Autumn Evening

1 oz Bourbon
2⁄3 oz Cynar
1 oz Ginger liqueur, Koval
3 ds Orange bitters, Regans' orange bitters
Instructions

Shake on Ice, Strain, Enjoy

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  • Made with King's ginger. Very nice. — ★★★★★
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Spring Reviver

1 oz Gin, Gabriel Boudier (Saffron)
1⁄2 oz Calvados, Chateau du Breuil (VSOP)
1⁄2 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1 bsp Gentiane de Lure
1 bsp Absinthe, Absente 55%
1⁄2 t Gomme syrup, Jarabe Vargas
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, double strain, coupe, garnish

Notes

The gomme helps the flavors pop.

History

Created for a Spring Cocktail List to reflect the blooming and flowering nature of the season.

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2012
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Egor Petrov, Racket, Auckland, New Zealand
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5 stars
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  • An aromatic cocktail with a slightly sweet beginning that turns into a lightly spicy, dry finish. — ★★★★★
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Capone's Island

2 oz Rye, Templeton Rye
1 oz Aromatized wine, Marolo Chinato
1 bsp Orange liqueur, Mandarine Napoleon
1 bsp Bénédictine
4 dr Bitters, Abbott's
Instructions

Stir over ice, serve straight up, no garnish.

Notes

Marolo Chinato is not strictly speaking a vermouth, it's an aromatised wine that's not as sweet as vermouth, so it's not easy to just swap it out and keep the character of the drink.

History

Invented while trying to find a good cocktail to make the chinato really sing.

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2012
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Jordan Harper
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Shawn C commented on 10/19/2022:

This is an excellent cocktail with a burgundy hue and lush flavor from the barolo chinato (I used Cocchi's Barolo Chinato which has become a favorite of mine.) It is hard to tell how much the small quantities of Mandarine Napoleon and Benedictine are doing, but they seem to provide some backing and depth to the flavor profile as I can taste elements of them around the periphery. The Mandarine Napoleon can be a bit strange in sparser flavor environments, but with the depth here it makes a subtle assist. I mistakenly used 4 dashes (rather than 4 drops) of my Abbott's bitters prepared from Darcy O'Neils' recipe, but this didn't hurt the beverage at all, and likely added to some of the components in the Benedictine while providing a gentle touch of anise to the cocktail, but not so much as to be noticed as licorice. The chinato is so flavorful in its own right that it is easier to supplement it than it is to overpower it.

Freeside

2 oz Gin, Plymouth
1 oz Bianco Vermouth, Dolin
2 ds Caramelized Ramp Bitters, Bitters Old Men
1 spg Dill (Muddle)
2 sli Cucumber (Muddle)
1 twst Lemon peel (Muddle)
1 spg Dill (Garnish)
Instructions

Muddle the dill, cucumber and lemon peel in a mixing glass with the Dolin Blanc and Bitters, Old Men Caramelized Ramp Bitters. Add gin and stir with ice, fine-straining into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a smacked dill sprig.

History

"Freeside" is a Gibson-inspired Gibson variant, swapping out the Dry Vermouth for Dolin Blanc, and replacing the Pickled Onion with muddled Dill, Cucumber, Lemon Peel and Caramelized Ramp Bitters. Dill was chosen due to its resemblance to a data tree, an integral computer science data structure, while Kirby Cucumbers were used for having a similar shape as Gibson's Freeside space resort.

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Avioncito

3⁄4 oz Tequila, Espolon Reposado
3⁄4 oz Cynar
3⁄4 oz Zucca
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Shake, strain, lowball, rocks

Notes

If no Lucano, substitute another brown amaro. Also very good with Campari in lieu of Cynar

History

Avioncito means "little airplane" in Spanish, with the "de palel" implied. Originally posted with Amaro Lucano and Campari. Submitted to Mixology Monday "Equal Parts", September, 2012

Avioncito
©2012 Kindred Cocktails
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2012
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Creator
Dan Chadwick, Kindred Cocktails, based on on Sam Ross's Paper Plane
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3.5 stars
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  • Subbing in Campari for the Cynar makes it brighter. Might be worth trying Aperol or Dry Curacao. Also, maybe 0.25 oz mezcal and only 0.5 oz tequila.
  • Earthy, bitter, and oh my god sooo delicious
  • Very bitter, possibly due to the substitution of Cappelletti Sfumato Rabarbaro for the Zucca. Still, very enjoyable. — ★★★★
  • Used Ramazzotti. Strong grapefruit juice flavor. — ★★★★
  • Delicious and complex. A great cocktail for when the tequila mood strikes and you want something more interesting than a Margarita
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Dan commented on 9/13/2012:

Sam Ross's (of Little Branch, NYC) Paper Plane serves as a template for a fertile class of delightful bitter cocktails. With equal parts spirit, bright amaro, dark amaro, and sour, it's also perfect for the Mixology Monday monthly [-ish] on-line cocktail lovefest. September, 2012 marks the re-launch of MxMo, hosted by Fred Yarm of the highly-recommended Cocktail Virgin Slut blog. The theme? Equal Parts. Convenient, no?

Avioncito means "little airplane" — or paper airplane — in Spanish. With tequila for bourbon, Cynar for Aperol, Zucca for Amaro Nonino, and lime juice for lemon, the little plane shares no ingredients with its ancestor. Tequila and somewhat darker flavors shift the balance from summer to fall, so start sipping now.

I've also made this with Campari for Cynar, with equally good results. I retained the Cynar because its earthy flavors complement the reposado Tequila ... and also to distance the drink from the wonderful-on-its-own inspiration.

Zucca is a rabarbaro -- an amaro made from rhubarb, and in this case, the roots of Chinese rhubarb. It's a bit harder to find that Campari and Cynar, but its woodsy character is unmistakable in the cocktail. If unavailable, substitute another brown amaro, such as Ramazzotti, Averna, or (even better) Lucano. Different, but also great.

christina in tacoma commented on 6/28/2014:

Finallt got around to trying this. Really good. I'm not a huge tequila fan but this one is a keeper. I did end up bumping the tequila to 1.5 oz to cut the sweetness from the amari

jaba commented on 7/04/2014:

I liked it - used Milagro Reposado and Averna instead of the Zucca - but didn't taste the tequila as much. Maybe the MIlagro isn't as assertive as the Espolon (I'm not a tequila guy, so not sure)?

HallA commented on 10/31/2021:

Good. I had Cynar 70 so dropped it to 30. Zucca and lime dominate intensely upfront and then evolves with more agave and cynar at the end of the taste. Not unpleasant but suspect may be better balanced if I drop the zucca a bit and up the tequila.

Anabasis

3⁄4 oz Gin, Ransom
3⁄4 oz Armagnac
3⁄4 oz Curaçao, Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao
3⁄4 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano
1 rinse Absinthe
1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

Stir with ice and strain into a chilled, Absinthe-rinsed coupe. Garnish with a lemon twist.

History

A stirred riff on the beloved Corpse Reviver #2, the Anabasis relegates the lemon juice to just a twist and brings in the maltiness of Ransom Old Tom Gin as match to Armagnac's complex spice. Cocchi American also subs in for Lillet Blanc, acting as a bridge between the sweet, spice and citrus notes of the other ingredients. The name Anabasis refers to the antonym of "katabasis", or "underworld", and indicates a trip from a country's coastline back into its interior.

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  • Would like to ponder over this one again.
  • Heather liked it, one of her favs
  • Need to try this.
  • Complex, long with a fresh citrus finish — ★★★★
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Night Ritual

1 1⁄2 oz Rye, Rittenhouse 100
3⁄4 oz Palo Cortado Sherry
1⁄2 oz Ginger liqueur, Canton
1⁄4 oz Bénédictine
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 rinse Islay Scotch, Laphroaig 10
1 twst Orange peel
Instructions

Stir with ice and strain into a chilled, Laphroaig 10 rinsed coupe. Garnish with orange twist.

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Mike Alwill, Cocktail Democracy, Brooklyn NY
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  • Bumped up the ginger liqueur a tad.
  • Substitutions: - Amontillado Sherry for Palo Cortado - New Deal Ginger Liquer - Strega for Benedictine - Lagavulin for Laphroaig Boozy, Spice, Not sweet — ★★★★★
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Sweet Peat

1 1⁄2 oz Japanese Whisky, Hakushu 12
1⁄2 oz Pedro Ximénez Sherry
1⁄4 oz Maurin Quina
1 ? Egg white
6 dr Bitters, Bittermens Burlesque (Garnish)
Instructions

Mix all ingredients except bitters in a shaker and dry-shake, then shake again with ice. Strain into a chilled coupe and garnish with Burlesque Bitters. Lightly swirl with a toothpick.

History

I once had a dream where I was challenged to make a cocktail with scotch and sherry. This was the result.

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Franklin Bearse

2 oz Rum, Smith & Cross
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
1⁄2 oz Triple sec, Combier L'Original Liqueur D'Orange
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Stir all ingredients with ice. Strain into a chilled cocktails glass. Hold on to your hat and take a sip.

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2012
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  • A fantastic drink. It's 100% because of the Smith & Cross but this drink really complements the spirit and lets it shine. Top cocktail in 2021.5
  • Wow, this is boozy. I wish I was getting something a little more than boozy. I made this with one big rock instead of up. Maybe that affected the result some? I do like S+C and it shines.
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yarm commented on 2/26/2020:

When Misty Kalkofen made this for me in September 2012, she told me that she wanted to teach the returning students how to drink. My blog post describes, "how she named it after a Cape Cod rum runner who died from a shotgun blast in 1932. The Lowell Sun wrote, 'State police laid the slaying at the door of rum runners they believed had been using the garage as a storage place for liquor-laden trucks. The structure stands about 100 yards from the main highway in a rather isolated section a mile west of Hyannis.'" Yup, this one hits you like a shotgun blast to the head, but a tasty way to go.

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2012/09/franklin-bearse.html

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