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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Creator
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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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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Elvisomar of Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Made with rhum Agricole, King's Ginger, orange bitters, and lemon twist. Very nice.

Nicely Nicely

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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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Muerte o Gloria

1 oz Aperol
1 oz Mezcal
1 oz Sweet vermouth
6 dr Orange cream citrate
1 Grapefruit peel (garnish)
Instructions

In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine the Aperol, mezcal, and vermouth. Add 4-6 drops of Orange Cream Citrate. Stir until well-chilled and strain into a glass with one large ice cube.

Notes

The original name of this drink was listed on Bittermen's website as Death and Glory. As there was already a drink here (a different drink) with that name, I translated to Spanish as a nod to the Mezcal.

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Unknown
Creator
Abigail Gullo of Sobou in New Orleans, LA.
Source reference

http://bittermens.com/cocktails/death-or-glory/

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Paloma (Fully Loaded)

1 oz Tequila, Espolon Reposado (infused with grapefruit peels - see notes)
1 oz Mezcal, Ilegal Joven
1⁄2 oz Aperol
1⁄4 oz Ancho Reyes chile liqueur
1 oz Grapefruit cordial (see notes below)
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
2 oz Grapefruit soda, San Pellegrino Pompelmo
2 oz Seltzer water
1 ds Grapefruit bitters, Fee Brothers Grapefruit (optional)
Instructions

Build in highball with ice, top with seltzer and grapefruit soda to taste. Stir lightly to mix.

Notes

Infused Tequila: add peels of 2 grapefruits to 1 liter of tequila and refrigerate for 3-5 days. Adjust for smaller quantities.

Grapefruit Cordial: Add peel of one pink grapefruit to jar, bury it in 1 cup of sugar and refrigerate for one day. Add 4 oz. fresh pink grapefruit juice, 2 oz. lime, 1 oz. water, 2 tsp. salt. Shake until dissolved, then remove peel and refrigerate.

History

This is just a variation of the very wonderful "Upgraded Paloma" from Serious Eats with a few personalizations.

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1 oz Amontillado Sherry
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1 oz Lemon juice
1 Lemon (dried wheel, as garnish)
Instructions

Shake, stain, one big rock, garnish.

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ca. 2019
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
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Paul Rogers, Marsh House, Nashville
Source reference

http://imbibemagazine.com/equal-parts-cocktail-good-samaritan/

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Strawberry Rhubarb Cooler

2 oz Vodka (rhubarb infused - see notes)
1 oz Rhubarb syrup (see notes)
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
2 oz Soda water
1 Strawberry (muddled)
1 ds Rhubarb bitters, Fee Brothers
Instructions

Muddle strawberry and syrup in shaker, add vodka and lemon juice and build in ice filled highball, add soda and bitters, quick stir, garnish with twist

Notes

Rhubarb infused vodka: 2 cups fresh cut rhubarb chunks per 1 liter of potato vodka (2 tbsps sugar optional). Refrigerate in mason jar for 3-5 days, strain and refrigerate in new jar.

Rhubarb Syrup: 1 cup fresh cut rhubarb chunks, 3/4 cup sugar, 1 cup water. Boil for 3-5 minutes until rhubarb is soft. fine strain through sieve or cheesecloth, squeezing out all liquid.

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2019
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Creator
Dave Hebb
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