Cocktailvirgin

1 1/2 oz Rye Whiskey (Old Overholt 86°)
1/4 oz Allspice Dram (Hamilton's)
3/4 oz Lemon Juice
3/4 oz Orgeat
1 dash Chocolate Bitters (Bittermens)

Shake with ice and strain into a glass. Two Fridays prior, I got home from my bar shift and opened up The Bartender's Choice Volume 3 app to find the Hand-Me-Down by Zack Gelnaw-Rubin at Manha...

1 1/2 oz Mezcal (Convite)
1/4 oz Rhum Agricole (JM Blanc 100°)
3/4 oz Lime Juice
1/2 oz Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao
1/2 oz Orgeat

Shake with ice, strain into a double old fashioned with ice (cracked ice), and garnish with a lime wedge (wheel). Two Thursdays ago, I reached for my copy of The Madrusan Cocktail Companion book and landed up...

1 1/2 oz Rhum Agricole (Baie des Tresors)
3/4 oz Amaro Averna
1/2 oz Suze Gentian Liqueur
1/4 oz Falernum (Velvet)
1 dash Angostura Bitters
1 dash Absinthe (8 drop St. George)

Stir with ice, strain into a coupe glass, and garnish with a lime twist. Two Wednesdays ago, while writing up the

2 oz Mezcal (Covite)
1 oz Pineapple Juice
3/4 oz Honey 1:1 Syrup
1/2 oz Lime Juice
2 dash Cholula Hot Sauce (Sriracha)

Shake with ice, strain into an old fashioned glass with a large ice cube, and garnish with ancho chili (cayenne) powder and a pineapple leaf (omit). Two Tuesday ago, I was perusing the Kindred Cocktails database when I...

1 1/2 oz Rye Whiskey (Rittenhouse)
3/4 oz Sweet Vermouth (Cocchi)
1/2 oz Suze Gentian Liqueur
1/2 oz Averna (*)
1 tsp Coffee Liqueur (Luxardo Espresso) (*)
3 dash Absinthe (24 drop St. George) (*)
2 dash Angostura Bitters

Stir with ice, strain into an old fashioned glass with a large ice cube, and garnish with a grapefruit twist.