Right to the Bitter End

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon (Wheated)
3⁄4 oz Byrrh
1⁄4 oz Campari
2 ds Peychaud's Bitters
1 Cherry
Instructions

Stir with ice. Serve up or rocks (your choice).

Notes

At the intersection of Manhattan and Boulevardier.

History

Winning recipe, created for a pre-Presidential debate cocktail contest, which asked for red- and blue-colored drinks. Cocktail was featured & served before and during the first 2012 debate at the Chesterfield in Dallas, TX... Credit where it's due, I borrowed Jamie Boudreau's "Golden Ratio".

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  • Luxardo Bitter also works, but is less complex.
  • Struggle to rate this one - 4 because I really like boulevardier like drinks, but not all that distinctive.
  • A nice, if not earth-shattering, Boulevardiere-style drink. I would make it again. Might be a good intro to bitter cocktails for a red wine drinker. — ★★★
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The Prodigal Son

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon
1⁄2 oz Mezcal
1⁄2 oz Pedro Ximénez Sherry
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
2 ds Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
6 dr Hellfire Habanero Shrub, Bittermens
1 twst Orange peel
Instructions

Stir with cracked ice and strain into a chilled rocks glass over one large cube.

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  • Lonerider?
  • Use wildfire bitters
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Sabotta Dusk

1 oz Rye, Rittenhouse 100
1 oz Cognac (VSOP)
1 oz Sweet vermouth
1⁄2 oz Averna
2 ds Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
Instructions

Stir and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Lemon peel garnish.

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  • Nice complex flavors — ★★★★
  • In the Manhattan domain but more dry with a chocolate/coffee note
  • Too much sweet vermouth.
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MOJO1229 commented on 4/29/2016:

Very nice, very, smooth, and very delicious. The ingredients blend together so well that it's difficult to discern the rye whiskey or cognac. I suspect that drinkers who are not fond of rye whiskey will find this drink to their lliking. I rated this 4.5, and good to the last drop!

Shawn C commented on 11/02/2025:

Very good. Split base works well, while many cognac primary spirit cocktails are some how off. I used Cocchi di Torino for vermouth. The rye and lemon zest complement one another. The first time I made this I grabbed the Laird's Bonded (the Rittenhouse bottle is usually in front of it...) and didn't realize until I had poured. Considering my options, I decided orange peel would work better with the apple, and it did. In fact, my wife prefers this more fruit-forward variation.

Sideburn Sour

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon (Burnside bourbon)
1⁄2 oz Red wine (II vintners Syrah)
1⁄2 oz Orange juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
1 part Egg white
1 rinse Absinthe
2 dr Bitters
Instructions

Prep cocktail glass with a rinse of absinthe and set aside. Combine the rest of the ingredients in a mixing glass without ice, and dry shake with cocktail coil. Add ice and shake again. Strain into prepped cocktail glass. Dot finished cocktail with couple drops of Angostura bitters and run straw through bitters.

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The Haigh

1 1⁄2 oz Light rum
3⁄4 oz Curaçao, Senior Curaçao
1⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur, Luxardo
1 1⁄2 oz Pineapple juice
1 oz Lime juice
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Shake and strain into a crushed ice-filled rocks glass.

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  • Tasty! I used elderflower rum because why not.
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coquina commented on 2/05/2021:

Really good! A crowd-pleaser at my home tonight. 

flickerdart commented on 9/07/2020:

It's got a juicy sour ale/IPA thing going on. Make sure to shake hard to get that pineapple foam!

ThatGuyOverThere commented on 6/14/2023:

Just a **little** on the tart side; might cut back the lime to 3/4 oz.

Powers of Peat

1 1⁄2 oz Highland Scotch
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth
1 t Islay Scotch, Laphroaig 10
1 t Absinthe
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Ginger syrup
Instructions

Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

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Death in the Afterlife

1⁄2 oz Fernet Branca
1 oz Ginger liqueur, Domaine de Canton
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup
2 ds Absinthe, Pacifique
3 oz Champagne
1 twst Lemon peel (Garnish)
Instructions

Shake without Champagne, strain, coupe or flute. Top with Champagne, garnish.

Notes

Submitted for the Domaine de Canton 2014 Best Bartender Contest.

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Mesoamerica

2⁄3 oz Fernet Branca
2⁄3 oz Xtabentun
5 ds Bitters, Bitter Truth Chocolate
3 ds Bitters, Bitter Truth Orange
Instructions

Shake on ice, strain, and serve in a snifter

Notes

Surprisingly strong, firm cocoa flavor as it transports you to Central America on the complementary notes

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Price of Rum

1 1⁄2 oz Aperol
1 1⁄4 oz Jamaican rum, Appleton Estate V/X
1⁄2 oz Curaçao, Senior Curaçao
1⁄4 oz Virgin Islands Rum, Cruzan Blackstrap
1 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup (Rich (2:1))
Instructions

Shake and strain into a large, crushed ice-filled rocks glass.

History

Largely inspired by the Bitter Mai Tai.

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  • Made without simple syrup. Delicious.
  • pretty tasty! Easy, tasty Summer on the porch drink ... maybe in a highball with a blast of seltzer — ★★★★
  • Red berry flavors. The gentle bitterness of the Aperol and the bass note of the blackstrap rum serve well to contribute gravitas.
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topher commented on 12/12/2019:

Made without simple syrup. Delicious.

The Deliverance

1 oz Bourbon, Bulleit (cedar infused)
1 oz Calvados
1⁄2 oz Fernet Branca
1⁄2 oz Maple syrup
Instructions

Stir. Strain into a double old fashioned over ice. Garnish with thin red apple slice.

Notes

The Infusion is very quick and simple. Per 750ml bottle of Bourbon (I use Bulleit at home, and Four Roses at work, both work well) add a SMALL fistful of food grade cedar chips. Any store that sells barbeque chips should have cedar (about $5 for a big bag). Throw it all in a mason jar for 3-4 hours, agitating occasionally, and then strain it back into the bottle. The more chips you use the shorter the infusion time, but you're going to lose a lot more bourbon to the chips. You should lose about an ounce per bottle. And don't let it sit for more than four hours, cause it can get extremely bitter.

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Sandy De Almeida, Toronto, Canada
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Zachary Pearson commented on 10/05/2012:

Can you tell us how you're infusing the cedar?

Sandy De Almeida commented on 12/09/2012:

Sorry Zachary, I haven't checked back in a bit.
The Infusion is very quick and simple. Per 750ml bottle of Bourbon (I use Bulleit at home, and Four Roses at work, both work well) add a SMALL fistful of food grade cedar chips. Any store that sells barbeque chips should have cedar (about $5 for a big bag). Throw it all in a mason jar for 3-4 hours, agitating occasionally, and then strain it back into the bottle. The more chips you use the shorter the infusion time, but you're going to lose a lot more bourbon to the chips. You should lose about an ounce per bottle. And don't let it sit for more than four hours, cause it can get extremely bitter.
You can just toss the chips out after, or throw them in a batch of rich simple and simmer it for 15min. Then your left with an intense cedar syrup, which I've been using a lot.
Cheers!

Cara A commented on 10/30/2020:

I did not have cedar chips handy, and used a basic rye instead. Used a little less Fernet and maple (1 part of each to 3 parts each of the rye and Calvados). Delicious. Will try with cedar infused bourbon in future.

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