Royal Roadblock

1 1⁄2 oz Gin
3⁄4 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano Rosa
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1 spl Simple syrup
Instructions

Shake on ice,
Strain

History

Served at the Highland Kitchen in Somerville, MA when the royals were in town in 2022

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2022
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Mr. Jordan

1 1⁄2 oz Rum (Beenleigh White Rum)
1 oz Damiana Liqueur
3⁄4 oz Crème de Violette
3⁄4 oz Pomegranate juice
3 ds Cherry Bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

I'm in "movie mode" ...... now watching: "Here Comes Mr Jordan" (1941).

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2023
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Creator
Carl N.
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Dr. Coffee's Down And Dirty

1 ds Blackstrap Bitters
2 ds Chocolate bitters
1⁄4 oz Islay Scotch, Laphroaig 10
1⁄2 oz Bruto Americano
1 oz Gold rum (Agricole, or failing that Jamaican)
5 oz Coffee
Instructions

Pour into a cup of hot coffee, stir briefly, drink

Notes

Not for the faint of heart, this is designed to draw out the earthy and bitter notes of a nice pourover.

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2023
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Natalie Weizenbaum
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Let Yourself Go

1 1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Pomp and Whimsy (Gin Liqueur)
3⁄4 oz Dry vermouth, Noilly Prat Original Dry
3⁄4 oz Nocino (Liqueur)
3⁄4 oz Pomegranate juice
3 ds Grapefruit bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Navy movie mode: Fred & Ginger dance routine, "Let Yourself Go" (1936).

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2023
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Creator
Carl N.
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Mountain Goat

1 oz Barley Schochu, Lichiko
1 oz Gran Classico
1 oz Braulio
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
1 twst Orange peel
Instructions

Stir, strain, coupe, garnish

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2023
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Sithspit commented on 5/29/2025:

It’s nice, and there’s potential here but it’s pretty sweet. Personally, I’d scale back the amaro and liqueurs a bit to let the shochu shine a bit more.

Bungle in the Jungle

1 oz Overproof rum, Plantation O.F.T.D.
1 oz Mango Rum
1 oz CioCiaro
1 oz Lime juice
2 oz Orange juice
Instructions

Shake, serve over crushed ice in tiki mug or Collins glass. Garnish with lime wheel and an amarena cherry.

Notes

I made this with a homemade rum-based mango liqueur which is on the sweet side. Commercial mango rums may need a simple-syrup adjustment.

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2023
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Que Vera Vera

2 oz Gin (London Dry Gin)
1 oz Aloe vera liqueur, Chareau
1 oz RinQuinQuin a la Peche
1 Kumquat (whole fruit)
Instructions

Stir gin, Chareau, Rinquinquin w/ ice; strain into coup. Flame the Kumquat over coupe (squeezing Kumquat into flame), then drop into glass

Notes

This is a really unusual drink, light and nearly clear with only a very light peach color. Not sweet, not dry, but with abundant hard-to-describe flavors from the aloe liqueur and the peach/wine quinquina. Overall there is some aloe, dill, melon, hints of mint with some lingering Wrigley's gum backbone/finish.

I used Hayman's London Dry Gin for its lemon peel character. I have fresh ripe Kumquat's on a small potted tree, and the fruit definitely add to the flavor, aroma and presentation.

History

This appears to be an adaptation of earlier aloe containing cocktails, but the lineage is unclear.

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Source reference

Found on RinQuinQuin's website at https://www.distilleries-provence.com/en/blog/que-vera-vera-n292 Appears to be an adaptation of various cocktails that employ aloe and possibly verjus.

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Personal Item

1 oz Rye, Rittenhouse
1⁄2 oz Grappa
1 1⁄2 oz Amaro, Jefferson Amaro Importante
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir; strain; up; garnish.

History

A tribute to friends who bring hootch back to me from their travels (in this case, Jefferson Amaro and Nonino Sauvignon Grappa from Italy).

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2023
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Creator
Craig Eliason, Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
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Body Shop

1 oz Fernet Branca
1 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Ginger-Honey Syrup
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄8 oz Islay Scotch (As float)
Instructions

Shake with ice, strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice, and float 1/8 oz Laphroaig Scotch. The honey-ginger syrup can be made on the fly by muddling 2 small coins of ginger in 1:1 honey syrup.

Notes

Drink came about in Oaxaca and finalized at home.

History

During a bar shift in Oaxaca, I had a local bartender who said that he preferred more bitter drinks. I got creative given the limited liqueur and syrup bottles on hand. For one of the drinks, I ended up making a ginger for passion fruit riff on the Clown Car (using lime juice since we lacked lemon) that reminded me of a Ferrari crossed with a Penicillin. A few days after returning home, I recreated this flavor profile using the lemon juice that I lacked and ended up floating a smoky Scotch on top as an accent. Since the two drinks that it reminded me of were named after a car and a fix-it, I dubbed this the Body Shop.

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Year
2023
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Casa Convite, Oaxaca, Mexico based out of Boston
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2023/02/body-shop.html

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Level Up

1 oz Apple brandy, Lairds Bonded
1 oz Islay Scotch
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Cocchi Vermouth di Torino
1⁄4 oz Nocino
1⁄4 oz Cynar
2 ds Chocolate bitters, Scrappy's Chocolate
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir; strain; up; garnish.

Notes

Here I used Macleod's Islay Scotch. If you're using a more aggressively peaty Scotch, you'll likely find a ratio of 3/4 Scotch to 1 1/4 apple brandy (or even 1/2 : 1 1/2) may be more balanced.

History

Winner of the Reddit Original Cocktail Competition - February 2023 (walnut and cocoa)

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Craig Eliason
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Year
2023
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Craig Eliason, Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
Source reference

https://www.reddit.com/r/cocktails/comments/10ql2wp/original_cocktail_c…

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  • Smooth and tasty. ETA 2nd time with blended Scotch (by accident) and Punt. Went a little shy on Cynar. Cherry and walnut flavors. Nice but missed peat.
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Shawn C commented on 11/11/2024:

Quite nice. I used Laphroaig 10 yr Scotch, Il Mallo Nocino, and Fee Aztec chocolate bitters. There was peat up front, with an approachable blend of the chocolate raisin vermouth notes, Cynar bitterness, and black walnut. The apple brandy provided more of a support role, broadening the palate of the rest.

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