Cocktail Complex

My personal plunders into the world of classic cocktails. Tried and true recipes, personal preferences, and abhorrent variations abound.

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@HerrGrammar hahaha I used Carpano as well. I just opened it, so I guess I'm just going to have 30 of these and maybe a dozen Manhattans.

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This might very easily be a new favorite of mine. It balances perfectly imo, taking some of the edge off the scotch with a gentle sweetness.

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Blood and Sand
.75 Scotch
.75 Cherry Heering
.75 Sweet Vermouth
.75 orange juice

Shake
Chilled Cocktail Glass
Orange twist or Cherry

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I bought a bottle of Carpano Antica a few weeks ago, but I don't want to open it without knowing that it won't go to waste. Any suggestions?

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St.G & Stg.T
1 St. Germain
1 Strong Tonic Syrup
3 soda water

Stir in an ice-filled rocks glass
Garnish with a lemon twist and serve

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Dolin Blanc. Officially the first liquor that I prefer straight rather than mixed. And this is coming from a guy that doesn't care for wine.

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Though said to be like a unique martini, all I could really taste here was the gin. Should probably drop the gin down to 1.5oz here as well.

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EDIT: Almost definitely drop this to 1.5oz gin. 2oz of Plymouth completely overpowered the other unique flavors in this complex cocktail.

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'Just For Mary'
2 Rye
.5 Heering
.5 Lillet Blanc
2d orange bitters

Stir
Chilled Cocktail Glass
Flame Orange (discard)
Cocktail Cherry

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I apologize about the pear liqueur. I usually try to steer away from calling for specific products like this, but I recently found a bottle.

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Statesman
2 Gin
.5 Rothman & Winter orchard pear liqueur
1 spoon Green Chartreuse
1d orange bitters

Stir
Chilled Cocktail Glass
Lemon Peel

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Brigadier
1 Green Chartreuse
1 Heering
4 hot cocoa

Stir and enjoy (sooner rather than later)

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'Le Jacques Strap'
2 Gin
.75 St. Germain
.25 Creme Yvette (or Creme de Violette)
2d orange bitters
2d Green Chartreuse

Stir
Cocktail Glass

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French Gimlet
2 Gin
1 St. Germain
.5 lime juice
Shake and strain into chilled cocktail glass

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These next several posts are a compilation of a number of recipes I aim to try in the next handful of days but wanted in one handy location:

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@HerrGrammar It's a scotch liqueur, so it has that quintessential smoky flavor, but with a pleasant sweetness to it. Rusty Nails all around.

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@HerrGrammar Speaking of Scotchy Scotch Scotch, I almost caved and bought some Drambuie today. If you haven't tried it yet, you deserve to.

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Future Recipe Format:
Name
_(oz.) Spirit
_d(ashes) Bitters
(FRESH) Fruit (juice)
Stir/Shake (and strain into...)
Glass Type
Garnish

Notes

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Actually I'm going to drastically abbreviate my recipes from here on. If there are any questions as to what I mean, feel free to message me!

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Cocktail recipes sure do require a lot of characters... I apologize for the late-night spam. Just trying to accurately convey recipes here!