Harpo's Special

2 oz Light rum
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup
1⁄4 oz Curaçao
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 sli Lime (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain, straight up, coupe, garnish

Notes

A daiquiri, but made more citrus-y with the addition of curaçao and dried out a little by the bitters. I recommend a less sweet white rum for this, though drier aged rums like Brugal 1888 also work. Triple sec can be substituted for the curaçao.

History

Originally published in Esquire's "Potables" column in June 1939 by Murdock Pemberton. According to David Wondrich, it's likely an adaptation of the Santiago Cocktail or the Golden Glove.

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Year
1939
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
Murdock Pemberton
Source reference

Esquire Party Book, 1965.

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Quarumtine

1 1⁄2 oz Rum, Appleton 12
1⁄2 oz Mezcal
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Cinnamon syrup
1⁄2 t Lemon bitters (Use home made.)
1 sli Lemon (or lime, as garnish)
Instructions

Shake with ice. Slice of lemon or lime in Martini glass.

Notes

Used home made lemon bitters from fresh lemon peel but any citrus bitter should work

History

Made from bar and fridge ingredients in 2020 quarantine.

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2020
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Your original creation
Creator
Kush. Home in Harringay, North London
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Goodnight Reunion

1 1⁄4 oz Bourbon (Charles Goodnight)
1 1⁄4 oz Mezcal, Del Maguey
1⁄2 oz Coffee syrup (Coffee-Pecan Syrup)
2 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Black Walnut
Instructions

Stir with ice and strain into an old fashioned glass over one large rock.

For the coffee-pecan simple syrup: heat 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup white sugar, 1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup brewed coffee, and 1/2 cup roasted pecans until the sugar dissolves. Simmer for 15 minutes, then strain and store in the fridge.

Notes

Charles Goodnight bourbon is 100 proof and not very sweet (almost more like a rye). If you're not able to find that particular bourbon, substituting rye is recommended to avoid an overly-sweet drink.

History

A tribute to someone I was lucky to know. Originally from Goodnight, Texas, he loved coffee, always saw the best in people, and took great delight in organizing an annual reunion in his hometown.

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2021
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Último de los Oaxaqueño

1 oz Mezcal
1 oz Triple sec, Cointreau
1 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Maraschino Liqueur
Instructions

Shake, strain, rocks with salted rim.

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Year
ca. 2019
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Steve Cutchen
Source reference

https://www.reddit.com/r/cocktails/comments/azn745/favorite_mezcal_cock…

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Sotolon Flip

1 1⁄2 oz Maple Canadian whisky, SAP56
1 oz Cognac
1 oz Valdespino Jerez Quina
1 Whole egg
1 Cinnamon stick (as garnish)
Instructions

Whip shake with 3 ice cubes, fine strain into a chilled coupe. Rasp a little cinnamon from a stick on top.

Notes

Sotolon(e) is a lactone aromachemical found in all sorts of interesting places - maple syrup, sherry, charred wood barrels, candy cap mushroom and fenugreek (methi) seeds.

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2021
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Zachary Pearson
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Sappy Daze

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1⁄2 oz Salers Gentiane
1⁄2 oz Becherovka
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir; strain; up; garnish.

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2021
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Creator
Craig Eliason, Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
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Last Caress

2 oz Rye, Old Overholt
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Ginger syrup
1⁄4 oz Maple syrup
1⁄4 oz Walnut Liqueur, Nux Alpina (Float)
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain over one big rock in a double old-fashioned glass. Float Walnut liqueur. Garnish with speared candied ginger.

History

Named after the Misfits song by Glenn Danzig. Originally called this cocktail 'Rye! Rye! My Darling!' but the joke was lost.

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Year
2015
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Creator
Joshua Perez, Featherweight BK, Autumn 2015
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Manhattan

2 oz Rye (or bourbon)
1 oz Sweet vermouth
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 Cherry, Luxardo (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, straight-up, cocktail glass, garnish.

Notes

Some recipes call for only 3/4 oz of vermouth for a stiffer, less sweet Manhattan. Use Carpano Antica make a complex and interesting version.

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Year
1887
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
Jerry Thomas, The Bar-Tender's Guide, or earlier.
Source reference

Gary Regan, The Joy of Mixology

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I had almost given up on Manhattans, until an awesome bartender made me one with Black Maple Hill Bourbon and Carpano Antica...

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For our use: Maker's Mark bourbon, Carpano Antica sweet vermouth. Served on the rocks.

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Finest kind. I prefer to make it with a half and half mix of Noilly Pratt Dry and Carpano Antica sweet vermouth, 1:4 with a mix of ryes (Pepper's 1776 and Old Overholt is nice) with orange and angostura bitters, and a lemon twist as well as the cherry.

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Have you tried one w/ Maker's 46? That, Carpano Antica, and Bittercube Cherry Bark Vanilla Bitters makes the most perfect Bourbon Manhattan

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Iselle over Hawaii

2 oz Rum
1 oz Coffee (Dark, black, filtered or press)
1 oz Cola (not diet)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain, serve.

Notes

Hawaiian golden rum balances well, darker might be even better. Freezer-cooled rum limits dilution by ice. Use fresh-ground Kona if at all possible, with its crisp acidity. Some prefer less coffee in favor of cola (depending on your java).

History

August 2014. Locally sourced, of course, even when hunkered down.

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Rimbaud's Right Hand

1 oz Grapefruit Vodka
1 oz Parfait Amour
1 oz Aperol
1 oz Lemon juice
1 oz Pineapple juice
1 oz Egg white
4 dr Rose water
Instructions

Shake everything except rose water in dry cocktail shaker. Add ice. Shake, shake, shake, shake. Pour into cocktail glass. Drizzle with rose water.

History

This is a riff on Rimbaud's Left Hand which I and no one else I know loves. I replaced the absinthe and benedictine with grapefruit vodka and parfait amour.

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Year
2013
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Your original creation
Creator
Jenn Peterson
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