Combier Recipes
Original Combier
Royal Combier
Elixir Combier
Rouge Cherry Liqueur
Combier Kummel
Combier Fruit Liqueurs
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47 Degrees North
- 1½ oz Original Combier
- ¾ oz fresh lime juice
- ½ oz Combier Cassis
- 8 dashes of Angostura bitters
Combine all ingredients in mixing glass, shake vigorously with ice, then strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with lemon rind.
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Clockwork Collins
- 1½ oz Bols Genever
- ½ oz Original Combier
- ½ oz fresh lemon juice
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
- 2 oz soda water
Combine all ingredients in mixing glass, shake with ice, then strain into Collins glass with fresh ice; top with soda and garnish with orange wheel.
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Comme Les Francais
- Jonathan Pogash, NYC, NY
- 1 oz Louis Roger "Force 53"
- ½ oz Original Combier
- ½ oz Lillet Blanc
- ½ oz Boiron passionfruit juice
- Rinse of Pastis
- 2 oz Champagne
Combine all ingredients in mixing glass with ice, then strain into chilled champagne flute that has been rinsed with Pastis. Top with Champagne, garnish with lemon peel.
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Daiquiri Matin.
- Bon Vivants, San Francisco, CA
- 1½ oz aged rum (Flor de Cana)
- ½ oz Original Combier
- 1 oz fresh lime juice
- ½ oz rich simple syrup*
- Barspoon of coffee liqueur
- *2 parts sugar, 1 part water
Combine all ingredients in mixing glass, add ice, shake vigorously, then strain into chilled cocktail glass. Zest top with orange rind and lay peel on top of drink.
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Fine & Dandy
- 1½ oz London Dry Gin
- ¾ oz Original Combier
- ¾ oz fresh lemon juice
- Dash of Angostura bitters
- Dash of cane syrup
Combine all ingredients in mixing glass with ice, shake vigorously, then strain into chilled cocktail glass; garnish with amarena cherry.
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Frankenjack
- 1 oz London Dry Gin
- 1 oz dry vermouth
- ¼ oz Original Combier
- ¼ oz apricot brandy
Combine all ingredients in mixing glass with ice, stir, then strain into cocktail glass. No garnish.
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James Joyce
- Gary Regan (adaptation by Kyle Webster, St. Jack, Portland, OR)
- 1½ oz Jamesons Irish Whisky
- ¾ oz Original Combier
- ¾ oz Carpano Antica sweet vermouth
- ½ oz fresh lime juice
- Hard dash Peychauds bitters
Combine all ingredients in mixing glass, shake with ice, then strain into cocktail glass with fresh ice; serve up, no garnish.
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Jasmine
- 1½ oz gin (Beefeater)
- ¾ oz Original Combier
- ½ oz Campari
- ½ oz fresh lemon juice
Combine all ingredients in mixing glass, shake vigorously, then strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with lemon zest.
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Kerouac Cocktail
- Kevin Diedrich, Jasper's S.F.
- 1¾ oz reposado tequila
- ½ Aperol
- ½ oz Original Combier
- ½ oz fresh lemon juice
- ¾ oz grapefruit juice
- 1 dash agave syrup
Combine all ingredients in mixing glass, shake over ice, then strain into chilled glass; garnish with grapefruit peel.
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Lonely Hearts Club
- Kyle Webster St. Jack, Portland, OR
- 1½ oz gin (Aviation)
- 1 oz Original Combier
- ¾ oz fresh lime juice
- ½ oz Bonal gentiane quina
- Hard dash peychauds bitters
Combine all ingredients in mixing glass with ice, shake, then strain into cocktail glass. Garnish with orange peel.
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Mai Tai
- Brian Gilbert, Teardrop, Portland, OR
- 1 oz Jamaican rum (Smith & Cross)
- ¼ oz Original Combier
- 1 oz Niessen Blanc
- ¾ oz fresh lime juice
- ¾ oz Trader tiki falernum
Combine all ingredients in mixing glass, shake with ice, then strain into cocktail glass over new crushed ice; garnish with lime shell and spanked mint sprig.
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Nordic Reviver
- Evan Martin, Naga, Bellevue WA
- 1 oz Krogstad Aquavit
- 1 oz Original Combier
- 1 oz Swedish Punsch
- 1 oz fresh lemon juice
Combine, shake with ice, then double strain into Pacifique Absinthe-rinsed cocktail glass; garnish with brandied cherry.
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Orange Mule
- 1½ oz vodka
- ½ oz Original Combier
- ½ oz fresh lime juice
- Ginger Beer
Combine ingredients in mixing glass with ice, shake, then pour into ginger beer; add lime wedge for garnish.
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Rouge Noir
- 1½ oz Rouge Cherry Liqueur
- ½ oz Original Combier
- 4 oz Brut Champagne
- 1 orange zest
Pour ingredients into champagne flute. Top with orange zest.
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Side Car
- 1½ oz cognac (Courvoiser VS)
- ¾ oz Original Combier
- 1 oz fresh lemon juice
- ½ oz simple syrup
Combine ingredients in mixing glass with ice, shake vigorously then strain into sugar rimmed martini or cocktail glass. Garnish with lemon twist.
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Smoky Margarita
- Jacob Grier, Metro Vino, Portland, OR
- 2 oz reposado tequila
- ½ oz Original Combier
- ½ oz lemon
- ½ oz lapsang souchong syrup*
- *equal parts sugar and lapsang souchong tea
Combine in mixing glass, shake with ice, then strain over fresh ice in cocktail glass. Garnish with lime wheel.
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Sultan of the Sun
- Art Tierce, Teardrop, Portland, OR
- 1½ oz 10 Cane Rum
- ¾ oz Original Combier
- ¾ oz fresh lime juice
- ½ oz passion fruit puree
- ½ oz Trader Tiki Flarnum
- Splash of soda water
- Hard dash peychauds bitters
Combine all ingredients in mixing glass, shake with ice, then strain into Collins Glass. Add ice, splash of soda water and stir.
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Tequila Sunrise Variation
- 1½ oz tequila
- ½ oz Original Combier
- ¼ oz Combier Cassis
- ½ oz fresh lime juice
Fill mixing glass with all ingredients, ice, and soda water, the shake and serve over new ice in tall Collins glass. Add lime wheel for garnish.
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The Protagonist
- Erick Castro
- 1 oz Beefeater Winter Gin
- 1 oz Dolin Dry Vermouth
- ½ oz Original Combier
- ½ winter pear liqueur
Combine, stir with ice, then strain into cocktail glass.
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Whisky Daisy
- 2 oz bourbon
- 1 oz Original Combier
- ¾ oz fresh lemon juice
Combine all ingredients in mixing glass, shake with ice then strain over fresh ice in cocktail glass; garnish with black cherry.
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XYZ
- 1½ oz Jamaican rum (Smith & Cross)
- ¾ oz Original Combier
- ¾ oz fresh lemon juice
- ¼ oz rich demerara
Combine all ingredients in mixing glass with ice, shake, then strain into Collins glass with fresh ice; garnish with spanked mint sprig.