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The Orchard Keeper

Posted in Apple Brandy, Autumn Spice Bitters, Bourbon, Walnut Liqueur on December 12, 2011 | 2 Comments »

The Orchard Keeper 1.5 oz Eagle Rare Bourbon 0.5 oz Laird’s 100 Proof Apple Brandy 0.25 oz Nocello Walnut Liqueur 1 oz Grenadine 3 drops Autumn Spice Bitters Shake ingredients well with cracked ice and strain into a rocks glass over a large ice cube. Garnish with candied ginger and cinnamon. NOTES: This one is […]

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Against the Day

Posted in Cinnamon Tincture, Gin, Luxardo, Maraschino Cherries, Strega on December 9, 2011 | 4 Comments »

1.5 oz Bluecoat Gin 0.5 oz Strega 0.5 oz Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur 0.5 oz lemon juice 3 drops Cinnamon tincture Shake ingredients well and pour over crushed ice. Top with soda (not too much. 2 oz max) water and stir briefly. Garnish with a maraschino cherry. NOTES: I liked this one a lot. I’m finding […]

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Apple Walnut

Posted in Apple Brandy, Irish Whiskey, Walnut Liqueur on November 23, 2011 | 2 Comments »

2 oz Wolfhound Irish Whiskey 1 oz Laird’s 100 Proof Apple Brandy 0.5 oz Walnut Liqueur 0.25 oz Simple Syrup Stir ingredients with ice, strain into a glass over an ice cube. Garnish with apple slices. NOTES: I may have gotten a little selfish on this one and wanted to get away from the overly […]

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Lemon Poppy

Posted in Amaro Abano, Gin, Limoncello, Orange Bitters on November 22, 2011 | Comments Off on Lemon Poppy

1 oz Bluecoat Gin 1 oz Limoncello 0.5 oz Amaro Abano 0.25 oz lemon juice 0.5 oz simple syrup 1 dash Orange bitters Shake ingredients well with cracked ice and double strain into a coupe. Garnish with a lemon peel. NOTES: Because the Lemon Poppy donut is fairly straightforward and I couldn’t think of a […]

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White Chocolate Raspberry

Posted in Aztec Chocolate Bitters, Brandy, Creme de Cacao, Heavy Cream, Raspberry Syrup, St Germain on November 22, 2011 | 2 Comments »

1.5 oz Brandy 1 oz Raspberry Syrup 0.5 oz Creme de Cacao 0.25 oz St. Germain 2 dashes Aztec Chocolate Bitters 1 oz Heavy Cream Shake ingredients like crazy for about 20 seconds with cracked ice. Strain into glass and garnish with a raspberry. Shave chocolate onto the top of the drink. NOTES: Took a […]

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Pomegranate Nutella Tehina

Posted in Frangelico, Rhubarb Bitters, Rhuby, Rum on November 21, 2011 | 1 Comment »

1.5 oz 10 Cane Rum 0.5 oz Rhuby 0.5 oz Frangelico 1 oz Pomegranate Syrup 2 dashes Rhubarb bitters Shake ingredients well with ice, strain and serve up. Garnish with a maraschino cherry. NOTES: This one fell a little flat. It wasn’t bad, but the flavor was a little on the medicine side and it […]

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Spicy Chocolate Peanut

Posted in Aztec Chocolate Bitters, Benedictine, Honey Syrup, Spicy Peanut Syrup, Vodka on November 21, 2011 | 3 Comments »

1.5 oz Penn 1681 Vodka 0.5 oz Benedictine 0.25 oz Honey Syrup 1 oz Spicy Peanut Syrup 3 dashes Chocolate Bitters Pour a little honey syrup onto a wet paper towel and dip the rim of the glass into it. Then pat the honey-rimmed glass onto a plate covered in a thin layer of cocoa […]

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The End of Summer

Posted in Autumn Spice Bitters, Bourbon, Mezcal, Pear Vanilla Shrub, Rhuby on November 11, 2011 | Comments Off on The End of Summer

We were invited to a potluck this past week with a lot of people that do some really heavy-duty cooking, so I thought I’d leave the cooking to them and bring along a drink to share. I also got to take the half-finished bar bag for a test run. It needs a little work, but […]

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All Saints’ Day

Posted in Apple Clove Shrub, Becherovka, Mezcal, St Germain, Whiskey Barrel Bitters on October 31, 2011 | Comments Off on All Saints’ Day

All Saints’ Day 1.5 oz Mezcal 1 oz Apple Clove Shrub 0.25 oz St. Germain 0.25 oz Becherovka 2 dashes Fee Bros Whiskey Barrel Bitters Shake well, strain into glass and serve on a rock. NOTES: I wasn’t kidding about this fall being the time for Mezcal everything. The smokiness, plus the tart apple and […]

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Tree of Smoke

Posted in Mezcal, Orange Bitters, Ramazzotti, Rum on October 21, 2011 | Comments Off on Tree of Smoke

Tree of Smoke 1.5 oz Mezcal 0.5 oz Appleton Estate Reserve 0.5 oz Ramazzotti Amaro 1 oz Homemade Grenadine 2 dashes Orange bitters Shake ingredients well over cracked ice, strain into cocktail glass. Garnish with an apple slice. I squeezed the meat of the apple slightly to release a little of the juice into the […]

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