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Lumberjack in Love (Anders Erickson Original)

The Story

No seasonal menu would be complete without our “Runaway Godfather”, Anders Erickson. And, as per our tradition of this past year, we are featuring an Original Creation from his YouTube Channel. This one is a BEER COCKTAIL, and even you don’t love beer, you’re gonna want to check this one out.

The original recipe calls for roughly 2 oz of liquor and 4 oz of beer. But I found that I liked more of an equal parts approach (2 oz liquor to 2 oz beer), as I am not the beer lover I once was these days. I recommend starting with my 1:1 approach and add more beer until you are satisfied! This drink is pretty spectacular at whatever level of beer you land upon, so find some sugar free tart cherry juice (not hard to find) and get to mixin’!!

Cheers!

The Recipe

1 oz Rye Whiskey

0.5 oz All Spice Dram

2 oz Tart Cherry Juice (no sugar added)

0.25 oz Simple Syrup

0.25 oz Fresh Lemon Juice

Oktoberfest Beer (4 oz called for in original recipe)

The Build

Add all ingredients (except beer) to a Cocktail Shaker

Add ice and shake for 10-15 seconds

Double strain into a chilled Highball glass

Add equal parts Oktoberfest beer (4oz called for in OG recipe)

Source: Anders Erickson Original Cocktail Recipe

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Smoked Manhattan w/ Cinnamon

The Story

The Manhattan is becoming a standard at the Runaway Anchor these days. The combo of a nice spicy Rye whiskey with vermouth is great, and a good alternative if you default to the Old Fashioned all the time. If the vermouth part freaks you out, consider this cocktail.

All the standard elements are present, but with two enhancements. First a spoonful of cherry syrup. This is the “soup” your Luxardo cherries are swimming around in. Just grab a barspoon of the sauce and add that to your mixture. The other element is the cinnamon. You don’t dump cinnamon syrup in the mix though. Instead, you add a smoked cinnamon by burning a cinnamon stick and smoking the glass with it. Pay close attention to the build to get it just right. We hope you enjoy this twist on the Manhattan! Cheers!

The Recipe

1 cinnamon stick

2oz Rye Whiskey (or Bourbon if you don’t want the spicy kick)

0.75oz Sweet Vermouth

1 teaspoon Maraschino Cherry Syrup

3 dashes of Orange Bitters

Garnish: Maraschino Cherries (Luxardo is great!)

The Build

Light the Cinnamon Stick and place on a heat-proof surface, quick placing the coupe glass over the stick to trap in the smoke (this takes some practice!)

In a mixing glass, add bourbon, sweet vermouth, bitters and cherry syrup

Add ice and stir for 30 seconds (give that glass time to get really smoky!)

Turn over the coupe glass and strain the cockail into it

Garnish with a couple maraschino cherries and that burnt cinnamon stick

Source: A Grateful Meal Recipe

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The Wildest Redhead

The Wildest Redhead

The Story

Over the summer I dove into Tiki cocktails, and discovered the wonderful flavor of “All Spice Liqueur” aka Pimento Dram. I read that it was a flavor that would blend nicely into fall drinks as well, so I went looking for a cocktail.

I read the story of a bartender named Meaghan Dorman, who invented this drink at the Lantern’s Keep bar in NYC. The story was fun, but the selling point was a new liqueur in the cocktail called “Cherry Herring”. No fish in this syrup, that “herring” reference is a brand name. Be careful with this bottle. When the recipe says 0.25oz, take it seriously. Too much of this flavor and you are drinking cough syrup, but just the right amount and it is amazing. So grab your bottles and try making this sweet cocktail!

The Recipe

1.5oz Blended Scotch Whisky

0.75oz Lemon Juice (fresh squeezed)

0.5oz Honey Syrup (3 honey to 1 water)

0.25oz AllSpice Liqueur (Pimento Dram)

0.25oz Cherry Herring Liqueur

The Build

Add the first four ingredients (everything but the Cherry Herring) to a shaking tin

Fill with ice and shake for 15 seconds

Put a large cube in a low ball glass

Strain the cocktail into the low ball (I prefer to double strain, to minimize ice chips)

Using a spoon, pour the Cherry Herring Liqueur into the drink (it will sink to the bottom for a cool look)

CHEERS!!

Source: Difford’s Guide