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Star Daisy

3⁄4 oz Gin
3⁄4 oz Applejack
3⁄4 oz Orange Curaçao
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
Instructions

Shake, strain, serve up

Notes

As made at John Dory - too sour for some, may want to add simple syrup

Cocktail summary
Picture of Star Daisy
©2010 Kindred Cocktails
Created by
Sasha Petraske, John Dory, New York, NY
Is an
altered recipe
Reference

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/07/dining/07tipsy.html?_r=2&pagewanted=2…

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  • Agree with the simple syrup comment- used 1/3 oz 1:1. Sidecar-like, in the best way. — ★★★★
  • Just what you'd expect from the ingredients. — ★★★
  • Be not proud. Add the simple syrup
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Comments
yarm commented on 3/18/2023:

This pre-dates Sasha. It's based off of a century old classic that they made famous by taking it out of obscurity and putting on a menu at the John Dory Oyster Bar. Couldn't find which book had the curaçao version but I did find a few that had the grenadine Star Daisy. The NY Times article (behind a paywall) about it describes the lineage a little better (but I can't get to it now).

drinkingandthinking commented on 3/21/2025:

It's definitely on the sour side, but pleasantly so. I feel like the applejack is a bit lost so I upped it to 1 or so and it made a difference and cut the sour a tad which made it much better for me.