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Carolyn Rush

Carolyn Rush

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Spectacular!
Scarcity necessitated some substitutions:
45 ml Myer's rum
15 ml spiced rum
Didn't have Falernum, so skipped it :(
Followed Ben R's lead and used orgeat instead of honey syrup
Don't have a great way to make crushed ice, but I think it would have made it even better.

I sent myself an email to be delivered in December to remind me to scoop some snow from the backyard to serve it over

Baklava Cocktail
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Carolyn Rush

This is so good!
Lots of interesting spicy flavors, but the lemon juice makes it really refreshing and keeps it from being limited to being just a winter sipper.
Reading the amounts of the various ingredients, I was afraid it would be too sweet for me, but I made it exactly to the recipe and it was perfect :)

St Croix Sunset
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Carolyn Rush

I liked it!
Used Myer's rum, cut the apricot in half (I prefer my drinks on the not-too-sweet side), used 2 drops of vanilla extract in lieu of the syrup, and since I didn't have a grapefruit twist, added 3 drops of Malört.
Nice mix of flavors :)

Alice Mine No. 2
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Shared it with my boyfriend, so bumped it up to 30 ml each. We thought it was a little bit sweet, so added 10 ml of Scotch, and that did the trick!

Kummel is the most sexiest of liqueurs. It can do no wrong ;)

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I love the specificity of when to enjoy this!

Is there a way to search in the Cocktail Finder for a mood or setting (e.g. Christmas night, Backyard Summer Quencher, Let's Get This Party Started, etc)?

Smirnoff Spicy Tamarid Vodka
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Bought it for the cool label, but did not like it AT ALL! Tastes like washing up liquid.

Ended up returning it and buying the Veil brand knock-off, which was MUCH better. It tastes a little bit like cantaloupe and is the secret ingredient in my Hibiscus Margarita ;)

French Blonde
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Carolyn Rush

Very nice!
I heeded previous commenters' warnings about the FB lemon bitters and used a squeeze of fresh lemon juice, and definitely included the lemon twist.

Doubling the gin did not upset the balance of flavors ;)

You don't have to be a Swiftie to appreciate this!

Pooh'tini
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Carolyn Rush

Lovely!
Like sipping a meadow :)
I made my tea very strong (1 TBSP chamomile in 4 oz water).
My homemade Lithuanian Krupnikas is pretty sweet, so I skipped the additional honey.

Carolyn Rush

Made a variation using Kummel instead of Krupnik.
Enchanting!

We call it Making Out With A Manson Girl

Italo Argentino
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We had the good fortune to spend a delightful afternoon at the Bellas Artes location of La Ferneteria in 2025. This is one of the cocktails that we tried, so I was thrilled to stumble across it here while looking for a way to use up a half bottle of Malbec!

Very refreshing with a novel mix of flavors. Good introduction to fernet for the uninitiated.

Please note that while soda water is on the list of ingredients, the instructions indicate tonic water, which is how it was served at La Ferneteria.

Rye Tai
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Carolyn Rush

Very nice!!
Dialed back the pineapple juice and orgeat to 15 ml each and it was still sweet enough for me.

Cold War Easier
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Wowee!
Remarkable!
Made a triple batch to share with my boyfriend, and skipped the sugar syrup.
Instant new favorite!
And to think that I only discovered it while looking for a way to utilize an open bottle of Malbec :)

Deansgate
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Carolyn Rush

Used Myer's rum. Didn't have Drambuie, so substituted homemade Lithuanian Krupnikas, which is pretty sweet, so skipped the lime cordial.

Probably a completely different drink, but really, really good!!!