Fantail

1 1⁄2 oz Strega
3⁄4 oz Ancho Reyes Verde chile liqueur
3⁄4 oz Sweet sherry (Galleano Rose Of Peru)
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
1⁄4 oz Agave syrup
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

In memory of a Naval Academy graduate.

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2022
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Carl N.
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Dinner Party

1 1⁄2 oz Pisco, Capel
3⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur (Priqly Prickly Pear Liqueur)
1⁄2 oz Sweet sherry (Galleano Rose of Peru)
1⁄2 oz Aperitivo (Martini & Rossi 1872 Bitter)
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

In memory of a Naval Academy graduate ......
2 lbs of corned beef in the crockpot.
2 lbs of Santa Maria Tri-Tip in the same crockpot.
Lots of red wine in the crockpot.
Lots of spices in the crockpot.
8 hours on the simmer ........

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2022
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Creator
Carl N.
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All American Autumn

2 oz Speyside Scotch, Macallan 12 (Double Cask)
4 oz Apple cider
1⁄4 oz Maple syrup
1⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1 ds Allspice Dram, St Elizabeth
Instructions

Add all ingredients into an iced filled shaker. Shake and strain over ice into a collins glass. Garnish with a crab apple.

Notes

Personally had this cocktail at The Macallan 12 AR Experience in the Bowery, NYC

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Year
2017
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Authentic recipe
Source reference

https://elitetraveler.com/features/cocktail-week-macallan-12

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The Sherried Cherry

1 oz Speyside Scotch, Macallan 12 (Sherry Oak)
1⁄2 oz Cherry Liqueur, Cherry Heering
1⁄2 oz Averna
1⁄4 oz Amaro, Cappelletti Sfumato Rabarbaro
Instructions

Add all ingredients together in an ice filled yarai. Stir and strain over ice into a rocks glass.

Notes

Personally had this cocktail at the Macallan AR 12 Experience in the Bowery, NYC

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Year
2017
Authenticity
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Source reference

https://elitetraveler.com/features/cocktail-week-macallan-12

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Midnight to Midnight

3⁄4 oz Genever
3⁄4 oz Batavia Arrack
1 oz Cardamaro
1⁄2 oz Bénédictine
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 ds Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
1 twst Orange peel (As garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into a cocktail coupe, and garnish with an orange twist.

History

One of my fellow bartenders at Drink made the Midnight Mass from Death & Co. for a guest, and I became curious about the combination of Cardamaro and Benedictine. After having a drink two nights prior with the Genever-Cardamaro duo, I decided to split the spirit with Batavia Arrack as I had done in the Dutch Hand after experiencing the two in recipes like the Double Dutch and Weirding Way. Also a nod to how the original was made with rum. For a name, I paid tribute to the Midnight Mass inspiration and dubbed it Midnight to Midnight after a Psychedelic Furs album.

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

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2022/04/midnight-to-midnight.html

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Subtle but worthy improv on the brown drink. The malt of the Genever gives it a nice and new mouthfeel.

All of Freud's Beautiful Women

3⁄4 oz Mezcal
3⁄4 oz Rhum Agricole
1⁄2 oz Amaro Montenegro
1⁄2 oz Honey syrup (1:1)
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
Instructions

Shake with ice, strain into a cocktail coupe, and garnish with unseen Freudian symbolism.

History

During a trip to the DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, I was inspired by the works of Estefania Puerta, a Columbian born sculptor living in Vermont. Her style was coated in surrealism, biological touches, and palpable symbolism, and I found myself returning to that section of the museum after the first lingering pass. One of my favorite pieces from her was the 2020 All of Freud's Beautiful Women (see blog post link for a photo), and that night, I was inspired to craft a cocktail tribute to it especially given its name. For a starting point, I focused in on an Amaro Montenegro for Campari riff on the Rose Gold that I had been making at Drink. Both the Bourbon and gin versions of this have been successes giving a touch of clementine and cinnamon complexity to the Gold Rush and Bee's Knees yet not as bitter as the Rose Gold. To that, the art made me think of the earthy and funky weirdness of the mezcal-rhum agricole combination that I have used in a few recipes. Despite the spirits leaning towards lime, I am glad that I stuck with lemon juice here akin to the Honey Bee.

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

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2022/04/all-of-freuds-beautiful-wom…

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Golden Ghost

3⁄4 oz Mezcal
3⁄4 oz Blanco tequila
3⁄4 oz Genepy
3⁄4 oz White Crème de Cacao
1 ds Orange bitters
1 Star anise (Garnish)
Instructions

Stirred, Nick and Nora glass, garnish.

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Year
2018
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Brian Evans, Sunday In Brooklyn, New York City
Source reference

https://imbibemagazine.com/recipe/golden-ghost-bijou-cocktail-riff/

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  • Had to sub sotol for mezcal, and a GC/Strega mix for Genepy. I like the subtle mix of flavors but it wound up too sweet. Maybe try cutting back the CdC (and adding back chocolate bitters if necessary). EDIT: Did just that, uploaded as Phantastic Voyage.
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ACH

1 1⁄2 oz Gin (Few Breakfast Gin)
1 oz Junmai Sake
3⁄4 oz Cassis, Giffard
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
2 ds Cranberry bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

Cheers to a potential 3rd generation USNA Graduate.

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2022
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Creator
Carl N.
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Andrew Charles

1 1⁄2 oz Amaro (Amaro di Toscana)
1 oz Cognac
3⁄4 oz Crème de mure
1⁄4 oz Orange flower water
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

In honor of The Newest Vike !!

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Coffee's For Closers

1 oz Coffee liqueur, Caffé Borghetti espresso liqueur (Other coffee liqueurs will work)
1 oz Averna
1 oz Bénédictine
1 Whole egg
1 pn Nutmeg (Freshly grated as garnish)
Instructions

Shake once without ice and once with ice, strain into a single old fashioned glass, and garnish with freshly grated nutmeg. An additional garnish of freshly grated coffee bean would not be out of place here.

Notes

The Espresso Martini is hot, but folks want to see what else coffee flavors can do.

History

A guest at Drink wanted a dessert cocktail that was coffee flavored, and I came up with this Flip on the fly with the Borghetti Espresso Liqueur and Averna from our house Espresso Martini recipe and the Benedictine, egg, and nutmeg garnish from the Colleen Bawn. I later made it for a guest requesting a nightcap towards the end of the night (captured here in the photo before I delivered it). Overall, it was a Flip like the classic Coffee Cocktail, but one that actually tastes of coffee. For a name, I dubbed this one after a line from the 1992 movie Glengarry Glen Ross – namely Coffee's for Closers.

"Always Be Closing" = A is for Averna, B is for Benedictine, C is for Coffee Liqueur!

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

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2022/03/coffees-for-closers.html

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