Embrace the Sun

1 1⁄2 oz Light rum, Denizen
1⁄2 oz Batavia Arrack, Van Oosten
1⁄2 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Guava syrup
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
2 oz Hibiscus ginger beer, Q
1 Grapefruit peel
Instructions

Shake all of the ingredients except the ginger beer and grapefruit swath garnish with ice, pop the tin seal, add the 2 oz ginger, strain into an iced Collins glass. Garnish with a long expressed grapefruit swath.

Notes

For the guava syrup, I use equal parts defrosted Goya guava pulp mixed with cane sugar.

History

Recently got some of the Q Hibiscus Ginger Beer and was playing around with some highball ideas.

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2020
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American Flyer

1 oz Light rum
1 t Lime juice
1 cube Sugar
4 oz Champagne
1 sli Lime (for garnish)
Instructions

Combine rum, lime juice and sugar cube in a Champagne flute, then top with Champagne. Garnish with lime slice.

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Source reference

Champagne Cocktails by Anistatia Miller, Jared Brown & Don Gatterdam (ReganBooks,1999), p. 78,

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Ma Cherie

2 1⁄2 oz Fino sherry
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Pineapple Gum Syrup
1⁄4 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
1⁄4 oz Falernum, Velvet Falernum
10 dr Salt Solution (¼ cup boiling water + 1 Tbsp salt)
1 ? Celery stalk (1 inch)
1 ? Cucumber (slice lengthwise as ribbon)
Instructions

Crush celery with muddler; add other ingredients short-shake to combine; garnish in highball w/ ribbon

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Leo Robitschek, The NoMad, New York
Source reference

https://punchdrink.com/recipes/ma-cherie/

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SWOantini

2 oz Limoncello
1 oz Gin, Bombay Sapphire
1⁄2 oz Triple sec
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Lavender syrup
1 t Olive juice (Olive brine is best.)
Instructions

Shake well with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

Notes

To get the "oily" I have also poured a quantity of gin into a small glass, dropped in several oily Mediterranean olives, covered, and let it sit for a few days.

History

Surface Warfare Officers will understand.

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2020
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Carl N.
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Fruity but Panky

1 oz Calvados
3⁄4 oz Mezcal (Verde)
1⁄4 oz Bianco Vermouth, Dolin
1⁄4 oz Bigallet China-China
1⁄3 oz Pine liqueur (Quaglia)
2 dr Chocolate bitters (Homemade and strong)
Instructions

Stir, strain, coupe

Notes

I use metric system.
Consider for this cocktail fat 1/4 for each.
Fat 3/4 mezcal not too smoky.
Fat 1/3 to 0.5 pine depending how "panky" you like it.
Enjoy!

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Tricky Split

1 oz Rye, Rittenhouse
1 oz Gin, Tanqueray
1⁄2 oz Bigallet China-China
1⁄2 oz Suze
1⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur
3 ds Bitters, Angostura Orange
Instructions

Stir quickly with a lot of ice, just in order to chill and achieve syrupy texture. Serve.

Or quick ice bath and store in freezer for 30 minutes.

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Sweet Tooth

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Bombay Sapphire
1 oz Dry vermouth, Vya (Vya Extra Dry Vermouth)
1 oz Orange juice
1⁄2 oz Mint syrup
1⁄4 oz Orange flower water
Instructions

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a frozen coupe glass.

Notes

A) The Vya adds an extra dash of "orange" into the mix. B) I have a sweet tooth and this is perfect.
C) I'll also be experimenting with some orange bitters and mint bitters.

History

A) I found a bottle of mint syrup in my local int'l grocery store. B) my orange tree had 4 oranges ready to go.

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Ruby Red Rose

1 1⁄2 oz Vodka
1 1⁄2 oz Grapefruit soda
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Grenadine
6 oz Prosecco (Rose)
1 sli Grapefruit (as garnish)
2 lf Mint (as garnish)
Instructions

Add vodka, grapefruit soda, lemon juice and grenadine to glass with ice. Stir and top with Rosé Prosecco. Garnish with a grapefruit wedge and fresh mint.

Notes

Add as much Prosecco as you want.

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Cuban Sunshine

2 oz Light rum, Caña Brava
1 oz Dry vermouth, Noilly Prat
3⁄4 oz Pineapple juice
1⁄4 oz Grenadine
1 ds Orange bitters, Regans' orange bitters
Instructions

Shake and strain into chilled cocktail glass. No garnish.

History

Originally listed in the "Cuban Concoctions" section of the Old Waldorf Astoria Bar Book as "Sunshine" and equal parts rum, vermouth, pineapple and a dash of grenadine.

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Adapted by Caifa, Frank, Peacock Alley (Waldorf Astoria), New York, NY.
Source reference

Caiafa, Frank, "The Waldorf Astoria Bar Book." 2016. pg. 147

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Raleigh

1 1⁄2 oz Light rum
1 oz Orange juice
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 t Grenadine
Instructions

Combine all integredients and shake with ice. Strain into a martini glass.

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1931
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Waldorf Bar, New York, New York (USA)
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The 12 Bottle Bar by David Solmonson & Lesley Jacobs Solmonson (Workman Publishing 2014), p. 223 and https://euvs-vintage-cocktail-books.cld.bz/1931-Ol-Waldorf-Astoria-Bar-…

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Hugh commented on 3/27/2023:

This appears in the 1935 Old Waldorf Astoria Bar Book

You're right, in fact it's in Old Waldorf Bar Days from 1931 too. So clearly the creator and year fields here need fixing. Anyone have the 12 Bottle book to see if there is more accurate source info given there?

12 Bottle Bar doesn't have source information for this one. Some of the recipes do reference the Old Waldorf-Astoria Bar Book.

I have a hypothesis regarding the confusion around attribution. The description of the cocktail includes “There are a lot of Raleighs in this world—motorcycles, bicycles, Sir Walter, and North Carolina, to name a few—and we can safely say that this Raleigh is our second favorite (see the Introduction for our first).” Unless I'm overlooking something, I didn't actually see anything in the intro about any Raleigh. But the dedication states “To Raleigh, the greatest cocktail we’ve ever made.”  I think this may be their son?

Thanks for investigating. I've reset the credits here to the Waldorf 1931, and if an earlier precedent shows up we can revise.

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