The Prestidigitator

1 1⁄2 oz Gin (Barrel-Rested GIn)
1 oz Sweet vermouth, Cocchi Vermouth di Torino
1⁄2 oz Madeira, Broadbent ("Rainwater", medium dry style)
2 ds Orange bitters
1 Cherry
Instructions

Stir with ice, serve up with cherry

Notes

Original calls for High Wire Hat Trick Barrel-rested gin; I made with Chemist South Slope barrel-rested gin

History

May have been created by High Wire distilling; source is unclear.

Yields Drink
Year
2017
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Uncredited
Source reference

The Southern Foodways Alliance Guide to Cocktails, p. 91

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yarm commented on 1/13/2026:

What type of Madeira? Sure, there's a brand but there's a wide range of sugar content from dessert-like to bone dry acidic with all the different flavor variables from the different noble grapes used.

Shawn C commented on 1/13/2026:

Does anyone have the referenced book to see if it provides any indication of the type of Madeira used (rather than just brand)?

Shawn C commented on 1/16/2026:

Thank you, Robbyfresh. Curated to note the bottle and style (medium dry)

Roman Holiday (Peacock Alley)

2 oz Gin, Bombay Sapphire
1⁄2 oz Aperol
1⁄2 oz Cynar
1 oz Orange juice
Instructions

Shake and strain into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish: Orange peel and brandied cherry.

Notes

There are many drinks by this name. Can also be served on the rocks with splash of soda, or less 1/2 oz of gin the let amaro shine.

History

According to the book, this was created for a promotional even in 2010.

Yields Drink
Year
2010
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Frank Caifa, Peacock Alley (Waldorf Astoria Bar), New York, New York
Source reference

Caiafa, Frank. Waldorf Astoria Bar Book. 2016.

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  • A little weird. Not an aesthetically attractive drink, and pretty bitter. Not a whole lot interesting going on here.
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The Holy Grail

1 1⁄2 oz Amaro Montenegro
1⁄2 oz Mezcal, Del Maguey Vida
3⁄4 oz Pineapple juice
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄4 oz Orgeat
Instructions

Shake it all up and strain over rocks in a DOF glass. Garnish with pineapple wedge and a few nice fronds.

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Yields Drink
Year
2019
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Eddie Boyd, Antiques on High, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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4 stars
(20 ratings)
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  • Changed proportions & added reposado tequila: 1.5oz Altos Repo, 0.5oz Bozal Espadin-Barril mezcal, 0.5oz Amaro Montenegro. Fabulous! (I'm sure the original is great too but wanted more of a kick :) ) — ★★★★★
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happyrobot commented on 4/24/2022:

This cocktail really shows off the Montenegro. Delicious. I subbed out the Mezcal for an Islay scotch (Ardbeg Wee Beastie) just because that was the closest bottle.

Kudos. Tasty. Would make again and again and again.

shadowkirby commented on 5/27/2022:

Super funky drink, but all comes together well. Great for something different.

danoman89 commented on 11/14/2025:

The montenegro absolutely disappears into this drink. Quite tasty, but a little too easy drinking

Good Morning, Sunshine

1 1⁄2 oz Cognac, Pierre Ferrand Ambre (10 year)
1⁄2 oz Zucca
1⁄2 oz Earl Grey Tea Syrup
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1 Egg white
6 dr Rhubarb bitters
Instructions

Dry shake, wet shake, strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with 6 drops of rhubarb bitters, swirled (Brooklyn Hemispherical if you can still find them, otherwise Fee's).

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Year
2020
Authenticity
Your original creation
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Daiquiri No. 4

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3⁄4 oz Lime juice
3⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur
Instructions

Shake. Up. Double strain to coupe. Garnish with a maraschino cherry

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Source reference

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Dead Letter Office

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon
1⁄2 oz Curaçao, Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao
1⁄2 oz Falernum, Velvet Falernum
1⁄2 oz Grapefruit juice
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
3 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Grapefruit peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, strain, rocks, twist.

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Year
2020
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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Bourbon comes through nicely without dominating. I used Noble Oaks and would recommend using a similar premium bourbon. A more balanced and complex whisky sour worth trying.

Si-Güey

3 ds Orange bitters
1⁄4 oz Curaçao
2 oz Reposado Tequila
1⁄4 oz Islay Scotch (as float)
Instructions

Build the drink in the order given in a whiskey glass. Add 1 large ice cube and stir. Float Scotch.

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Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Milk&Honey
Source reference

Sasha Petraske Regarding Cocktails pg. 51

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Vampari

1 oz Blanco tequila
1 oz Campari
1⁄2 oz Triple sec, Cointreau (Blood Orange Cointreau)
1⁄2 sli Blood orange
1 twst Blood orange peel
Instructions

Pour all the ingredients into a mixing glass filled with ice and stir for 20-30 seconds (dependent on the quality of your ice), condensation on the outside of the mixing glass is a good indication your drink is sufficiently chilled and diluted. Pour over a large cube of ice in a double old fashioned glass, garnish with half a slice of Blood orange and lastly take a peel of blood orange, express the oils and discard the peel.

Notes

Blanco Don Julio, Patron Silver and Vivir Blanco have been tested and work a treat.

Yields Drink
Year
2020
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Piers Knight, Reading, Berkshire, UK
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Exit Club Cocktail

1 1⁄2 oz Gin
1⁄2 oz Aromatized wine, Lillet Blanc (Or Cocchi Americano)
1⁄2 oz Bianco Vermouth
1⁄2 oz Herbal liqueur, Jeppson's Malort (Other malörts will work too)
2 ds Orange bitters
1 twst Orange peel (As garnish)
Instructions

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

History

I wondered what a Martini riff would be like with malört as a modifier? Would it be elegant as well as tasty? Therefore, I started with the Poet's Dream and besides swapping the liqueurs, I exchanged the dry vermouth for a split of Cocchi Americano and blanc vermouth since I figured that a little extra sweetness would round out the edges here. For a name, I paid tribute to a punk club in Chicago (given the Chicago-loved herbal liqueur) called Exit where I had been taken years ago.

Yields Drink
Year
2020
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Frederic Yarm, Boston, MA
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2020/08/exit-club-cocktail.html

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1⁄2 oz Cherry Liqueur (Wiśniówka)
1⁄4 oz Triple sec
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
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STIR all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

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Unknown
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