👨🏻🏫: home bartender, anatomy professor, and midnight snacker
🗓️: posting daily cocktail recipes to my story since 1/1/22
📍: Portland, OR
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Daniel Zajic
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METHOD
add all ingredients except overproof rum to shaker tin / add a small amount of crushed ice and whip shake until chilled / dump into tiki mug / top with crushed ice / float overproof Jamaican rum / garnish with mint bouquet and freshly grated nutmeg
…enough nutty richness without it being too sweet. Nutmeg and a slap of mint on top elevate the whole sensory experience. #Cheers y’all!
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BANANA HAMMOCK
1½ oz. light rum
½ oz. banana liqueur
1 oz. fresh lime juice
½ oz. orgeat
¼ oz. overproof Jamaican rum, to float
fresh nutmeg
Created in 2016 by Dan Greenbaum at Attaboy in NYC. It looks playful, but it is dialed in. You’ve got a clean base, funk on top, and…
…Peychaud’s bitters elevated other classic templates, and here he applies that same logic to the brandy-based Corpse Reviver. #Cheers y’all!
METHOD
add all ingredients to a mixing glass / stir with ice until chilled / strain into a coupe / express lemon peel oil over the surface / garnish
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CORPSE CARRÉ
1½ oz. Cognac VSOP
¾ oz. apple brandy
¾ oz. sweet vermouth
¼ oz. Bénédictine
2 dashes Peychaud’s bitters
lemon peel oil
Created by Frederic Yarm as a mashup of the Corpse Reviver No. 1 and the Vieux Carré. Yarm has written about how adding Bénédictine and…
METHOD
add all ingredients to a mixing glass / stir with ice until chilled / strain into a coupe or Nick and Nora / express orange peel oil over the surface / garnish with orange twist or orange slice
…while rye adds structure and a bit of spice. Orange bitters complement both the amaro and the rye. It’s a great way to introduce someone to amari without overwhelming them, and it drinks especially well after a rich meal. #Cheers y’all!
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THE COUNT OF MONTENEGRO
2 oz. Amaro Montenegro
1 oz. rye whiskey (OP)
3–4 dashes orange bitters
orange peel oil
In Elliott Clark’s book, “Let’s Do Drinks.” It’s built like a reverse Manhattan, but with Montenegro taking the lead. It brings warmth and soft sweetness up front…
…I’ve been trying to show that 2026 is the year of the banana, and this one makes a strong case for it. #Cheers y’all!
METHOD add all ingredients to a mixing glass / stir with ice until chilled / strain into a rocks glass over large format ice / express lemon peel oil over the surface / garnish
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KING KONG
1½ oz. bourbon
½ oz. pot still Jamaican rum
½ oz. banana liqueur
3 dashes Angostura bitters
lemon peel oil
Created in 2015 by Sam Ross at Attaboy (NYC). Jamaican rum brings esters and a little edge, and banana liqueur sweetens the build with banana bread notes…
