Honey Barrel

1 oz Bourbon, Maker's Mark (or other wheated bourbon)
1 oz Rye, Russell's Reserve (or other rye)
1⁄4 oz Honey syrup
1⁄8 oz Aperol
1 rinse Absinthe (spritz)
1 twst Orange peel (as garnish)
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain Into absinthe-rinsed glass, rock, garnish. Alternatively, batch ahead of time with .75 oz water per drink and pour into absinthe-lined glass and garnish.

Notes

Batch-elaborated improved whiskey cocktail.

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Year
2020
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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4.5 stars
(3 ratings)
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Wythe Cocktail

2 oz Rye (100+ proof)
1⁄3 oz Fernet Branca
1⁄3 oz Simple syrup
1 twst Lemon peel (expressed and discarded)
Instructions

Stir, strain, rock, express.

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Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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Drinking this now with Pikesville Rye (Heaven Hill, 6 yrs, low rye, 110 proof). I'm happy with this - minty/medicinal but lovely texture and balance and it's nice how the CAF + low rye rye tugs against the Fernet. And it's small enough to be a perfect digestive. Thanks,  Zachary


Arinato

1 1⁄2 oz Mezcal, Ilegal Joven
3⁄4 oz Aromatized wine, Lillet Blanc
1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth, Dolin
1⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse
Instructions

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

Notes

Intended to be made with lower proof, lighter mezcals

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Authentic recipe
Creator
Ivy Mix, Leyenda Brooklyn Cocteleria, Brooklyn, NY
Source reference

"Spirits of Latin America: A Celebration of Culture & Cocktails," Ivy Mix, Ten Speed Press, 2020, p.94

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4 stars
(18 ratings)
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  • added extra chartreuse. very alcohol forward. seems like it needs something more
  • Very nice cocktail, well balanced.
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Smoke and Mirrors (Alex Day)

3⁄4 oz Lime juice
3⁄4 oz Simple syrup
5 lf Mint
1 rinse Absinthe
Instructions

Lightly muddle mint with other ingredients. Shake, up, strain to cocktail glass.Spray absinthe on top and float with a mint leaf

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Alex Day, Death and Co.
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Cut the whiskey to 3/4 each because I wanted something a little less strong, and this really works well!


Red Gradations

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Beefeater (strawberry infused)
1⁄2 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Zucca
3⁄4 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano Rosa
Instructions

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

Notes

For the strawberry gin, sous vide one quart of sliced strawberries with the contents of a 750ml bottle of Beefeater gin at 135 degrees for 2 hours. Or infuse ingredients in a glass bottle for 3 days.

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2020
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Iceland Meets Italy

1 oz Brennivin
1 oz Aperol
Instructions

Add all ingredients. Stir with ice. Straight up.

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Gwen Marrion
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The Man With the Golden Rum

1 oz Rum, Montanya Platino
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
1⁄2 oz Grapefruit juice (white)
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Shake, pour unstrained into a DOF or Tiki mug.

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Year
2012
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Kevin & Val Upthegrove et. al. Tiki Oasis 2012
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Thanks Fred. Do we have any idea who was at table 11? Curated this to match the cited link. Thanks,  Zachary



yarm commented on 9/20/2020:

The only one I know for sure is Kevin Upthegrove who does the 5 Minutes of Rum blog/podcast. He mentioned on my Instagram post that it was unnamed at the time and that he had dubbed it "The Man with the Golden Rum" to match the spy theme of the seminar. Here's his post & podcast about that drink which has a photo of the people seated at the table (but without names mentioned in the post or audio) other than his wife, Val Upthegrove. I've interacted with Val when she started selling Tiki-themed masks this spring (also does Star Wars, Disney, Harry Potter, and punk/goth ones) on Etsy and I just ordered my 4th a day or two ago. $5 goes to charity to support the staff of a famous Tiki bar in California during the Pandemic.

Blog post and audio: http://5minutesofrum.com/episodes/2014/1/3/episode-18-montanya-platino

TikiVal's masks: https://www.etsy.com/shop/tikival


Alrighty cocktail sleuths... changed the name and attribution. I am constantly impressed at the knowledge base here! Thanks,  Zachary


Sichuan Firework

1 oz Baijiu
2⁄3 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
2 ds Bitters
Instructions

Shake. Strain into a coupe. Spray with mezcal.

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Altered recipe
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Baijiu Falls

1 oz Baijiu
7⁄8 oz Bourbon
2⁄3 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
Instructions

Shake. Strain into lowball glass over ice. Garnish with apple slices.

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