Leap Day

2 oz Tennessee whiskey, George Dickel
1 oz Pear liqueur, Rothman & Winter
1⁄4 oz Cinnamon syrup
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 Maraschino cherry, Luxardo (as garnish, optional)
Instructions

Shake, strain, serve in a Nick-&-Nora

History

Concocted on February 29th 2020

Picture of Leap Day
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2020
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Derby Cup

1 1⁄4 oz Bourbon
3⁄4 oz Mint syrup (See notes.)
1 1⁄4 oz Pimm's No. 1 Cup
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
2 oz Soda water (In glass, not shake.)
1 spg Mint (As garnish.)
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a Collins glass containing 2 oz soda water. Top with crushed ice and garnish with a mint sprig and 2 borage flowers (if available). Floating a barspoon of funky Jamaican rum like Wray & Nephew or Smith & Cross would not be out of place here (originally intended but left out of this drink of the day recipe). As for the mint syrup, a tea made from a steep with hot simple syrup, but muddling mint sprigs in simple syrup and straining will work well.

Notes

Appears in Maggie Hoffman's 2019 Batch Cocktails: Make-Ahead Pitcher Drinks for Every Occasion book.

History

For a drink of the day at Loyal Nine, I decided to make a mashup of two popular summer drinks -- namely a cross between a Mint Julep and a Pimm's Cup. From the Julep, I kept the Bourbon, mint, and crushed ice aspects and I considered floating a barspoon of Jamaican rum which is a technique called for in a few late 19th century drink books (I left it out since I figured that the extra ingredient would confuse the verbal description of the drink by servers at the tables); and from the Pimm's Cup, I kept the Pimm's, lemon, soda, and borage flower garnishes.

Yields Drink
Year
2016
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Fred Yarm, Loyal Nine, Cambridge, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2016/09/derby-cup.html

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Strawberry Daiquiri (JL Remix)

1 1⁄2 oz Light rum
3⁄4 oz Simple syrup
1⁄2 oz Manzanilla sherry
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
2 Strawberry
1 pn Salt
1 pn Black pepper
Instructions

Muddle two strawberries in shaker, shake with rest of ingredients and double strain into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish: skewered strawberry half dusted with black pepper.

Yields Drink
Year
2020
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Fraser Hamilton, Sweet Liberty Drinks & Supply Co., Miami
Source reference

https://imbibemagazine.com/strawberry-daiquiri-jl-remix/

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  • I did not like this as much as I thought I would. It reminds me of drinking strawberry jam. Not enough lime juice and the sherry really disappears. Maybe I'll try cutting the simple to 1/2 next time.
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Rougarou Daiquiri

1 3⁄4 oz Añejo rum (Barbancourt 8 Year was what I used)
3⁄4 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄8 oz Allspice Dram
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.

History

During Tales of the Cocktail 2017, I met a New Orleans local who told me about his childhood fears of the Rougarou, a werewolf that roams the Bayou and snatches up little kids. The term is believed to have stemmed from the French word loup-garou, and the spelling and pronunciation change was probably through the Cajuns in that region. So for a drink of the day atat Loyal Nine after I got back, I tried to capture the funk of the swamp and the swamp monster itself in a glass, and I came up with a Daiquiri variation inspired in part by the Navy Dock Daiquiri and the Frequent Flier (links to those drinks in the source reference link). I was originally going to go with the Smith & Cross Rum in the Navy Dock Daiquiri, but instead I opted for the slightly funky Barbancourt 8 Year Rhum especially given the Haitian connection to mysticism.

Yields Drink
Year
2017
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Loyal Nine, Cambridge, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2017/08/rougarou-daiquiri_10.html

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Mai Tizzle Swizzle

1 1⁄2 oz Blended Scotch, Monkey Shoulder
1 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Orgeat
1⁄2 T Orange liqueur
1⁄2 T Passion fruit syrup
3 ds Bitters, Angostura
Instructions

Shake with ice, strain and serve over fresh ice, garnish with lime wheel and cherry.

Notes

Not sure why they call this a swizzle but don't swizzle.

Yields Drink
Year
2020
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Monkey Shoulder
Source reference

New Orleans Magazine, Sept. 2020, p. 63

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Southern Nocello Nights

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1 oz Walnut Liqueur, Nocello
1⁄2 oz CioCiaro
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1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
Instructions

Shake, strain over large rock.

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Year
2015
Authenticity
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Creator
Mandy Landefield
Source reference

https://sumptuousliving.net/walnut-cocktail/

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New Dog

1 3⁄4 oz Reposado Tequila
1⁄2 oz Islay Scotch, Ardbeg 10
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth
1⁄2 oz Averna
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1⁄4 oz Cinnamon syrup
2 ds Peychaud's Bitters
2 ds Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
1 oz Egg white
Instructions

Shake with ice, strain out ice, then dry shake with egg

Notes

Interesting flavor but too sweet. Sugar needs to be cut back and could also use more smoke, salt, or bitterness/herbaceousness. Perhaps different amari? USE SFUMATO RABARBARO??!

History

March 26, 2019--SHOULD HAVE TAKEN NOTES!!!

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Creator
Roke
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Weapon X

1 2⁄3 oz Rhum Agricole, Saint James Fleur De Canne
1⁄2 oz Ramazzotti
2⁄3 oz Passion fruit syrup
7⁄8 oz Mango juice
1 1⁄2 oz Pineapple juice
1 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Shake with ice and double strain into a tiki mug or collins glass.

Notes

Could substitute Florio Amaro for the Ramazotti

History

A modified version of Marco Corallo's Superhero cocktail

Yields Drink
Year
2018
Authenticity
Altered recipe
Creator
Marco Corallo, Hendricks at Four Seasons Resort, Dubai
Source reference

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Bola de Alfama

1 oz Brandy
1 oz Cherry Liqueur (Ginjinha com elas - From Portugal)
1 oz Campari
Instructions

Build in Old Fashioned glass, stir. Use the Ginjinha black cherry as decoration.

History

I discovered the Ginjinha in Lisbon and fell in love with it. Very sweet, but tasty; try it with chocolate. The cocktail is dedicated to Portuguese football (soccer in U.S.A.).

Yields Drink
Year
2018
Authenticity
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Source reference

https://www.facebook.com/GinjinhaEspinheira

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Texas Star Margarita

1 1⁄2 oz Tequila, Lunazul Reposado
1 oz Grapefruit juice
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Hibiscus syrup (recipe below)
1⁄2 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
Instructions

Build in a mixing glass, shake briefly. Pour over fresh ice to serve.
Garnish with lime wedge.

Notes

Hibiscus simple syrup -
Ingredients:
1 cup distilled water
1 cup granulated sugar
2-3 Tbs dried hibiscus flowers

Instructions:
Add sugar, water, and hibiscus flowers into a sauce pan.
Bring to temp on med heat.
At first crack of a boil, turn down heat.
Simmer for 10 minutes.
Let syrup cool in the pan.
Fine strain into a sterilized glass bottle.

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Authentic recipe
Creator
Lara Creasy, Superica
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