Chachita

1 1⁄2 oz Mezcal
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1⁄2 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Bénédictine
1 ds Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
1 twst Orange peel (As garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into a cocktail coupe, and garnish with an orange twist.

History

I was inspired by the mezcal-Cynar pairing, and I set forth to craft this tribute to Evita Muñoz, a starlet of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.

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

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2017/09/chachita.html

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4 stars
(13 ratings)
From other users
  • Lots going on. Very similar to Uno, Dos, Tres, which is equally great. With a smokey Mezcal, I might prefer this to it, even tho I'm more of a Campari than Bene fan.
  • Sweet. Cigarette tobacco. Sophisticated finish.
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Gallivanting in Golden Gai

1 1⁄4 oz Bourbon
1 1⁄4 oz Cognac
1⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur
1⁄4 oz Orgeat
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 ds Orange bitters
1 twst Lemon peel (As garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into a cocktail coupe, and garnish with a lemon twist.

History

I was inspired by the orgeat-Maraschino pairing in Tiki drink like the Gold Cup, and I wondered how I could transfer that flavor unit. This morphed into the idea of a mashup, and I thought about simple classics that utilized these two sweeteners. The two that called out were the Japanese Cocktail from Jerry Thomas' 1862 How to Mix Drinks and the Fancy Free from Crosby Gaige's 1941 Cocktail Guide and Ladies' Companion. With both drinks being spirit, sweetener, and bitters in an Old Fashioned style, it was easy enough to merge them.

Yields Drink
Year
2018
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, River Bar, Somerville, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2018/04/gallivanting-in-golden-gai…

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Average rating
4 stars
(11 ratings)
From other users
  • Way too strong which is to be expected with specs like this.
  • Used Leopold Mar., McKenna 10year bonded bourbon. Good. Maybe Luxardo would be better. Tried another version with .5oz lemon juice and dash pistachio liquor and chinese 5 spice. Shake. was better.
  • Made with oat-geat. Strong drink with an almond-butter flavor. Likable, I think more interesting than its antecedents.
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lesliec commented on 2/15/2020:

Another 5 in my cocktail list for a Yarm creation. I don't know how you do it, Fred, but don't stop.

Haystack

1 oz Bourbon, Woodford Reserve
1 oz Suze
1⁄2 oz Apricot liqueur
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1 Apricot (dried, as garnish)
Instructions

Shake. Up. Strain to cocktail glass. Garnish with a dried apricot

Yields Drink
Year
2017
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
John Barraclough, London, England
Source reference

https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/4322/haystack-cocktail

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Average rating
4 stars
(6 ratings)
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  • Used 1:1:1:1 bourbon, Suze, apricot brandy, lemon juice plus a dash of absinthe
  • Better in old-fashioned glass, block of ice
  • I think the ingredients are incorrect here. The original ref. a Giffard liqueur and I believe Dekuyper only makes a liqueur. Regardless, it is too bitter with an eau-de-vie.
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Jakarta Mai Tai

1 oz Batavia Arrack, Van Oosten
1 oz Rhum Agricole, Clément VSOP
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Curaçao, Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup (curry-leaf infused)
1 pn Salt
1 Curry leaf (as garnish)
1 twst Lime peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake all with ice and dump into a glass; garnish.

Notes

For the curry-leaf syrup: Dissolve 2 parts white sugar to 1 part water on heat. Take off heat and throw in curry leaves. Let steep 30 minutes and strain.

History

A riff on the Trader Vic's Mai Tai, inspired by realizing the nuttiness of curry-leaf syrup could be an orgeat substitute.

Picture of Jakarta Mai Tai
Craig Eliason
Yields Drink
Year
2020
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Craig Eliason, Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA)
Source reference

https://kindredcocktails.com/cocktail/mai-tai-trader-vics

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Average rating
5 stars
(2 ratings)
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prattginkgo commented on 8/06/2022:

Phenomenal drink, so this is nitpicking--but shouldn't this be a Jakarta Daiquiri? 2 oz. rum, 3/4 lime, 1/2 syrup is a pretty standard daiquiri, and adding a bit of Curacao isn't unheard of. Muddling 5 fresh curry leaves in cane syrup did the trick for me, and I strained onto new ice.

Craig E commented on 8/07/2022:

So glad you tried it and you liked it! The recipe is built quite directly on the modern version of the Trader Vic Mai Tai, including the nutty curry-leaf syrup in the place of orgeat and even the split rums.

Celery Tonic

1 Celery stalk (chopped)
1 T Sugar
1 oz Lemon juice
2 oz Gin
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Muddle celery with sugar and lemon juice for a minute. Add gin, shake for 30 seconds. Strain into a rocks glass, garnish.

Yields Drink
Year
2019
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Claire Saffitz
Source reference

https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/celery-tonic

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Average rating
4 stars
(4 ratings)
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Craig E commented on 2/09/2020:

I'm a big fan of Claire, but using "tonic" in the name of this drink makes no sense; this is a Celery Gin Sour.

Diddlin' Dora

1 oz Amontillado Sherry (Oloroso would work well too)
1 oz Sweet vermouth
1 oz Pimm's No. 1 Cup
3⁄4 oz Fernet Branca
1⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur
1 twst Orange peel (As garnish)
1 pn Nutmeg (As garnish)
Instructions

Build in a Highball glass, fill with crushed ice, add a straw, and garnish with an orange twist and freshly grated nutmeg.

Notes

Woody spice and orange oil nose. Grape and berry notes on sip. Swallow offered nuttiness from the sherry and Maraschino and a light menthol and herbal finish. Refreshingly light yet flavorful.

History

For the Women of the Wild West-themed night that Katie Emmerson (then of the Hawthorne) and I did for the Whiskey & Amari/Spaghetti Western series at the Blue Room in 2013, we needed a tall drink. I decided to take it in a Cobbler direction instead of Collins or Highball. For a name, I decided to honor Dora DuFran, or more specifically one of her four brothels.

Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Blue Room, Cambridge, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2013/02/diddlin-dora.html

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4.5 stars
(3 ratings)
From other users
  • The nutty sherry note blends nicely into the fernet and cocchi di torinoa, particularly as it melts a little. Fernet is the overwhelming bully at the beginning and then falls off as you get used to it, still likely could handle a drop to 1/2 oz.
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Madame Mustache

1 1⁄2 oz Rhum Agricole
1 oz Drambuie
1⁄2 oz Cynar
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Grapefruit peel (As garnish)
Instructions

Build in a rocks glass, give a quick stir (no ice), and garnish with a grapefruit twist.

Notes

The drink was served with aged agricole, but blanc would work well. And it was created with cachaça so feel free to substitute -- I did so when I put it on a menu for a guest shift at Backbar in 2017.

History

For our night (Katie Emmerson of the Hawthorne and me) of the Whiskey & Amari night series, we did a Women of the Wild West themed menu of 9 drinks to go along with the Spaghetti Westerns playing on the televisions. That night was the birthday of Matt Schrage, the series organizer, and he requested a birthday Scaffa to be created. Scaffas are old school room temperature drinks that would be cocktails if there were the water/ice component of the 1806 definition of spirits, sugar, water, & bitters.

Since neither Katie nor I had come up with a rum drink, I started on that route. Cynar and agricole were a natural pairing, and Drambuie provided the body and sweetness to balance the alcohol heat (since there is no chilling and waterization to balance that). I named it after one of the famous characters of the Wild West, Eleanore Dumont. Dumont kept her mustache that developed later in life and utilized it as a gimmick at the brothel she ran.

Yields Drink
Year
2013
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Blue Room, Cambridge, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2013/02/madame-mustache.html

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3 stars
(8 ratings)
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  • I feared this would be cloying, but the bitterness of Cynar and a generous mist from my grapefruit peel helped. Still quite honeyish, but nice dark flavors too.
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Ripe Bananas on a Perfect Lawn

2 twst Grapefruit peel
1 3⁄4 oz Mezcal (Blanco)
3⁄4 oz Grapefruit juice (white)
3⁄4 oz Crème de Banane, Giffard
1⁄2 oz Pineapple syrup
1⁄4 oz Suze
Instructions

Shake everything, fine strain into a coupe.

Notes

The grapefruit + banana interplay comes from the cited link. It really needs white grapefruit - even Oro Blancos need a touch of citric acid per ounce. There are so few bright cocktail acids... why did people have to go screwing with grapefruit?

History

Https://cocktailwonk.com/2018/03/banana-life-pagan-idol-original-tiki.html

Yields Drink
Year
2020
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Zachary Pearson
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3.5 stars
(3 ratings)
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Splifficated Beat

1 1⁄2 oz Gin
2 t Curaçao, Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao
7⁄8 oz Beet syrup
7⁄8 oz Lime juice
1 ds Bitters, Fee Brothers Black Walnut
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
1 lf Basil (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain in the old fashioned glass, ice chunk, lemon zest, garnish with basil leaf.

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Your original creation
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3 stars
(1 rating)
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  • no beet syrup, lemon or basil
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Daiquiri (Simo)

3⁄4 oz Demerara Rum, El Dorado 15
3⁄4 oz Rhum Agricole, Rhum JM (VSOP)
1⁄2 oz Overproof rum (Barrell Jamaica batch 1)
1 oz Lime juice
2⁄3 oz Cane syrup
Instructions

Shake it until hands feel glued to the tins, then immediately strain, no garnish.

Notes

The Barrell rum is Jamaican pot still rum, aged for 7 years in previously used bourbon barrels and bottled at cask strength - 134.73 proof.

Yields Drink
Year
2019
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Joaquín Simó
Source reference

https://www.rumreader.com/the-daiquiri-dossier-a-symposium-in-new-york-…

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4.5 stars
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Zachary Pearson commented on 2/05/2020:

Curated this - changed the last rum to the correct spec in the article. Not that a lot of people are going to have it. Maybe a Velier Hampden - S&C isn't aged enough. Thanks,  Zachary

Pangolindo commented on 3/27/2020:

Used for the overproof rum a white agricole rum (Longueteau 62%) with great results despite being unaged.

It brings minerality and freshness to the mix.

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