Across the Border

1 1⁄2 oz Mezcal, Sombra (or Astral tequila)
1⁄2 oz Averna
3⁄4 oz Grapefruit juice
1⁄3 oz Lime juice
2 oz Ginger beer, Fever Tree (or Q brand, to top)
1 wdg Lime (as garnish)
Instructions

Add all ingredients except ginger beer to mixing glass. Add ice and shake well. Strain into Collins glass filled with large ice cubes. Add ginger beer and stir briefly to integrate. Garnish with lime wedge.

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Year
2016
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Frank Caiafa, Peacock Alley
Source reference

The Waldorf Astoria Bar Book, 2016, page 56

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  • Odd, unique and tasty
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bkemp1984 commented on 11/09/2021:

Even though I posted this, I actually used Cynar since I didn't have Averna. And Bruce Cost ginger ale instead of ginger beer. Annnnd closer to 1/2 lime than 1/3. But I'm sure it's good either way.

Boston Lady

1 1⁄2 oz Gin
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Apricot liqueur
1⁄4 oz Grenadine
1 Egg white
Instructions

Shake once without ice and once with ice, and strain into a cocktail coupe.

History

During quarantine, I ran a few virtual USBG Boston Classic Cocktail Happy Hours. During one of them, the topic of drinks created in or named after Boston came up. When the Boston Cocktail was mentioned, I commented that it was Mr. Boston renaming the Bermudian or Bermuda Rose in 1935 to fit a theme instead of creating a cocktail anew. The flavor profile here was influenced style-wise by the classic Boxcar that I had just made to take the Boston Cocktail in a White Lady direction to craft the Boston Lady.

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Year
2021
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, USBG Boston Classic Cocktail Happy Hour (virtual), Boston, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2021/03/boston-lady.html

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4 stars
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The chill

1 1⁄2 oz Limoncello (Luxardo)
1 oz Pineapple juice
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
2 t Coconut liqueur (Hollander coconut-pumpkin liqueur)
Instructions

Shake all vigorously. Garnish with a thyme sprig and slices of dried banana.

Notes

Refreshing, sweet, and complex. Created for a beach bar. Patrons ask for it in buckets...

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Year
2020
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Captains' Mile

3⁄4 oz Rhum Agricole (Blanc)
3⁄4 oz Jamaican rum (Funky like Smith & Cross)
1⁄2 oz Cardamaro
1⁄2 oz Swedish Punsch
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail coupe.

History

I was in the mood for a Daiquiri and I had recently replaced my empty bottle of Cardamaro. I then paired the Cardamaro with Swedish Punsch after recalling how well they worked together in the Mortimer Stump, Deck Hand, and Hearing Trumpet. For the rums, I went with a split of grassy rhum agricole and funky Jamaican rum, and for a name, I dubbed this one the Captains' Mile after a historic stretch of homes in Cape Cod.

Yields Drink
Year
2021
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Boston, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2021/10/captains-mile.html

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subspot commented on 11/15/2021:

A bit too dry, maybe my punsch is too old and has lost some of its flavor but I only get the Smith and cross, a bit of cardamom and not much else. A S&C daiquiri beats this by 2 stars.

Yokosuka'd

1 1⁄2 oz Whiskey (Suntory Hakushu 12-yr-old single malt)
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Antica Formula
1⁄2 oz Amaro (Amaro Monte)
3 ds Peychaud's Bitters
Instructions

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

History

In memory of a Naval Academy graduate and his Yokosuka adventures.

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Year
2021
Authenticity
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Creator
Carl N.
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Shawn C commented on 4/17/2024:

Is there a specific reason for shaking this rather than stirring?

Destiny Street

1 1⁄2 oz Cognac (Originally American brandy)
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
1⁄2 oz Swedish Punsch
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1 twst Orange peel (As garnish)
Instructions

Shake with ice, strain into a cocktail coupe, and garnish with orange oil.

History

My Richard Hell and the Voidoids-inspired recipe that got me into the semi-finals for the Copper & Kings' MixTape national competition in 2016. The idea was perhaps inspired by a Champs-Élysées crossed with the Van Dieman from the Café Royal Cocktail Book.

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Year
2016
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Loyal Nine, Cambridge, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2016/05/destiny-street.html

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4 stars
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  • Bright, sour, some bitterness. Very lemon zesty.
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Oceanside

2 oz Gin
1 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Simple syrup
8 lf Mint (one as garnish)
1 pn Salt
1 ds Celery bitters
Instructions

Muddle 7 mint leaves with simple syrup. Add other ingredients. Shake with ice. Double strain to cocktail glass. Garnish with remaining mint leaf.

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Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Erick Castro
Source reference

https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/oceanside-cocktails-2013

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  • Pretty tasty but the mint/celery/salt are rather subtle. Try 2 dashes, and a half rim?
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DeuterSWO

1 1⁄2 oz Gin (Four Pillars Bloody Shiraz Gin)
3⁄4 oz Aperol
3⁄4 oz Aromatized wine, Lillet Blanc
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Vinegar (Trader Joe's "GOLD" Aceto Balsamico Di Modena)
4 ds Orange bitters
Instructions

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

Notes

1. The Vinegar is delicious enough to be a beverage all on it's own. It adds a sweet and spectacular "bite."

History

A shipmate inspired this one.

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Year
2021
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
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3 stars
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Silver 75

1 1⁄2 oz Tequila, Don Julio Blanco (Any high quality silver/blanco tequila will suffice for e.g Patrón)
1 oz Agave syrup, Monin
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
8 lf Mint (8 Leafs for muddling)
2 oz Champagne (Prosecco & Cava also acceptable to taste, brand isn't important but ideally drier the better)
Instructions

Muddle mint leaves in the bottom of a shaker tin with all ingredients, except champagne. Wet shake for 15 sec. Pour the champagne into a tall collins glass half full of crushed ice from a lewis bag, then double strain your tin on top. Pack the rest of the glass with more crushed ice, garnish with mint and stirring straw.

Notes

Cocktail could also be made with reposado, dark or añejo/aged Tequila and would then be a Gold 75.

Any high quality silver/blanco tequila will suffice for e.g Patrón.

Prosecco & Cava also acceptable to taste, brand isn't important but ideally the drier the better.

Could also add a couple drops of saline (Salt water) to make the flavour profile more complex and bring out the sweet and sour notes.

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Piers Knight, Reading, Berkshire, UK
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Year
2021
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Creator
Piers Knight, Reading, Berkshire, UK
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  • Ménage à trois between a Mojito, Juan/Tequila Collins and a French 75. — ★★★★★
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Interborough

2 oz Rye
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth
1 bsp Pineapple Gum Syrup
1 bsp Maraschino Liqueur
1 bsp Lemon juice
1 bsp Orange juice
2 ds Orange bitters
1 twst Orange peel (expressed and discarded)
1 Maraschino cherry, Luxardo (as garnish)
Instructions

Strain lemon and orange juice. Shake everything and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Twist and discard. Garnish.

Notes

A citrusy, fruity riff on a Manhattan, the Interborough combines elements from each of the classic New York City "borough" cocktails — rye whiskey (Manhattan, Brooklyn), sweet vermouth (Manhattan, Bronx, Queens), Maraschino (Brooklyn), citrus (Bronx), pineapple (Queens, Staten Island Ferry), and orange bitters or amaro (Brooklyn, some Bronx recipes).

History

Invented by typeface designer Greg Shutters to mark the release of "LaFarge," a font inspired by the early-20th century mosaic signage in the New York City subway. "Interborough" is named partially for the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (1904-1940) — a privately-held precursor to the modern New York City Transit Authority — and partially because of its inclusion of elements from all five classic New York City "borough" cocktails.

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Year
2021
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Greg Shutters
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Zachary Pearson commented on 10/27/2021:

Curated this slightly. Added the orange bitters from the instructions and cleaned the instructions up a little - they don't need to recap the ingredients. Thanks, Zachary

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