Draft Day

1 1⁄2 oz Rye
1⁄2 oz Jamaican rum, Smith & Cross
1⁄2 oz Gran Classico
1⁄2 oz Crème de Banane
1 rinse Absinthe
1 Orange peel
Instructions

Stir, strain into old fashioned glass (rinsed with absinthe) with a large cube or sphere. Garnish with an expressed orange swath.

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Year
2018
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Michael McCollum, Attaboy, Nashville, TN
Source reference

Bartender's Choice Vol. 2 App for iOS

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3.5 stars
(3 ratings)
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  • The liqueurs soften the rather harsh spirits pretty well, though the Smith & Cross is dominant.
  • Based on another comment, I replaced the Smith and Cross with Appleton 12. I found that the drink was good, but I missed what S&C would have brought to the table.
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elvisomar commented on 3/15/2024:

This is quite nice. I'm impressed with how well balanced it is, considering the unusual combination of ingredients. The banana (I used Tempus Fugit Creme de Banane) brings the rum into the party with great balance. The Gran Classico brings notes of wood and leather. (I didn't have Smith & Cross, so I split that component 2/3 Wray & Nephew overproof and 1/3 Plantation Xaymaca). I'll have this again, for sure.

Bitter Clive

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Bombay Sapphire
1 oz Amaro (Pergote Amaro d'Erbe)
3⁄4 oz Crème de Violette
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1 bsp Sugar (Pomegranate rimming sugar)
Instructions

1) Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice, shake vigorously, strain into a frozen couple glass.
2) Add a very light dusting of chia seeds.

Notes

My first adventure with a new-to-me amaro: Pergote Amaro d'Erbe.

History

In memory of a Naval Academy graduate.

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Year
2021
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
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Pineapple sunday

3⁄4 oz Pineapple liqueur, Giffard
3⁄4 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄4 oz Yuzu juice
3⁄4 oz Orange vermouth, Martini & Rossi Fiero
Instructions

Shake long with a lot of ice, strain in coupe, garnish with a thin cucumber slice floated. Serve.

Notes

Martini fiero is like a vermouth rosato but with more grapefruit notes.
You can maybe add 1/4 grapefruit juice to substitute or grapefruit liqueur or shake the mix with a piece of grapefruit peel.

Nice bitterness and acidity brought front thanks to addition of vermouth.

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Year
2021
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High Dive Clive

1 1⁄2 oz Gin (rosemary infused, see note)
1 oz Crème de Violette
1 oz Grapefruit juice (Texas Ruby Red)
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1 bsp Sugar (Pomegranate rimming sugar)
Instructions

Add all ingredients into a shaker, add ice, shake very well, pour into a frozen coupe glass.

Notes

1) Place some fresh-picked rosemary into a screw top container ....... pour in some gin ....... place top onto container ...... let sit for 24 hours ....... remove rosemary.

History

In memory of a friend who was a swimmer at the Naval Academy.

Yields Drink
Year
2021
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Carl N.
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1 oz Fernet Vallet
1 oz Cynar 70
1 Orange peel
Instructions

Stir, strain into old fashioned glass with a large cube or sphere. Garnish with an expressed orange swath.

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Year
2021
Authenticity
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4.5 stars
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Pangolindo commented on 8/08/2021:

Tried the recipe today with: Coconut oil fatwashed overproof english harbor (velier), classic Cynar, and 1/3 oz more rum, Gagliardo fernet
Coffee and boulevardier kind of drink, benefits from a long stir and dilution.
4 stars and will do again.

noirbot commented on 3/26/2024:

Didn't have Coconut Rum, so blended Clement Mahina Coco liquor 50/50 with an aged rum, turned out quite nice. It's a good blend of sweet and bitter, and always novel to have a nearly black cocktail as a look.

Shawn C commented on 7/12/2024:

An intriguing presentation (deep dark reddish black/brown with a clear ice sphere passing for setting, smoke haze obscured Sun). To give the full effect: add an orange peel cut and shaped like a sail stuck on a long pick (mast) dropped vertically into the drink. The flavor is rather unique as well, with a bit of coconut, slight sweetness, chocolate, dark root, bitter artichoke leaf, and fernet herbal notes.

Fuzzy Orange Coitus

2 oz Rye, Rittenhouse 100
3⁄4 oz Bonal Gentiane Quina
1⁄2 oz Curaçao, Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao
1 ds Bitters, Bittercube Orange
1 ds Chocolate bitters (I used Mister Bitters Cacao & Macadamia bitters)
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir in a mixing glass with ice. Strain into rocks glass over large cube. Orange twist.

History

Title came first, based on crude album art by 70s flautist Herbie Mann.

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Year
2021
Authenticity
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Antilles Jewel

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1 oz Gin (botanical)
1⁄4 oz Allspice Dram
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1 sli Lime (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake; strain; up; garnish.

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Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Shannon Mustipher
Source reference

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HallA commented on 2/24/2022:

Not well balanced on first make. Used clement vsop which may be a little weak and underballed the simple... and it needed every bit.

Jump in the Line

1 sli Orange (half wheel)
1⁄2 Strawberry
1 1⁄2 oz Amontillado Sherry, Lustau
1⁄2 oz Amaro, Amaro di Angostura
1⁄4 oz Rhum Agricole, La Favorite Ambre
1 t Curaçao, Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao
1⁄2 oz Cream of coconut, Coco López
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Muddle orange and strawberry then add everything else. Shake with ice then strain into a Collins glass and fill with crushed ice. Garnish with pineapple leaves, orange half wheel, and mint.

Notes

Death & Co cuts their cream of coconut 4:1 with coconut milk.

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Year
2015
Authenticity
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Creator
Lauren Corriveau, Death & Co, NYC
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The Burl Johnson

1 3⁄4 oz Mezcal
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Simple syrup (Chipotle, see note)
1 Egg white
2 dr Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
1 Cinnamon stick (as garnish)
Instructions

1 egg white. Dry shake all ingredients. Add ice. Shake and strain into old fashioned glass. Garnish with cinnamon stick.

Notes

Chipotle Syrup is made by simmering 1 cup water, 1 cup sugar and 1 chopped dried chipotle Chile (seeds removed) for 5 minutes.

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Year
2021
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Ryan Bullard
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Little Caribbean

1 oz Rye, Rittenhouse 100
1 oz Pineapple rum, Plantation Stiggins' Fancy
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1⁄4 oz Orgeat (Giffard at work, housemade at home)
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 ds Peychaud's Bitters
1 rinse Pastis, Herbsaint
1 Cherry (As garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into a coupe glass pre-rinsed with Herbsaint, and garnish with a cherry.

Notes

I remade this at home that night with housemade orgeat and enjoyed it. It yield a pineapple, anise, and rye aroma. Next, a creamy, grape, and tropical fruit sip. And rye, rum, pineapple, bitter herbal, and anise flavors on the swallow.

History

One of my friends turned regulars stopped into the Smoke Shop for dinner. For his second drinks, he requested a Manhattan. When I inquired if he wanted a classic, a riff, or even something tropical, he latched on to the last option for he had spent part of the weekend making Tiki drinks for a gathering. I decided to riff on the Martinique from Pioneers of Mixing at Elite Bars: 1903-1933, and I altered the rye whiskey base and pineapple juice into a split of rye and pineapple rum. Also, instead of sweet vermouth, I swapped in Punt e Mes embittered by Angostura and Peychaud's. I later dubbed it the Little Caribbean after a neighborhood in Brooklyn.

Yields Drink
Year
2021
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Fred Yarm, The Smoke Shop, Somerville, MA
Source reference

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