Calva Dorsa Royale

1 1⁄2 oz Calvados, Busnel VSOP
1⁄2 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
2 ds Absinthe
3 oz Champagne (to top)
Instructions

Stir, coupe, top with champagne.

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Year
2008
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Phil Ward, Death & Co.
Source reference

pg. 221

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  • Works well with cava too
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Elder Fashion Royale

1 1⁄2 oz Gin, Plymouth
1⁄2 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
1 ds Orange bitters
3 oz Champagne (to top)
1 twst Grapefruit peel (garnish)
Instructions

Stir, serve up in a flute, top with champagne, garnish.

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Year
2008
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Phil Ward, Death & Co.
Source reference

pg. 222

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  • Bitter & bracing
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Don Fulano

1 cube Sugar cube
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1⁄2 oz Puerto Rican Rum, Ron del Barrilito 3 Star
1⁄4 oz White Crème de Cacao, Marie Brizard
3 oz Champagne (to top)
Instructions

Soak cube with bitters and put into flute, stir rum & cacao and add to flute, top with champagne.

History

Original recipe listed Moet, Bacardi Ron superior, white creme de cacao, and bittered sugar cube. Ratios unknown.

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Altered recipe
Creator
Bathtub Gin, New York, NY
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  • Festive, easy.
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Here Was A Man

1 1⁄2 oz Rye, Rittenhouse
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1⁄3 oz Ancho Reyes chile liqueur
1⁄3 oz Coffee liqueur, St. George
1 t Cherry Liqueur, Cherry Heering
1 rinse Absinthe
1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

Stir, strain into absinthe rinsed glass, express lemon peel and drop in

History

Named for a great Deadwood episode

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Year
2019
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4 stars
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  • Nicely balanced — dark, spicy, bittersweet. 4.5 if I could.
  • consider .5 tbsp of ancho reyes and st george
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Peppermary commented on 9/26/2020:

Harmonious, with the absinthe providing a nice little kick. Would make again. 

Ajvan commented on 9/13/2021:

Blends nicely, spicy.

jhollist99 commented on 2/07/2023:

Really nice drink. Absinthe rinse & lemon are key. I would up rye by .5 0z

HallA commented on 6/23/2024:

Solid 3. I made with Cocchi Doppo di Teatro, which is a little sweeter than Punt a Mes and probably should have put a barspoon of zucca or something else to match bitterness. Definitely worth a try.

Missing Notes

1 wdg Lime (to rim glass)
1 pn Cardamom (to rim glass)
1 oz Bourbon, Buffalo Trace
1 oz Ancho Reyes chile liqueur (Verde)
1 oz Zucca
1 ds Bitters, Bittercube (Jamaican #1)
Instructions

Coat rim of martini or coupe glass with lime and cardamom powder. Stir bourbon, liqueur, zucca, and bitters with ice. Pour into glass. No garnish.

History

Variation of Chili Willy from Charmant Hotel in La Crosse, Wisconsin. We took notes at the bar, but they vanished. So, we created a similar cocktail from memory.

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Year
2019
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Todd Birkel
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Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk

1 oz Bourbon
1 oz Demerara Rum, Hamilton Demerara 151
1⁄2 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Coffee liqueur, Coffee Heering
1⁄4 oz Crème de Cacao
1 twst Orange peel (express oil)
Instructions

Stir, strain, rocks glass, express peel and discard.

Notes

Per link, this was originally made with the 86 proof Hamilton Demerara rum.

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Year
2018
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Sahil Mehta, Estragon, Boston
Source reference

http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2018/05/cigarettes-and-chocolate-mil…

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lesliec commented on 4/23/2020:

Coffee Heering is unheard of in these parts, but Kahlua works just fine.

Ends of the Earth

2 oz Añejo tequila, Alma
1⁄2 oz Crème de Banane, Giffard
1⁄2 oz Amaro Nardini
1 twst Orange peel
Instructions

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

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Year
2019
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Shawn C commented on 10/22/2022:

Not a complex construction, but it works beautifully. Each element binds it together, including the orange peel (expressed mine then submerged it into the drink.) I am not normally a fan of banana since banana esters are a problem in various beers, but this cooked banana flavor works well with the Nardini and anejo tequila.

Butcher Cocktail

1 1⁄2 oz Scotch
3⁄4 oz Gin
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth
Instructions

Stir with broken ice, strain into cocktail glass, serve.

Notes

Alcohol-forward. Smoke and botanical can vary widely depending on your choices.

History

Origins unknown. A weaker, Dry Martini-oriented variant of this exists today in the "Smoky Martini."

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Year
1910
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Jack Grohusko
Source reference

Jack's Manual 2nd ed (1910) : https://tinyurl.com/y57s5jpg

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Old Bastard

1 oz Rye
1 oz Dry vermouth
2⁄3 oz Cynar
2 t Campari
1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

Build with ice in an old fashioned glass. Garnish with a lemon zest.

Notes

For a softer taste use bourbon instead of rye and Select Pilla instead of Campari

History

Cocktail dedicated to the cynicism, sarcasm and macabre humor of those old bastards to whom, despite everything, we continue to love...

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Year
2019
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Creator
Gabriele Massei & Alessandro Martini
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  • Very good. Worth trying bourbon, but great as is.
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Boothby

1 oz American Whiskey
1 oz Sweet vermouth
1 ds Orange bitters
1 ds Bitters
1 1⁄2 oz Sparkling white wine
Instructions

Combine whiskey, vermouth, and bitters with ice in a mixing glass. Stir. Strain into coupe. Top with sparkling wine. Garnish with twist of orange peel.

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Authentic recipe
Source reference

"Drinking the Devil's Acre," by Duggan McDowell.

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