. Double strain. Drink. Enjoy.

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For the syrup - a 1:1 mixture of pandan extract and simple syrup

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Instructions

Combine, stir 30 sec, pour slowly.

Notes

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History

I apologize for the rarity of the ingredients. I just chanced upon them, came up with the idea and was thoroughly wowed, so had to offer this up for anyone who may have access to these ingredients. You HAVE to use a high ABV awamori here. Angostura bitters are a good substitute for the umami bitters BUT, if you're making this and have the other ingredients, then probably you won't need this sub. enjoy!

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Year
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Eran Shifferman, Pure gold, Bonn
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Instructions

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Notes

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2021
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Augmenting the dominant coffee notes while keeping the spirit base in check using a mellow gin. Be sure to use the specified ingredients: not responsible for the outcome of any other combo....

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2023
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Eran Shifferman, Pure gold bar, Bonn
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History

After making the Crooklyn from the Franklin Mortgage & Investment Co. and noting that it was rather similar to Cure's Black & Bluegrass, I decided to put my own spin on the 3:1 Averna to curaçao with Angostura and Peychaud's Bitters Black Manhattan template. Here, I utilized an apple brandy and mezcal split, and I dubbed it the Devil's Staircase after an IPA on tap at Widowmaker Brewing when I went there several months ago (and made a note of the name).

Yields Drink
Year
2023
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Somerville, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2023/05/devils-staircase.html

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