NIGHT NURSE

- 1 oz Jamaican Blended Aged Rum ❸
- 1 oz Punt e Mes
- ¾ oz Campari
- ½ oz overproof Pot Still Lightly Aged Rum ❶
- ¼ oz Cynar
- 1 tsp banana liqueur
- 1 tsp coffee liqueur

Stir // Strain // Garnish: orange peel

When I first saw this list of ingredients I thought it sounded too complicated, but it really was a nice combo. I went for my best bottle of Hampden, the 2010 LROK expression, combined with the classic OP Jamaican pot still Smith & Cross.

The rums get elevated by the banana liqueur which brings out their funk, while the three amari and coffee liqueur form a four-layer wall of bitter that reins it back in to a place of balance. The Punt e Mes brings a hint of vermouth and that orange peel oil lands you pretty close to a rum Negroni.

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i've been making clear ice for cocktails.

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PALM SUNDAY

- ½ oz dry vermouth
- ½ oz Suze
- ½ oz Aperol
- 1½ oz gin

Stir // Strain // Garnish: grapefruit twist

Found from IG fredericyarm and he credits Brandon Bramhall at Nashville's Attaboy circa 2017. Lovely sip with all the acidity and sugar coming from alcoholic ingredients, but without too much base it's not overly boozy.

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CLAIRIN HIGHBALL

2 dashes bitters
¼ oz lemon juice
½ oz banana oleo
2 oz Clairin
fill with seltzer

Build in glass // Stir // Garnish: none

This one was one of those “use what’s laying around” cocktails. Plus, I wanted to try my new clear ice spear out. Gonna have to keep this template in mind for the summer, it was delish!

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OLD FASHIONED

- 2 dashes bitters
- ¼ oz demerara syrup
- 2 oz bourbon

Stir // Strain // Garnish: orange peel

Back to the basics. I never had a plain old fashioned pic that I took; it was always some modified riff. I recently found a company in town that does custom-cut clear ice and after getting my first order thought I should keep everything simple to show it off: spec, glass, ice cube.

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CARAJILLO OF

- ¼ oz Licor 43
- ¼ oz coffee liqueur
- 1 oz rye
- 1 oz cognac

Stir // Strain // Garnish: coffee beans

This was really making the rounds on Insta and people were raving about it. I wasn't so impressed. Too sweet and not spicy enough from lack of bitters. Could be much more fun with a solid Tequila instead of Rye.

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PALOMAR AMERICANO

1½ oz cold brew coffee
1 oz Campari
1 oz sweet vermouth

Shake // Strain // Garnish: dehydrated orange

I have some leftovers from Negroni week on my shake list that never got made 😋 If I made any adjustment, I would swap out Campari for a less bracingly bitter amaro. My cold brew was already pretty mild to begin with but I found this a bit too bitter to be refreshing.

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Youngblood OF

2 dashes bitters
¼ oz creme de cacao
¼ oz banana liqueur
2 oz cognac
4 drops saline solution

Stir // Strain // Garnish: lemon peel

I was in San Diego last year and visited Youngblood, a speakeasy inside a speakeasy... they know how to be hip in SD! Anyway, at the time they had no menu; the bartender would just get your vibe for each of three rounds. This was my "boozy" round 2, where I gave him a prompt of cognac. Second pic is the original that I drank at the bar.

🔗 https://potentpotables.app/drinks/chris-old-fashioned/

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BLACK WIDOWER

¾ oz lime juice
1 oz pineapple juice
1 oz blood orange juice
½ oz cinnamon syrup
½ oz Aperol
1 oz Blended Lightly Aged Rum ❷
1 oz mezcal
2 drops saline solution

Shake // Strain // Garnish: fake spider

One for Halloween! I found this on IG whiskey_witch channel, but tweaked the spec and name to call it my own. Hers had gin, and I swapped it with mezcal and added saline. I actually shook this up during blood orange season many months ago 🤫

🔗 https://potentpotables.app/drinks/black-widower/

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PUMPKIN SPICE OF

3 dashes walnut bitters
¼ oz pumpkin spice syrup
1 barspoon allspice dram
2 oz apple brandy

Stir // Strain // Garnish: basil leaf

I have a huge planter full of cinnamon basil and thought it would play well as a warming spice in this autumn-style old fashioned. What’s more, my pumpkin syrup was generously spiced, adding hints of clove, cinnamon, nutmeg, pepper, and ginger.

🔗 https://potentpotables.app/drinks/pumpkin-spice-old-fashioned/

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