Give A Flying Fig

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Aviation
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1 T Fig preserves, Bonne Maman
Instructions

Shake well. Double fine strain.

Notes

Use less than 1 Tbsp.

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Year
2019
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Creator
Lushbarfly
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The Sour Heard Round the World

1 oz Bourbon (90 proof)
1 oz Sloe gin (Spirit works distillery)
1⁄2 oz Hibiscus Liqueur, FruitLab
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1 Egg white
2 ds Blue Curaçao (Giffard. Misted from spray bottle)
1 Maraschino cherry, Luxardo (Garnish)
Instructions

Dry shake bourbon, sloe gin, hibiscus liqueur, lemon juice, and egg white. Add ice and shake. Pour into chilled cocktail glass with cherry on the bottom. Mist top of foam with blue Curacao.

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Year
2019
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Unknown
Creator
Jesse Medlong
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Berry Very

3⁄4 oz Ramazzotti
3⁄4 oz Mirto
3⁄4 oz Pacharan
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
2 ds Bitters, Angostura
3 dr Orange cream citrate
6 lf Thai Basil
Instructions

Shake, strain, coupe.

Notes

A bit on the sweet side.
I thought anise profile of thaï basil and pacharan would be more assertive.

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Industry Flip

1 1⁄2 oz Fernet Branca
1 oz Herbal liqueur, Green Chartreuse
1⁄2 oz Absinthe
1⁄4 oz Demerara syrup
1 Whole egg
Instructions

Whip shake with two cubes for 30 seconds, add more ice and hard shake for 10 seconds, strain into coupe. Garnish with fresh ground nutmeg if you're a flip purist.

Notes

Probably only to be shared with your warm, close, personal industry friends due to the bevcost.

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2019
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Purification

2 oz Old Tom Gin (Gin Lane 1751)
1⁄2 oz Absinthe, Copper & Kings Absinthe Superiore (Blanche)
1⁄2 oz White Crème de Menthe
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Fill mixing-glass half-full with cracked ice, shake, strain into cocktail glass, serve.

Notes

Balance of gin botanicals, slight mint, slight anise, slight lime tartness but not overpowering, pleasing color.

History

Inspired by the feast of the Purification while watching Ingmar Bergman's "The Virgin Spring"

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2019 © Matthew Carver.
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2019
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Matthew Carver, Nashville, Tennessee
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Fluffy Ruffles

1 1⁄2 oz Cuban rum
1 1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth
1 Lime (rind, whole)
Instructions

Shake, strain, coupe.

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Year
ca 1907-1917
Authenticity
Unknown
Source reference

Savoy;

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2019/06/fluffy-ruffles.html https://www.theportlandpour.com/post/fluffy-ruffles

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Berry Smash

1 1⁄3 oz Mirto
1 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Peychaud's Bitters
2 1⁄2 oz Tonic water
3 ? Raspberry
Instructions

Build in Collins glass, reserve tonic.
Throw raspberries, add other ingredients, add ice, stir to crush berries.
Add tonic. Stir to mix. Serve.

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2019
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Poirot

1 oz Crème de Banane, Tempus Fugit
1⁄2 oz Averna
1⁄2 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Vermouth di Torino
1⁄4 oz Crème de Cacao
1⁄4 oz Cream
Instructions

Garnish with shaved nutmeg

History

I was experimenting by combining Averna with sweet ingredients, and was sipping the results while watching David Suchet play Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot. I decided this was just the sort of thing that fussy little Belgian genius might really like late in an evening.

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2019
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Elvisomar of Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Reality Bomb

1 1⁄2 oz Light rum, Plantation 3 Star
1⁄2 oz Campari
3⁄4 oz Ginger liqueur, Domaine de Canton
1 oz Lime juice
1⁄4 oz Grenadine
2 ds Grapefruit bitters
Instructions

Shake with ice for 10-12 seconds and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Notes

A combination of great flavors. It's very reminiscent of grapefruit juice.

History

The idea struck me, and then I fiddled with it for a bit until I settled on proportions. I'm still hoping to find the ideal garnish.

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2019
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Elvisomar of Minneapolis, Minnesota
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flickerdart commented on 9/02/2023:

Made with rhum Agricole, King's Ginger, orange bitters, and lemon twist. Very nice.

Nicely Nicely

1 3⁄4 oz Barbados Rum, Plantation 5 Year
1⁄4 oz Navy strength rum, Smith & Cross
1⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur, Luxardo
3⁄4 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano Rosa
Instructions

Stir, strain, serve up with expressed and discarded grapefruit peel

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