Language is a Virus

1⁄2 oz Gin
1⁄2 oz Apple brandy (Such as Laird's Bonded)
1 oz Dry vermouth
1⁄2 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Bénédictine
1 twst Orange peel (As garnish)
Instructions

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

History

I was reminded about the Campari-Benedictine combination, and that duo made me recall my William S. Burrough's tribute The Ticket that Exploded. Therefore, I decided to riff on it using the gin-apple brandy of the Pink Lady as well as dry vermouth as a balance. For a name, I dubbed this one Language is a Virus after a concept in Burrough's novel The Ticket that Exploded.

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Year
2021
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Boston, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2021/10/language-is-virus.html

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4 stars
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Interesting and flavorful. While the ingredients in some cocktails blend together, some contrast, and some others are disjointed, this one is like a slideshow presentation for the palate. The flavors of the components come through in rapid serial fashion: apple brandy at the sip followed by some mildly herbal sweetness from the Benedictine, then the dry wine and wormwood of the Noilly Prat, followed by the characteristic grapefruit peel type bitterness of the Campari that carries through the finish.

Rachel Wall

1 oz Jamaican rum, Smith & Cross
1 oz Amontillado Sherry
1⁄2 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Strega
1 twst Orange peel (As garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into a rocks glass, and garnish with an orange twist.

History

I was inspired by the thought of Campari paired with Strega that worked well in the Count's Swizzle and I decided to riff on it. I ended up taking a Kingston Negroni angle with it but utilized Amontillado sherry to dry out the extra sugar brought to the table by the Strega liqueur. I named it after the only woman pirate in New England and the last woman to be hanged in Boston. More information on her life in the link.

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Year
2021
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Somerville, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2021/10/rachel-wall.html

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4.5 stars
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  • Made it with manzanilla, which brought a real olive brine flavor in especially on the finish. I like this as a Kingston Negroni that's a little lighter on its feet.
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My first impression was a little cough syrupy in flavor. Got a little better as it went. But, I'd stick with the Kingston Negroni.

Tornado Alley

1 oz Jamaican rum, Hamilton Jamaican Black
1⁄2 oz Light rum, Probitas
1⁄2 oz Jamaican rum, Smith & Cross
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice (Scant)
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Fassionola (Passionfruit syrup will work perfectly as a substitute)
1⁄4 oz Bitters, Angostura
1⁄4 oz Grapefruit cordial (Liber & Co.)
1⁄4 oz Grenadine (Homemade; Smuggler's Cove recipe)
3 ds Orange bitters, Regans' orange bitters
Instructions

Shake with pebble ice.
Open pour into Collins glass.
Top with more pebble ice.
Garnish with upturned lime shell and hurricane umbrella.

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Year
2021
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Planchette

1 1⁄2 oz Cognac, Pierre Ferrand (chai-infused)
1⁄2 oz Rye, Rittenhouse
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Curaçao, Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao
1⁄4 oz Orange juice
1 t Cinnamon syrup (2:1 demerara sugar:water)
Instructions

Shake with ice and double strain into chilled coupe.
Finish with 2 or 3 sprays of absinthe.

Notes

Chai-infused cognac:
8oz of cognac
2 chai teabags
Steep for 2 hours.
Strain.

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2021
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WaterfallClive

1 1⁄2 oz Rum (Beenleigh White Rum)
1 oz Amaro (Vincenzi Amaro Monte)
1 oz Grapefruit juice (Texas Ruby Red)
3 ds Orange bitters
Instructions

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

In memory of a Naval Academy graduate who enjoyed the Kernville waterfall.

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Carl N.
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Feneon

2 oz Old Tom Gin, Hayman's
3⁄4 oz Campari
1⁄4 oz Kirschwasser
1⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur
1⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1 ds Grapefruit bitters
1 pn Salt
Instructions

Stir; strain; up.

History

Signature cocktail to celebrate the release of the Feneon typeface. The drink (like the fonts) was inspired by neon signage.

Picture of Feneon
Craig Eliason
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Year
2021
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Craig Eliason, Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
Source reference

https://teelinefonts.com/notes/the-feneon-cocktail

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Cuttlefish

1 oz Barbados Rum, Mount Gay Black Barrel
3⁄4 oz Pisco
3⁄4 oz Aquavit, Linie
1⁄2 oz Corn Whiskey, Mellow Corn
1⁄4 oz Ancho Reyes chile liqueur
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup
5 ds Peychaud's Bitters
1 rinse Pastis, Herbsaint
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Prep like a Sazerac (Chill and rinse glass, stir, strain into prepared glass with no ice, garnish).

Notes

Essentially a cognac/rye Sazerac without using cognac or rye.

History

Signature cocktail to celebrate the release of the Cuttlefish digital typeface.

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Craig Eliason
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Year
2021
Authenticity
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Creator
Craig Eliason, Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
Source reference

https://teelinefonts.com/notes/the-cuttlefish-cocktail

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Plenaire

2 oz Rhum Agricole (or clairin, unaged)
3⁄4 oz Cappelletti Aperitivo
1⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
2 ds Orange bitters, Regans' orange bitters
Instructions

Shake; strain; rocks.

History

A signature cocktail to celebrate the release of the Plenaire digital typeface.

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Craig Eliason
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Year
2021
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Craig Eliason, Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
Source reference

https://teelinefonts.com/notes/the-plenaire-cocktail

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Mockingbird, Wish Me Luck

1 1⁄2 oz Rye
1⁄2 oz Aquavit
3⁄4 oz Cynar
1⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
2 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.

Notes

While the other two combinations (rye/aquavit, Cynar/Chartreuse) were what inspired this drink, it was the Chartreuse-aquavit pairing that had a beautiful synergy here.

History

I was inspired by the rye-aquavit combination found in a few drinks that I have had and decided to mash it up with the Cynar, Chartreuse, and mole bitters trio from my Up Jumped the Devil (which I believe was inspired by The Drink of Laughter and Forgetting). For a name, I dubbed this one Mockingbird, Wish Me Luck after the title of Charles Bukowski's 1972 book of poetry.

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Year
2021
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Boston, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2021/10/mockingbird-wish-me-luck.ht…

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The international

1 1⁄2 oz Orgeat
1 oz Lime juice
3⁄4 oz Mezcal, Iba Orange
3⁄4 oz Luxardo Fernet
2 ds Bitters, Angostura Orange
Instructions

Shake all vigorously, particularly if using home-made orgeat. Double strain into a chilled Nick & Nora

Notes

Velvety, bitter-sweet, earthy yet balanced and surprisingly light. Opt for a rounder and a more welcoming Fernet than the go-to Branca. Iba Orange has strong orange notes so do not substitute with just any other Mezcal.

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Year
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Authenticity
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Eran Shifferman
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Just wild in the flavors that hit your mouth, and then worth spending time with.

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