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20 ml whisky
20 ml VEDRENNE Morello Cherry Liqueur - 15%
20 ml red vermouth
20 ml orange juice

Method

Shake all the ingredients, strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with orange peel.

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45 ml bourbon or rye
30 ml Campari
30 ml Distilleria Negroni Vermouth Rosso

Method

Stir all ingredients with ice for 25 seconds. Strain into a chilled coupe or rocks glass over ice. Garnish with an orange peel or brandied cherry.

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50 ml whisky
30 ml VEDRENNE Chestnut Liqueur - 18%
2 dashes of chocolate bitter
10 ml water

Method

Preheat 2 glass mugs with boiling water, discarding water before adding the cocktail. Carefully ignite with a match. Pour the flaming liquid back and forth from mug to mug.

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50 ml whisky
30 ml VEDRENNE Chestnut Liqueur - 18%
10 ml VEDRENNE Cane Sugar Syrup
20 ml lemon juice
30 ml egg white

Method

Mix all the ingredients and shake with ice. Serve in an old fashioned glass.

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60 ml Blended Scotch (or rye)
5 ml Absinthe (Absente 55)
20 ml Fresh lemon juice
10 ml Fresh lime juice
10 ml Simple syrup
1 fresh egg white
Soda water to top (about 60 ml)
Garnish: lemon wheel

Method

Dry-shake whisky, absinthe, citrus, syrup and egg white (no ice) for 15 seconds. Add ice and shake hard for another 10 seconds. Strain into a chilled fizz glass and top with chilled soda. Garnish with a lemon wheel.

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60 ml Rye whiskey
25 ml Sweet vermouth
10 ml Cherry liqueur (Maraschino)
5 ml Absente (for the rinse)
Garnish: brandied cherry

Method

Rinse a chilled coupe with absente; discard the excess. In a mixing glass, stir rye, sweet vermouth and cherry liqueur with ice for 20 seconds. Strain into the rinsed coupe. Garnish with a brandied cherry on a pick.

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30 ml Bas-Armagnac (substituted for cognac)
30 ml Rye whisky
30 ml Sweet vermouth
5 ml Bénédictine (or herbal liqueur)
1 dash Peychaud's bitters
1 dash Angostura bitters
Garnish: lemon peel, brandied cherry

Method

Combine armagnac, rye, sweet vermouth, herbal liqueur and both bitters in a mixing glass with ice. Stir for 25-30 seconds. Strain over one large ice cube in a rocks glass. Express a lemon peel; garnish with a brandied cherry.

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50 ml Bourbon (or aged rum)
25 ml Crème de Mûre
25 ml Fresh lemon juice
1 fresh egg white
Garnish: 3 drops bitters on foam, lemon zest

Method

Dry-shake all ingredients (no ice) for 10 seconds to whip the egg white into a stable foam. Add ice and shake again hard for 10 seconds. Double-strain into a chilled coupe. Drop 3 dashes of aromatic bitters on the foam and draw a line through with a cocktail pick.

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60 ml Bourbon (or rye)
30 ml Fresh lemon juice
15 ml Crème de Cassis
15 ml Rich simple syrup (2:1)
1-2 dashes Angostura bitters
Garnish: lemon wheel or blackberries

Method

Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice and shake hard for 6-8 seconds. Strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass. Garnish with a lemon wheel or a couple of fresh blackberries on a pick.

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50 ml Bourbon
20 ml Crème de Pêche
20 ml Fresh lemon juice
8-10 fresh mint leaves
12 ml Simple syrup
Garnish: mint sprig, peach slice

Method

Lightly muddle the mint with the simple syrup in the bottom of a shaker — bruise, don't shred. Add bourbon, crème de pêche and lemon juice with ice. Shake hard for 10 seconds. Double-strain over crushed ice in a rocks glass. Garnish with a slapped mint sprig and a thin peach slice.

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30 ml Absente Fluo
30 ml whisky
20 ml lemon juice
10 ml simple syrup
1 egg white

Method

Dry-shake. Re-shake with ice. Double-strain into a coupe.

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30 ml Japanese whisky
15 ml RinQuinQuin
Top with tonic

Method

Build over ice in a highball. Top with tonic and stir gently.

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50 ml American whiskey (rye or bourbon)
20 ml Dolin Vermouth Rouge
3 drops Bitter-Truth aromatic bitters
Maraschino cherry

Method

Stir with ice in a mixing glass. Strain into a chilled Martini glass. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.

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30 ml RinQuinQuin
30 ml whisky
30 ml Aperol
1 slice of peach

Method

Stir all ingredients with ice. Strain over a large ice cube in a rocks glass. Garnish with a slice of peach.

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60 ml bourbon or rye whiskey
30 ml Noix de la St Jean
2 dashes Orange bitters

Method

Stir with ice. Strain over a large cube. Garnish with an orange peel.

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22 ml gin
22 ml rye whiskey
22 ml Amaro Meletti
22 ml Bonal Gentiane-Quina
1 dash Bittermens Tiki bitters

Method

Stir with ice. Strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with an orange peel.

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30 ml Gentiane de Lure
30 ml scotch whisky
10 ml sweet Vermouth

Method

Stir with ice. Strain over a large cube. Garnish with a lemon peel.

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30 ml scotch whisky
30 ml RinQuinQuin
15 ml Cointreau (or Triple Sec)
30 ml lemon juice
7 ml simple syrup

Method

Shake with ice. Double-strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a flamed orange peel.

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30 ml dry vermouth
15 ml Génépi
15 ml rye spirit
5 ml Scotch whisky

Method

Stir with ice. Strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a lemon twist.

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40 ml whisky
30 ml Noix de la St Jean
1 barspoon maple syrup
3 dashes Peychaud's Bitters

Method

Stir with ice. Strain over a large cube. Garnish with a lemon peel.

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45 ml Rye whisky
15 ml Dolin Bitter
20 ml Sweet vermouth
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Garnish: brandied cherry, orange peel

Method

Stir rye, Dolin Bitter, sweet vermouth and bitters in a mixing glass with ice for 25-30 seconds. Strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a brandied cherry and an expressed orange peel. The Dolin Bitter brings a bitter-orange spine to the rye — closer to a Red Hook than a straight Manhattan.