Anatomy of a Drink

Est. 2022

Anatomy professor by day.
Cocktail creator & photographer by night.

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Daniel E. Zajic, Ph.D.

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Daniel E. Zajic

Ph.D. · Associate Professor of Health, Human Performance & Athletics

One cocktail, every day — where the science of flavor meets the craft of the bar.

Daniel teaches Human Anatomy & Physiology at Linfield University. A first-generation Czech-American and member of the LGBTQ+ community, he shares a new cocktail every day.

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October 17, 2026

Spaceship

By Jon Nutter (@capt.creamcheese)

This cocktail was created by Jon Nutter (@capt.creamcheese) at Attaboy (@attaboy134) in New York City in 2023. It uses the equal-parts framework of a Last Word, but takes it somewhere much darker and funkier. Pot still Jamaican rum (Doctor Bird) brings plenty of character, while Green Chartreuse and coffee liqueur create a surprisingly natural mix of herbs, spice, and roasted bitterness. Lime cuts cleanly through the whole thing.

RumChartreuse

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TequilaCynar

Oct 16, 2026Jordan Hughes

Better Judgement

This cocktail was created by Jordan Hughes (@highproofpreacher). Reposado tequila and passionfruit start things off bright and tropical, followed by the earthy, bittersweet weight of a very generous Cynar float. At least, it is supposed to be a float. Mine immediately sank into the drink, so the dramatic layered look did not exactly go according to plan, but the flavors still worked beautifully together. The mint adds a fresh aromatic layer against all that agave, fruit, and bitterness.

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RumAbsinthe

Oct 15, 2026Michael McCollum

Uptown Daiquiri

This cocktail was created by Michael McCollum at Attaboy Nashville (@attaboynashville) in 2023. It takes the Daiquiri well beyond the usual rum, lime, and sugar formula, replacing lime with lemon and bringing Bénédictine and pineapple into the mix. The Bénédictine adds honeyed herbs and warm spice, while the absinthe rinse gives the drink an anise aroma that shows up before the tropical fruit. It is lush, herbal, and still recognizably built around the bones of a rum sour.

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RumAmaro

Oct 14, 2026Michael McCollum

Jester

This cocktail was created by Michael McCollum at Attaboy Nashville (@attaboynashville) in 2023. The equal-parts build lands somewhere between a Daiquiri and a Last Word-style sour, with funky Jamaican rum at its center. Pineapple amaro (from Heirloom Liqueurs) brings tropical fruit and bitterness, while falernum adds lime, spice, and a little sweetness. The absinthe rinse adds an aromatic hit of anise before the rum and pineapple take over.

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RumCynar

Oct 13, 2026Todd Brant

Earthly Delights

This cocktail was created by cocktail enthusiast Todd Brant of Pasadena, California. Aged Barbados rum provides a round, mellow base while the overproof Jamaican rum brings plenty of funk. Cynar and Angostura add a darker, earthy bitterness beneath the tropical fruit and almond. I found this one through Frederic Yarm (@fredericyarm) at Cocktail Virgin, where the method is listed as stirred. Given the lime, pineapple, and orgeat, that may have been an error, so I shook mine.

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GinVermouth

Oct 12, 2026Wolf Alexander

Art of the Trio

This cocktail was created by Wolf Alexander (@superwolf_). It takes the familiar three-part structure of a Negroni and makes Punt e Mes the star, with twice as much vermouth as gin or Campari. Navy-strength gin has enough power to remain present beneath all that rich, bittersweet wine, while grapefruit oil brings out Campari’s brighter citrus side. It is bold and bitter, but a little softer and more wine-forward than a traditional Negroni.

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