Sonic Titan

Name: Sonic Titan
Ingredients: 1 oz Laphroaig 10-year Scotch; 1 oz Unicum; 1 oz Cynar Ricetta Originale; 1/4 oz Tempus Fugit Creme De Cacao; 1/4 oz Cocktail Kingdom Wormwood Bitters; 1 dash Sea Salt

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By Stew Ellington

Submitted on: March 9, 2021

Spirit Forward

After Dinner

I wanted to create a drink that embodied heavy metal, i.e. conjured earth, ichor, colliding planets, space, dragons, etc. From 1210 MORE VERY GOOD COCKTAILS: A RENAISSANCE COMPENDIUM

Ingredients

1 oz
Laphroaig 10-year Scotch

1 oz
Unicum

1 oz
Cynar Ricetta Originale

1/4 oz
Tempus Fugit Creme De Cacao

1/4 oz
Cocktail Kingdom Wormwood Bitters

1 dash
Sea Salt

Instructions

Garnish

Build

Stir & Strain

Glass

Glass

Estimated strength

About 24% ABV (estimate)

By Stew Ellington

Author

I've written a couple of cocktail books.

Stir with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Shout at the devil.

Editor's Note

Laphroaig and Unicum collide in this dark, brooding sipper. A heavy-metal-inspired build that leans into deep, earthy bitterness and smoke.

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Crafted Pour

11 August 2026

This is a bold and fascinating composition! The combination of Laphroaig and Unicum is quite unique—what inspired you to pair those two specific spirits together?