Stranger thing #5

1⁄2 oz Grappa (Nardini 60%)
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth
1⁄2 oz Mastika (Skinos)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain, coupe.

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2020
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Fire Drill

1 1⁄4 oz Mezcal
1 oz Amaro, Lo-Fi Gentian
3⁄4 oz Passion fruit syrup
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Dry shake all ingredients (except mint garnish), pour into an old fashioned glass two-thirds filled with crushed ice. Top with additional crushed ice and garnish with mint sprig.

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Year
2017
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Creator
Dan Greenbaum, Diamond Reef, Brooklyn, NY 2017
Source reference

Bartender's Choice Vol. 2 App for iOS

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Always Bet On Black

1 1⁄2 oz Irish whiskey, Bushmills Black Bush
1 bsp Coffee syrup
3 ds Blackstrap Bitters, Bittercube
Instructions

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

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2020
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Daywire

1 1⁄2 oz Gin
3⁄4 oz Rhubarb liqueur
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
Instructions

Shake and strain into a coupe. Garnish with a Griottine cherry.

Notes

I prefer a lighter London dry gin, but a variety of gins work

History

Bored in quarantine with a bottle of Giffard Rhubarbe I had yet to open.

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2020
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Chris Meyer, Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago, IL
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Age of Aquarius

1 1⁄2 oz Mezcal
3⁄4 oz Passion fruit syrup
1⁄4 oz Honey syrup
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Campari (float)
1 spg Mint (garnish)
Instructions

Dry shake all ingredients except Campari and mint garnish, pour into an old fashioned glass two-thirds filled with crushed ice. Top with additional crushed ice, float the Campari and garnish with mint sprig.

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Year
2018
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Devojka, Pink Panther, Montréal, QC
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Golden Slipper

1 1⁄2 oz Kirschwasser
3⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
Instructions

Shake; strain; up.

Notes

Lovely opaque sunshine yellow color.

History

Lots of differing recipes (some involving apricots) exist for this drink. I wasn't sure if Lawlor intended me to leave the egg yolk intact in the drink (as some other recipes specify), but anyway I chickened out and shook the whole thing.

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<=1895
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Source reference

C. F Lawlor, The Mixicologist (1895), p. 51.

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  • Maybe better than I expected though it should be noted I had very low expectations. Fans of Kirschwasser might dig this but I'm not one.
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Anvil

Instructions

Shake, strain, up, garnish.

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  • Used wheated Larceny Bourbon and Dolin Rouge vermouth. Tasty. Rated 4.5
  • I prefer 1.25 bourbon
  • Very nice, a little boozy. Made on Saturday Sips 5/8/21. Also very good with one big rock. — ★★★★
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Shifted to 1.25 oz bourbon, 0.75 oz triple sec for balance.


Sunshine of Another Day

1 1⁄2 oz Mezcal, Sombra
1⁄2 oz Ancho Reyes Verde chile liqueur
1⁄2 oz Amaro Abano (or Zucca)
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Shake all ingredients with ice for 15 seconds, strain into a chilled coupe or an iced old fashioned glass. Garnish with a strawberry half and jalapeno strip.

Notes

I've made this both with Zucca and Abano, no clear preference, depends on my mood (and the customer).

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2018
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Benson Streetcar

2 oz Cognac (Fig & Clove infused)
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
12 dr Orange cream citrate, Bittermens
Instructions

Combine ingredients in a shaker tin with ice. Shake and fine strain into a chilled coupe glass with a cinnamon-sugar rim.

Notes

For the Fig & Clove infused Cognac take 750ml of cognac and place in a large container with a 1/2 cup of dried figs, halved, and 3 or 4 whole cloves. Seal and put in a cool, dry place for 3 to 5 days, shaking daily. Fine strain and place in a clean bottle and keep for 2 weeks in the cooler.

I’ve found that Remy1738 works well.

History

Created at Elliott’s Oyster House circa 2012. A variation on the classic Sidecar, the Benson Streetcar was a famous streetcar that ran in Seattle.

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2012
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Scott Diaz, Seattle Wa
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Surfer Rosa

1 1⁄2 oz Mezcal, Del Maguey Vida (Hibiscus-infused (see notes))
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Bénédictine
Instructions

Shake; strain over soda on ice; collins

Notes

To infuse the Mezcal: add 25g hibiscus flowers for a 750ml bottle of Mezcal and soak for 4 hours.

I did it a proportional amount of hibiscus for about 10 minutes with a single NO2 charge from an iSi whipper. Worked great.

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Yanni Kehagiaras, Liholiho Yacht Club, San Fransisco, CA
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