Err from the Faith

2 oz Rye, Rittenhouse
3⁄4 oz Orange liqueur, Grand Marnier
1⁄2 oz Braulio
1⁄2 oz Maraschino Liqueur, Luxardo
2 ds Orange bitters (Equal Parts Fee Brothers Orange, Angostura Orange, and Regan's Orange Bitters)
1 Star anise (as garnish)
1 twst Orange (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir all ingredients until chilled and strain into at least a 5 oz coupe. Garnish with an Orange Peel expressed over the drink and rim and a pod of Star Anise.

Notes

This is a Manhattan/Improved Whiskey Cocktail/Bronx riff. So while it is sweet, I think it's pretty complex.

The sweetness of the Grand Marnier and Maraschino liqueur is met with alpine spice from the Braulio Amaro. This works well with the spice of the Rittenhouse Rye and is further bolstered by the the Star Anise pod.

History

This is a riff on the Root of All Evil cocktail created by Jeff Grdinich at White Mountan Cider Company in Bartlett, NH. Where he used bourbon and Fernet, we swapped in Rye whiskey and Braulio Amaro. We also added the star anise pod as a garnish.

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2022
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Creator
Tim Williams, Harrisonburg, VA, United States of America
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Shawn C commented on 8/04/2023:

I tried the original recipe last October. It showed promise, but was too sweet for my tastes. I made a note to retry it with reworked proportions emphasizing the Braulio while reducing sweeter components. After remaking I was pleased with the result and suggest the following changes: 3/4 oz Braulio, 1/2 oz Grand Marnier, 1/4 oz Luxardo Maraschino. All of the flavors were recognizable, but without being overbearingly sweet. This is still a very high potency drink at 1.44 oz alcohol.

Bitter Squeeze

1 1⁄2 oz Gin
1 1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth
1⁄2 oz Amaro (Use Bellini Amaro delle Terme)
3⁄10 oz Lemon
Instructions

Stir with ice in a cocktail shaker, strain and pour into a martini glass.

Notes

Recommend Amaro delle Terme

History

My wife loves bitter elders and negronis - this is a variation to keep her interested.

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2022
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Creator
Sean Forde
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Common Cold

2 oz Jamaican rum (nice and funky)
1⁄2 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
1⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1 t Honey
1 ds Bitters, Angostura (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain, up in stemmed water glass, garnish on top.

Notes

This seems like a good cure for the common cold. Basically a rum forward floral daiquiri. Might work with a more subtle rum as well.

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2022
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Dave Hebb
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  • Made with Smith & Cross. Simple and easy to make and little to complain about.
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Jhvilas commented on 9/25/2022:

Really needs to be made with honey syrup instead of straight honey.

mako commented on 11/19/2024:

I spent quite a bit of time stirring the honey in to get it to dissolve. Not nearly enough citrus to make the "daiquiri" label in the description really work. Nice drink though!

drinkingandthinking commented on 3/31/2025:

Good comments - I may tweak this one with more honey as a syrup and make it more "daquiri like".

(the) Radiator

1 1⁄2 oz Brandy
3⁄4 oz Crème Yvette
3⁄4 oz Falernum, Velvet Falernum
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
2 ds Grapefruit bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

In celebration of the successful installation of a newly cleaned and rebuilt automobile radiator.

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2022
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Devil-May-Carrot

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon, Old Grand Dad 100
1 1⁄2 oz Aquavit, Linie (carrot-infused; see Notes)
1⁄4 oz Honey syrup (scant 1/4 oz brown sugar honey syrup; see Notes)
1 ds Orange bitters, Regans' orange bitters
1 ds Celery bitters, Bitter Truth Celery
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
1 spg Carrot (greens, as garnish)
1 sli Carrot (carrot, ribbon slice as garnish)
Instructions

Stir; strain; rocks; garnish.

Notes

Carrot-infused aquavit: Peel outer part of a carrot, then keep peeling and soak carrot strips in aquavit for a week.
Brown sugar honey syrup: Over gentle heat, stir to dissolve 2 parts brown sugar in 1 part water, then stir in 1 part honey and let cool.

History

Created for Reddit Original Cocktail Competition, September 2022 (honey and carrot).

Picture of Devil-May-Carrot
Craig Eliason
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Year
2022
Authenticity
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Craig Eliason, Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
Source reference

https://www.reddit.com/r/cocktails/comments/x2xtgz/original_cocktail_co…

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The Last King of Scotch

1 1⁄2 oz Blended Scotch, Black Bottle
3⁄4 oz Amaro Meletti
1⁄4 oz Bénédictine
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
3 twst Lemon
1⁄4 oz Islay Scotch, Laphroaig 10
Instructions

Combine first four ingredients and two lemon peels (oil expressed) and stir over ice. Strain over a big cube, float the Islay scotch and express the third peel over the drink and drop in.

History

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2022
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Screened-in Peach

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon
1⁄2 oz Demerara Rum
1⁄2 oz Manzanilla sherry, La Cigarrera
1⁄4 oz Peach liqueur, Giffard
1⁄4 oz Amaro, Cappelletti Sfumato Rabarbaro
1 ds Bitters, Bittermens 'Elemakule Tiki
2 dr Salt Solution
1 t Demerara syrup (Vanilla infused optional)
Instructions

Stir, strain, up, no garnish

History

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Dark Entries

1 oz Mezcal
1 oz Rhum Agricole
1⁄2 oz Amaro, Cappelletti Sfumato Rabarbaro (Zucca or other Rabarbaro will work)
1⁄2 oz Aperol
Instructions

Stir with ice and strain into a cocktail coupe. Garnish with a Bauhaus song medley or nothing at all.

History

I continued on my rabarbaro recipe quest and decided to riff on the Knife to a Gun Fight. I took the Sfumato-Aperol combination and placed it as support to the mezcal-agricole split base that I have used a bit. After I posted my second pass at the drink on Instagram, Jake Parrott of Haus Alpenz (distributor of Sfumato) chimed in with "50:50 rabarbaro and red bitter is a classic café drink in the Veneto – one of many drinks in Italy to get the moniker 'mezzo-mezzo'." For a name, the roast and smoke notes pushed me towards Dark Entries after the 1980 single by Bauhaus.

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

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2022/08/dark-entries.html

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Really like this drink. I tried with a less smokier Mezcal first but then went 1.5 Vida with In the Flat Field. Good pairing.

Campo Viejo

1 1⁄2 oz Rye (Rittenhouse Bonded preferably)
1⁄2 oz Mezcal
1⁄2 oz Fernet Branca
1⁄2 oz Bénédictine
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 ds Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
Instructions

Stir with ice and strain into an old fashioned glass with a large cube.

History

After I got home from Drink (Boston) where I made a guest an Oldfield (a link to that drink in the source reference below), I began thinking of that combination of rye, Fernet, Benedictine, and Angostura. I took it in the direction of the Last American Hero (another drink that I made that night) by splitting the base 3:1 with the minor part mezcal and adding chocolate bitters. For a name, I riffed on the Oldfield and dubbed it the Campo Viejo (translation of "old field" in Spanish).

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Year
2022
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Drink, Boston, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2022/08/campo-viejo.html

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Terra Firma

3⁄4 oz Japanese Whisky, Suntory Toki blended
3⁄4 oz Apple brandy, Lairds Bonded
3⁄4 oz Bianco Vermouth, Dolin
1⁄4 oz Bénédictine
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain, cocktail glass, garnish

Notes

Described as 'a modern twist' on the Vieux Carré

History

Developed for the new bar.

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Year
2022
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Jeffrey Morgenthaler - Pacific Standard at KEX Hotel, Portland
Source reference

https://punchdrink.com/recipes/terra-firma/

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